#not trauma related

[mythtakens]

“these characters should be mentally healthy before they get together 😌” ummm no I actually think we should smash their mental illnesses together like clumps of play-doh and see what colors it makes

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

maddening that there is a common medical condition whose symptoms consist of massive long-term loss of mental and physical functions, due to the incredibly damaging effects of prolonged stress overextending the mind and body by pushing it into survival mode beyond endurance—and that there is no medical term for it. despite the fact it's so damn common that everyone knows of someone suffering from "burnout."

[mynnthia]

was talking with a friend about how some of dunmeshi fаndom misunderstands kabru's initial feelings towards laios.

to sum up kabru's situation via a self-contained modernized metaphor:

kabru is like a guy who lost his entire family in a highly traumatic car accident. years later he joins a discord server and takes note of laios, another server member who seems interesting, so they start chatting. then laios reveals his special interest and favorite movie of all time is David Cronenberg's Crash (1996), and invites kabru to go watch a demolition derby with him

[mxxnlightsblog]

It's crazy how trauma makes you push people away when all you want is love.

[chloesimaginationthings]

FNAF movie Vanessa and Michael would get along so well

[loveelizabeths]

love elizabeth s.

[ragingtrees]

bro cannot enjoy his milk in peace

[whyisitsoloud]

Haven't posted here in a while but it's Christmas, so, happy Christmas.

Currently crying because I got a small packet of kinetic sand for Christmas. I know why my parents got it, I'm not good at expressing what I want and it's difficult to find things that properly fit me, but I'm just a little bummed out about it.

I dunno what I was expecting though. Like I said I never talk about the things I want and always dodge the question when asked. Still, when my mom said she got me something for Christmas I was a little excited.

She says she's planning on taking me out shopping tomorrow for my gift but idk. It still kinda hurt seeing everyone else get a wrapped present while I got a target bag.

[sexhaver]

calling the cops on someone else in america for drug use is the most comically evil action i can think of that you can still admit to in public and (unfortunately) not be shunned/exiled/physically attacked for. you're very explicitly saying that your sheltered discomfort with seeing someone do drugs is worth ruining that person's entire life over (even though you could get the same effect by just continuing to walk past the drug user until you never see them again). 18th century dauphin mindset. "papá! papá! i espied that peasant over yonder partaking of a snuffbox! throw him in the dungeon, lest my delicate morals be corrupted any further!" kill yourself perhaps

[catihere]

Considering his upbringing as a Greek demigod with a relatively present godly parent and an apparently open-minded mortal mother, with only a brief part of his childhood spent in fascist Italy, Nico is not very likely to have what we call “religious trauma” or “catholic guilt”.

Will, born and raised in the south of the USA in the early 2000s, on the other hand…

[cirrup]

"However, before the first word could even leave him, he mentally stumbled as the candlelight flickered and momentarily cast his Baba’s face in shadows.

Shen Yuan read, “There was nothing left of former Captain Shen after the explosion. There was no body to bury.’

 Shen Yuan saw his Baba’s face, desperate and terrified, as he screamed trying to reach Shen Yuan, harshly pulling to escape the rope around him.

Shen Yuan can’t breathe. He can’t speak. He just needed to find Baba. Where is Baba? Why can’t he find Baba?"

-- From Chapter 2 of 'A Boy Worth Fighting For'

It's okay, Shen Yuan! Nothing can go wrong if you just ignore it!

[bpdleigh]

[alicerader]

My mom's other favorite line was "Who wants to get slapped first?"

[schemelin]

More of my Lone Wanderer!

[fumiiigation]

luffy having nightmares post timeskip is something i think about 24/7

first entry for @saboartcollab :] !!! loved working on it hehe

[yourdeliciouspoison]

You wanna know why I stayed and talked to you?

I saw your flaws, insecurities, trauma, and doubts. I noticed the way certain things make you tremble, but I still want to talk to you. Because even as broken as you think you are, and as much of a burden as you think you are, I see an amazing, kind, beautiful, one-of-a-kind soul that needs to be loved harder than any other.