#recovery culture

[campgender]

from Saving Sex: Sexuality and Salvation in American Evangelicalism by Amy DeRogatis (2015)

In American Exorcism, Michael Cuneo argues that the rise of deliverance ministries and literature is due in part to the influence of the American popular entertainment industry, noting that the release in the 1970s of The Exorcist and the publication of popular exorcism books coincided with a precipitous rise in American interest in demon deliverance. This fascination with exorcism, he contends, took hold in the post-1960s therapeutic culture that promised quick fixes to any problem and a renewed life free from past addictions, compulsions, abuse, or other demons.

Although the belief in demonic possession might, on the surface, appear to be an outdated superstition from the Middle Ages, it makes sense in the modern, rational world where trained professionals work to rid the body of impurities in an effort to effect spiritual transformation. In a therapeutic culture, the emphasis on individual growth through spiritual and physical healing can take many forms. Cleansing the body of toxic impurities and purging spiritual demons are part of a larger therapeutic enterprise of personal transformation. What could be more toxic than a demon?

Deliverance from sexual demons is not as countercultural as it might at first seem. The extreme assertions in Holy Sex represent an engagement with a larger cultural discourse regarding the role of genetics in predicting disease and creating identity. The more scientists learn about genetic coding, the more questions arise about the purpose and need for that type of information. How much of a person’s behavior, personality, or illness is genetic? Why would some people inherit damaged genetic material while others would not? Is a person’s genetic code God’s design or isitthe devil’s work? Holy Sex provides concrete answers to those weighty questions. The sexual diseases that result from unbiblical sex are translated into evidence of demonic presence in genetic material.

It is unclear whether demonic genes compel an individual toward “ungodly” sexual acts or create sexually diseased genes that are unknowingly transferred to a spouse or children. In either case, evil resides in the invisible but real, empirical world of genetics. The only way to repair demonized genes is through spiritual methods. In Holy Sex, science and religion, as well as sexuality and salvation, are intimately linked.

Evangelicals often make the case that in American popular culture the human body is degraded and sexualized at every turn. No one is immune to society’s message that sex is only for pleasure and is available to all without rules and with little or no costs. In the evangelical imagination, secular culture teaches people that what you do with your body is ultimately meaningless. Holy Sex explains that the Christian sexual body is sacred and symbolic. It is a testimonial site. Religious prescriptions and beliefs are embodied through sexual behavior. The […]

[izayaorihahaha]

it's me, ikebukuro tumblr, the terrible rat man that lived inside the c. 2015 fictionkin drama

(i'm sorry, this ended up getting serious at the end, idk what happened.)

I won't actually be excusing myself from when I actively used thus url or anything, but to anyone who stumbles in here, dazed as hell:

Hi! It's 2024 & yes, this is the same person originally behind this url. It's on a sideblog of an old account, which I still have access to, & I posted a few months ago as a silly little gag.

I'm in my 30s now & I am not reviving this blog, nor do I have any desire to behave the way I did 7-10 years ago on tumblr. I've all but abandoned social media in general at this point, & I think you should too.

For the insatiable curious: I'm still queer, I'm still in a relationship with the same partner(Just the "kindating" one. We're married now, even!), still disabled, still a ~kinny~, & I still fuck up now & then.

To anyone who was on the receiving end of my behaviour before or during the heyday of this url(or the couple of years after I stopped using it), especially anyone still affected by anything I said or did: I am sorry.

You are not, under any circumstances, obliged to forgive me. Apologising doesn't excuse the way I treated anyone, or the self destructive advice I shared with & encouraged in others.

I said a lot of things about personality disorders, in particular, which I think were especially damaging. In apologising now, I mostly hope to make very clear to anyone still trapped in that anti-recovery mindset that personal accountability does still apply to those of us with cluster B disorders. We're responsible for our actions & our actions often are inappropriate & certainly can & do hurt people. It's not alright just because we have [_________] Disorder.

That said, I do hope a belated apology can help anyone still holding onto the damage I did to them. If it can bring anyone even a little bit of relief, it was worth posting this. I don't plan to post here again.

Take care of yourselves out there. I love you! 🫶

[mush-dooms]

hey so I actually don't think you should be breathing that much, like don't you already breathe enough? it isn't a good look to be inhaling and exhaling that much. idkk I'm just worried about your health, you know how many toxic chemicals are in the air :/ if you want I can surgically take out one of your lungs so that you won't breathe as much! you'll feel much better :) omg do you see that guy over there trying to catch his breath that's so funny haha he's breathing so much hold on I'm gonna film him real quick so my friends and I can all laugh at him later! hey so I heard about this new thing called "suffocation" and it's supposed to help you not breathe as much isn't that great? I mean yeah people die from that but at least we found a cure for the breathing epidemic! btw all of this is so normal

[orbitposting]

DID but not as in presence of "evil murderer alter", DID as in buying two drinks instead of one because someone came to front after seeing a blue raspberry slushie and DEMANDED to have it, but the alter who walked all the way to the gas station refused to leave without getting what they wanted to get initially.

[thepeacefulgarden]

[positivelyqueer]

I'm so fucking mad about how pervasive diet culture is. Like this shit is literally killing people in so many different ways but I can't open up a recipe book or grocery store magazine without reading words like 'bad' and 'sinful' and 'guilty/guilt free'. Like what the honest fuck is that?

And trying to recover from an eating disorder in that environment is like, I don't know, trying to recover from ingesting poison when the whole world wants to sell you repacked poison pills as pseudo scientific health supplements. And the poison pill industry is worth billions. And everyone around you is talking about how they wished they had the willpower to ingest poison, and sharing tips on how to make the poison go down smoother.

If you're currently recovering despite it all you are brave and powerful and strong as fuck. Don't let anyone diminish that.

[sunnibits]

hey I know this is rlly different than my usual art but I did these ed recovery themed posters for my visual language class and lowkey I think I kind of popped off with them,, I was wondering if I put these up in my shop would anyone be interested in prints?? gen question

[lostmf]

By @desnos

[bakedbakermom]

The amount of self-fatphobia I encounter in my female friends regarding holiday treats is too damn high and it pisses me off. Twice this week I have told friends that it's okay to eat more in the winter (or when the fuck ever) because we are mammals and that's what we're supposed to do and both of them were like, "Teehee oh that's a great excuse!" And I'm like NO IT'S TRUE your body is responding to rhythms deeper than our modern concept of shame and it's absolutely fine to honor them and listen to your body! You don't need to generate some excuse in order to justify eating and being hungry and enjoying food.

I have had to do so much self-work regarding food and permission to eat and learning to be okay with enjoying food beyond its purpose as mere fuel. Like that was such a huge part of my recovery. My nutritionist once held my hand while I ate cheesecake and cried. And every time I encounter (milder versions of) those same food-phobic fat-shaming feelings in people I love I want to burn down the whole world because WHY ARE WE MADE TO FEEL LIKE THIS!?

Can we as a society just. Shut. The. Fuck. Up. about dieting and thinness and the morality of certain body shapes and just live in these physical bodies with their needs and desires and cravings!?!??

[theharbringerofchaos]

Wishing to curl up and die

It's just not a good night

[unbfacts]

[silly-raccoon05]

"oh no i binged"

you didn't. you ate a normal amount. you're doing good, and you're gorgeous no matter your weight ♡♡♡♡♡♡

[thepeacefulgarden]

[katsy-kitty]

Me to myself at work:

Be like Hannibal. No shame.

You didn't know something? Not your problem. You know it now -- okay, whatever.

You missed someone's e-mail? Apologize and move on. No big deal.

You didn't do something you were supposed to because no-one had trained you? No shame. The company's fault.

NO SHAME AT WORK

You don't have to give your 100% because it's gonna kill you.

Take breaks, take care of yourself and remember: fuck grind culture.

[syscultureis]

Plural culture is sometimes being afraid of healing because you know it means alters are going to fuse and go dormant, and for so long this has been your only real support system you can rely on and even though you know that it would be better in the long run, it's still terrifying to think about sometimes

[orbitposting]

System culture is Spotify telling you to upgrade to a Duo/Family subscription because alters have such different music tastes and the algorithm has picked up on it