#the why is that i need therapy soo bad because

[tethrras]

SIGH

[pjo-tvs-version]

I know that no one asked but I just wanted to add my two cents to the current pjo era we are having right now...

First off, I love Rick and the books he has written but honestly tsast and wottg aren't some of his best works. That's not the problem because yeah not all books can be amazing but the problem is that they are his most recent ones. Cotg was better than these 2 but it too had it's drawbacks. Now I have this thing where if I like something then however bad it it, I try to make myself enjoy it. It's like a coping mechanism- delusion. But with wottg, I actually sat back and thought. Since when did I take a week to finish a pjo book? I am the person who finished Hoo in like less than a week and I took a week to finish wottg which took me aback. The characters were very oc. Grover was perhaps the only character close to his actual well character. I don't usually nitpick but like I had said in a post earlier, continuity and callbacks in a book series are what make them extremely enjoyable and small textual errors are like pricking needles to me.

My main issue was Annabeth and then Percy. Look in know in this fandom there are many Annabeth antis and that's fine, I accept that. But now the worst part is that what they have said about Annabeth is to some extent true in this current Annabeth version we have. Look Leah is great and I love her with all my heart but Rick please don't mingle both of them together. Let show cannon be separate and book cannon to itself. Let Annabeth in wottg be her book character like please. She has friends? Great! The main thing we know about her friends are that they think Percy isn't GOOD ENOUGH for her? Awful! She is the mom friend? Okay(though I personally believe it should be Grover but fine if people are okay with it this is just a personal opinion guys)! BUT that should not make Percy 'alley boy.'

This brings me to the second part. We love Percy and love his humor. Well I recently reread the Battle of the Labyrinth (don't ask why I don't know I just had the sudden urge to read it). He isn't very confident and does underestimate himself often but it wasn't taken this FAR. Every single next line was describing how Percy sucks at everything while Annabeth is here in all her perfect glory and believe it or not this is coming from me, who loves Annabeth. I love Percabeth because it's a balance. They balance off each other soo well. They both comfort each other. They both know that they are smart. They both know that the other person has flaws. But in wottg it's just downright annoying because the dynamic is just "ooh look my gf is soo amazing, totally flawless with no error and here is me who sucks at any and every thing possible." This isn't the Percy we know nor Annabeth nor Percabeth.

LET ANNABETH BE IMPERFECT! AND PLEASE GIVE PERCY THERAPY because he needs it. For the next book Rick please just hire a better editor because I am not going into the MISTAKES in these books. You can hire me if you want because I swear I can do a better job than your editor. Seriously literally any pjo fan would do a better job. Wottg felt like maybe the second draft of the work which required maybe 3 more drafts to be published. It felt like an unchecked fanfiction and believe me that I have seen better fanfictions on AO3. The pjo fandom is an extremely loyal fanbase which is an extremely cool thing. But the problem here is that people like m even though I didn't really enjoy wottg, I would still hope for a better sequel because gaaahhhh optimism. I am actually wary of the sequel to tsast but that's for another post.

Whew! Talking so negatively about something was a new experience for me because I absolutely love pjo and will always keep it close to my heart. Rick please for the sake of advertisement please don't publish uncooked gibberish because it actually breaks my heart too see the hate and for once I understand it. Anyway, wottg wasn't all that bad. To balance out this post, I'll make one on the portions I liked because there were a few moments that were worth reading. Extremely sorry for the scattered thoughts and the rant but thank you and have a great day everyone !

[princesssascha]

Summer Glow Up Action Plan (1/3 - Health)

As I mentioned in my previous post, we are going to have the best summer of our lives.

I was depressed for years, but during the summer, in just 2 months I became truly unrecognisable.

I did it unintentionally, but I believe I cracked the code to glowing up insanely fast. That is, if you're willing to get out of your comfort zone for a few weeks. But what's worse? Being uncomfortable for 2 months doing something that is good for you OR suffering for years? I'll let you answer that for yourself.

Thanks to my experience I made an action plan to make this summer even better and I'd love to do it together with YOU.

1. Mental Health

If your soul is shattered, your body will reflect that. By taking care of your mind you will automatically want to take care of yourself in every other way. Not because you think you're not pretty enough or smart enough, but because you deserve to be healthy and educated.

Get out of your comfort zone

Whatever that is. Last year I went abroad all by myself. I was so insecure about my English and I was soo socially awkward, but I did it. And when I tell you it was the most special feeling in the world. It was stressful at first, but I came back as a new person. I think it was the main factor that contributed to my mental glow up.

Obviously, you don't have to travel to a different country to glow up, but think about what's something you'd like to try that you're afraid to do. Maybe it's bungee jumping, going out to a restaurant alone, coming up to someone on the street. It is supposed to make you uncomfortable, it's called exposure therapy and it is really one of the best things that I have ever stumbled across.

Meditate

It's popular for a reason. Quiet your mind, control your breathing. You can also do yoga, as it requires the same things as meditation, however you also get physical exercise! Start with 5-10 minutes a day and work your way up to whatevers comfortable for you. You can try guided meditation/yoga for beginners.

Go outside

There's a reason why people tell you it's so important.

First, you get physical exercise, you get fit, you get healthy and everyone's happy.

Like actually happy. Physical exercise (the kind you enjoy ofc!) and being outdoors is proven to be good for your mental health. So go out. You can go somewhere crowded or somewhere isolated like a forest. You can take your pet on a walk if you have one.

Self development content

Especially YouTube, I get that some people can't get themselves to read books, but nowadays there are so many ways to educate ourselves. I will mention this topic again in this post, but I love watching YouTubers that post self development & mindset videos.

My favourite YouTubers are:

TheWizardLiz,

Mae Alice Suzuki,

Tam Kaur

If you like reading I recommend Brianna West, she's incredible.

Affirmations

I am such a fan of affirmations! If you feel bad about yourself start affirming the opposite? You feel insecure? "I am confident" etc. You don't want to affirm out loud. You can do it in your mind or listen to affirmation tapes. Even if you don't feel like it's doing anything KEEP PERSISTING! Your mind will conform.

2. Physical Health

This chapter focuses on health, not beauty, although they are connected. If you're unhealthy you won't be that attractive, because we find health attractive. So here I'll share more advice on being healthier rather than getting a sexier body. Healthy>sexy because HEALTH is SEXY!!

Vitamins and supplements

You can't be healthy if you have a vitamin deficiency. Get a blood test and start taking supplements for what you need.

Here's a little cheat sheet, although please do your own research to be safe and be mindful of what dosage you can ingest!!

Visit a doctor regularly!

If you are getting a disease it's important to diagnose it as soon as possible. In some cases it could save your life!

You need to go to your doctor at least once a year, but you should visit them at least twice a year and whenever you have any concerns. That includes a dentist, gynecologist, dermatologist etc. Although I understand not everyone has free healthcare and there are many reasons why it could be difficult for you to get there, at least go to one doctor once a year or when you suspect something is wrong.

Check up on yourself every month

Of course, you're not gonna go to the doctor every month, so it's important to do a little check up yourself every month. Here are a few things to keep in mind:

- what does your skin look like?

Are there any new moles? Maybe some spots? Just because you have a mole doesn't mean it's dangerous, but a mole could turn into skin cancer, so please be careful! Here are a few tips for recognising if a mole is actually a melanoma:

Melanoma is more likely the paler you are, but no matter what your skin color is you should always wear at least SPF30, although the higher the better. If sunscreens are too greasy for you or leave a whitecast I recommend Missha All-around safe block

Look at your skin, did anything strange appear? Something that wasn't there before? Don't forget about the inside of your mouth or between your toes. Although not very common, melanoma can also appear in your eye, in which case you need to contact a doctor ASAP!!

oral health

I don't think I need to tell you to wash your teeth, but I will still share some tips for those pretty teeth:

Oil pulling: get a spoonful of coconut oil and oil pull for 10-20 minutes. After that rinse your mouth thoroughly.

Wash your teeth for at least 2 minutes after every meal and after waking up, HOWEVER if you eat something acidic wait for at least 30 minutes until you wash your teeth. If you can't wash them rinse your mouth with water, but you should still wash them when you get home.

Use a tongue scraper! Like one of those steel/metal ones and scrape that bad boy. It is honestly disgusting how much bacteria sits on your tongue. There are also 2in1 tongue scrapers and flosses but it won't scrape anything off, so save your money. Also, only use flosses when necessary.

CHECK FOR CAVITIES!!

Seriously! I don't think it needs any explanation. Open your mouth and show your teeth. Look at how they look. If there's anything concerning contact your dentist.

skincare

Although it also suits the beauty part, what we find beautiful is just healthy. No skin conditions, clear glowy skin. What skin concerns do you have? Acne, hyperpigmentation, redness etc. Visit a dermatologist or find some skincare yourself, although do it carefully. Just because something is trendy doesn't mean it's good. Everyone's skin is different, so be mindful.

Also, there are different kinds of pimples, so check which types you have and how you can heal them. You can have just one or multiple kinds.

One universal thing: SPF! CANT STRESS THIS ENOUGH!

haircare

Just like with skincare, healthy hair is what we find beautiful. That's why I emphasize health so much. If you're healthy you are beautiful.

I won't talk about styling right now as it has nothing to do with health, but haircare is 80% of the job.

Is your hair greasy or dry? Keep in mind it can be both, your scalp could be greasy but your ends could be dry. Do you have thick hair or thin hair? Curly or straight? If you bleached your hair it means your hair is damaged (because it's dead), but your hair can be damaged nonetheless, so think about what you need and find products that were made for your concerns.

Learn how to wash your hair correctly. A lot of you guys don't know how to do it. Just because you rub shampoo on your head doesn't mean you're doing it right. And when you're not it could do more harm than good. I recommend theblowoutprofessor on YouTube, he explains it well.

Healthy eating

This is a pretty obvious one so I won't get into details, however if you guys want me to make a post dedicated to healthy eating lemme know in the comments!

Eat veggies and fruits, limit Ur sugar intake. Don't starve yourself, you'll have uncontrollable cravings and you'll get it all back.

move your body

Although good for you both mentally and physically, it's important to choose something you like. Here are my favourite forms of physical activity:

Dancing,

Yoga,

Pilates,

Walking,

Horse riding.

If you don't have a favourite right now, experiment. It doesn't have to be expensive, there are many sports that you can do at home with no equipment.

Try to move for at least 30 minutes/day.

[noxiousgrace]

Holy shit krs makes me so sick it's actually unreal

How unfair is it that everyone managed to get their revenge except for him

The white star was a common enemy anyway, that's not enough to satisfy me 😭

How unfair is it that nobody was there to raise him the same way he raises literally every child he's adopted so far

I want to know what kim rok soos life was before the cataclysm, more than what has already been revealed. I want a full-blown start-to-finish recap of this mans life before i go crazy

How much does he even remember from before he got the ability to record things

Does he remember anything about his biological parents? I know he waited to see them for a long time but does he ever shudder at night thinking about them?

Does he only remember the ghost of their warmth, but no faces to attatch it to?

How did he escape from his uncle? I want to know so bad. I want to know what happened to that piece of shit after he hurt his nephew 😭

How did he hurt krs anyway? Did he just beat him? Lock him in a room? Starve him? Worse?

I want cale to meet his uncle again, he needs the closure. I can't accept the fact he isn't able to face that motherfucker in the same way that raon got to face venion.

Why is everyone allowed to have closure besides him

The only time he's gotten any closure is after he speaks to lsh in a DREAM. And he started CRYING after that.

He carries so much weight on his shoulders, it hurts to watch

This man needs therapy asap

And this line especially just emphasizes how he'd rather keep his emotions bottled up because he thinks they're a nuisance 😭

[missamyrisa2]

miss amy, how would you tickle a girl who sparklegasms just from having her feet touched? 🥺 asking for a friend (aka myself)

You'd be in soooo much trouble with meee because I happen to know that sensation ~ it's not the easiest way for me to sparklegasm but it has happened and mmmhhh that sensation of soooo much lose of control from the tickling and hotwiring of the royal parts, allll from that area alll the way down theree is just soooo amazingly blindingly overloading ~

Which is why I'm going to be giving you sooooo many knowing smirks as I strap you down ~ not all over your body of course, justttt at your ankles as you sit at the edge of my fluffy bed. Yesss, you can flail your arms allll around and do sit-ups and bounce and everything you like as I sit at the foot of the bed and start tracing under each toe. I'm gonna find allll your hot spots down here, explore your cute lovely feeeet and comment on your every reaction. Oooh is that a spoooooottttt between your big toe and index toe? Does it tiiiiiickle when I trace my nail tip on your inner sole up and down? Mmmmh you're so ticklish so ticklehottt down hereee ~ does it tickle so bad hun? Maybe it tickles soooo gooooood?

Maybeee you neeed feathers between each toe ~ yesss I brought enough for the whole class yes I didddd ~ a feather betweeen thesee toesss and these toesss and ooh yes these twooooo ~ everyone gets to share a feather today. Don't drop them darling ~ not that I think you want toooooo ~ you're gasping so much already sweetheart. Does it feel so good, all these soft tickle feathers between your toes while I trace your sole wrinklesssss? Awww such a reaction, so dramatic. It's just tickles y'know.

Ooh is it more than tickles? Do these tickles make you feel so good? Whyyy I never, what a naughty thing you are. Getting all worked up just form having your feet tickled and loved and massaged? Why, how do you even walk sweetheart? How do you get a foot massage? Maybe you need more of them. Maybe you need exposure therapy. Ahh yes, that's it huh. We have to get out this fluffy tickle brush and work your naughtyyyy feetttsss until we get allll that awful naughtiness outtta youuuu ~

Ahhh you're so cute like thisss, so sexy when you curl those toes. Ooh I just have to kisss yes I dooo I'm gonna kiss each toe I ammmmhhh~ kissyy kissy on this toe and this toe and muah muah muahhhhh and noww the otherrr fooooot~ Awww does it tingle? Naughty thing. My lips prints tingle your toesss? Do you feeel those kissiesss? Feel your body tensing and writhing and wiggling from the ticklessss? How does this feel hun? When I fluff my dusterr brush over allll those kissed toessss ~ and wiggle my nails alll over those solesssss~

Mmhmm moan it out sweetness. I'm not stooopppingg ~ you're a naughty naughty girl and you need to be tickled and teased and taunted until you can't even see straight mmhmmm ~ Ahhh have you ever had buzzies on your solesss? Good thing you're nice and snug here and your hands can't reach down to stop me because I have my travel vibrating wand and we're gonna seeeee what happens when I buzzzzzz this line under your toessss mhmmm ~ ooh the bulb fits justtttt right. You're like my giggly gaspyyyy sparklyyy cinderella yes you are the wand fits just right!

I knowww I knoww you wanna sparklegasm so baddd huhhhh ~ and you cannn oh yess you can I won't stop youuuuu~ but I also won't stop tickling and teasing no I won'ttttt you're sooo cute and so sexy like thisss and soo naughtttyyy that I'm gonna tickle everyyyy last sparkle outtta youuuu and those feetsss are just gonna be a melteddd twitching kissed up messs by the time I'm done with ya!

[berrrydameyve]

NOW LETS CLEAR THINGS UP!!

I don't like Miguel that's right but I know that he has his reasons too, he has so much unresolved trauma and issues that it's a serious problem, he once broke the canon and saw what happened, right but he doesn't see the canon breaking around him, Mayday being born is an example here. If Miles was never meant to be spider-man then Miles and Peter B should've never met and Peter wouldn't want to raise a child, or because him and Jessica took Gwen to spider society Gwen's dad had the time to think and stopped being a police officer, preventing his death, this things are happening around him but he's just SOO obsessed about thr "original anomaly" he completely ignores all the other things but still his actions towards Miles is just too aggressive and let's include that he sent Gwen back to her universe where her dad almost shot her. he did that out of anger, this man has real serious issues and projecting that issues onto the people around him doesn't work!!! When said people are mostly EARLY TEENAGERS.

He does not want anything to happen to any universe again, he's scared of that, yes. I guess I can call that he's scared about Miles going through the same things as him, but the way he puts it is soo wrong, thats the problem. you cannot just slam people to trains you know? he acts on his anger and thats well, yep another problem! he can't let Miles go because if he does, and Miles saves his dad with no problem, then it's him that lied to hundreds of spider-people, its him that let hundreds of people die thats also another reason of why he's too focused on Miles, if Miles doesn't succeed at all, then all of the spider-people will just continue their lives, but again, if he doesn't he will have to live with the fact he made hundreds of spider-people give up on their loved ones

This man needs a few weeks off, think about everything with a clean mind, and serious therapy

anyways, so it's not only what he did to Miles (I feel so bad for that empanada and trash can though) it's about his unresloved trauma and unhealthy life style which includes being a worcaholic of some kind, also I just on't really like him too

[ladylooch]

No I was just about to ask that

That anon is in my thought haha 🤣🫣

I was thinking maybe they sleep separately for a few weeks/months

Timo mainly bc he needs sleep and to stay focused (obviously he will still help with the kids throughout the night but mainly lio and Livy bc the twins mainly need Em’s milk)

And

Emma bc she is just soo beside herself and seriously doesn’t even recognize herself anymore and gets irritated at timo for every little thing (she feels bad ofc but she doesn’t know why she snaps at him)

I have avoided this long enough... and I've avoided it because you and the other nonnie are not wrong 😭 It just makes me so sad for them!

To me, I see it as this...

Timo and Emma are having a hard time and just need some alone time. Timo is the one who sleeps in the guest room on occasion to give Emma space because she is constantly feeling "touched out". Timo brushes up against her in bed and she gets very exasperated. He doesn't want to live like that either, so he starts going into the guest room on occasion.

This continues where he gets home from road trips and doesn't want to wake her up. Then, as they are about to start couples therapy, Timo spends an entire week in the guest room. They really don't realize that until Livy calls the guest room "daddy's room." Emma immediately starts to cry and rushes upstairs.

Em feels so awful during this time. She is struggling with PPD, selling her business and having her body ripped to shreds with this last pregnancy. She can barely stand her husband, and now, their daughter, thinks he has his own, separate room at their house.It's a lot. They cannot overcome this mountain on their own.

"Babe?" Timo calls as he comes into the bedroom. She isn't on the bed like he was expecting. He looks over at the bathroom, seeing the door closed. He can hear Emma's cries vibrating off the tiled room. "Baby? Can you open the door?" He knocks softly.

Emma doesn't answer him or open the door. All she can do is sob harder, completely convinced that she is going to lose her husband because her stupid brain can't get over its self.

Eventually, Emma cries herself to sleep from pure exhaustion in the bathtub. Timo pops the lock on the door to get eyes on her after she didn't respond multiple times. His genuine concern for her safety didn't evaporate when he got her in his arms.

He has never seen Emma like this; she is a shell of a human.

[traumasurvivorshelpingsurvivors]

Hi, I just need a bit of love.

My mom is mentally or neurologically ill in some way, she never got diagnosed but she got bad memory issues and mood swings. It's not my job to diagnose her, whatever. But it is soo difficult to cope with her. My childhood was traumatic, and I am in therapy, but my life now with a better relationship with her is also soo hard.

I will talk about events that happened and she will say, with sad eyes "Why did you never tell me?" When she was literally there as well.

Or, I just own one type pants, multiple times but same color and form, etc. I think I bought them half a year ago, and they are the only pants I wear. And she makes comments all the time "You can't just have one type of pants! What will people think? We need to go shopping!!" And today we took a walk together and she stopped and looked at my pants and said "What pants are those? I never saw them before" 😭😭 And she was so curious and honest.

It is so different from my childhood. Back then, it was arguments, who is right and who the liar, she did gaslight me unintentionally, of course, etc. It was clear - bad! Now it is just confusing... I never know what to answer because she won't believe the truth. And it just comes out of nowhere, I don't know how to cope with this..

Hello, Anon.

That sounds incredibly stressful. Things from childhood don’t sound like they’ve been fully accepted and moved on from yet, and continuing to try to maintain a relationship with your mother into adulthood could be affecting that. While you don’t have much control over what she says or remembers, or chooses to, it would benefit to consider what is worth your time and energy. If she’s not remembering things or asking “why didn’t you tell me before,” pause a moment and think about if it’s worth the distress it causes after.

Sometimes bringing up the past really isn’t worth the trouble when you’re trying to move forward healthily with the person involved.

Be kind and patient with yourself as you learn and adjust. I’m proud of you for trying even during stressful times.

-Amun

[cabeswaterdrowned]

The fight is so hard, and there’s definitely some classism and victim blaming thinking that gets into Gansey’s thoughts and what he says here that I think people are right to call out (although like I said some takes were overdramatic) but I do think everything stems from his desperation to get Adam out of the house and somewhere safe, and I think a teenager who is terrified for his best friends life can be forgiven for not knowing all the right ways to talk about abuse also if he did talk in therapy speak that would be boring and get rid of a lot of what’s interesting about their relationship…

But god Adam coming right back to him because he loves him so much … he really doesn’t need to be the one apologizing here / would be entitled to wait for Gansey’s apology it’s true but he loves that boy soo much. get up!! 😭 (this is part of why I never understand takes on the dynamic where Gansey is portrayed as one-sidedly weak for Adam I mean he is a simp it’s true but true real embarrassing down bad simp behavior was invented by one Adam Parrish The Raven Boys). Sorry but sometimes I love watching chars be soo horribly codependently in love with their best friend…

[lunathejediknight]

hey idk if I already asked this and this might be a big ask but I have few questions for the main three (Skip, Kiki and Estrella).

How old are y’all?

Favorite colors!

and maybe some lore…? :3

thank you!

kiki: 16, fav color: green and yellow

estrella: 17, fav color: purple and blue

skip: 16, fav color: blue, purple, and pink

as for the lore well do skips lore because y'all know most of kiki's lore and estrella is more of a background character, tw: mentions of abuse. so skip... so let me start with her parents, they're not the best or nicest to skip, her mom is super controlling and just a giant narcissist over all and super toxic, she constantly makes fun of skip and picks her appearance apart (she's one of the main reasons why skip has so many issues) skip has gotten used to the constant bullying, do you guys remember that one post were I showed what skips hands look like without her gloves? yeah take one guess who gave her most of those, her father. he is a heavy smoker and physically abusive, believe me she has a ton of more scars on her legs and back. skip hasn't told anyone about this not even miss Emily who she trusts with her life, she's worried miss Emily won't care. skip has a lot of trust issues and her mental health is so bad, she wants to tell people about her home life so badly but her lack of trust in people won't let her. soo there's your lore about skip.... she needs therapy and a new family asap.

:)

[nerdylizj]

Ms Stem anon here. I received my BS in Biology. As you can imagine the past couple of years have been… fun (is it really when people think you’re part of a big conspiracy, but jokes on them because have they EVER been part of a group project?) Now after working and volunteering for the past 3ish years I’m going back for, hopefully, family therapy. I like helping people face to face. And a lot of my volunteering involved pointing disenfranchised communities and those affected by C19 to resources and services they would otherwise be unaware of. The program I volunteered through also participated in fairs, provided vaccine clinics/gave vouchers, provided testing, amongst other services. My work with children involved a lot of guiding them on how to self regulate and validating their emotions/experiences while also helping them find ways to deal with them in a healthier manners. A big part of it is guiding them towards the safer choices but making sure they feel as if they came to that choice all on their own. It can be mentally taxing at times due to some having some bad home lives but it’s overall very satisfying.

Having a bio degree allows me to better advocate for myself and others medically as well as being able to better understand/scrutinize media reports on research. While I understand why there is a barrier to reading studies to avoid people without the background to misconstrue it, we also allow for misinformation to persist as there is significant scientific illiteracy going on. There should be a way to better communicate with those lacking the education and training we receive.

Spiel aside… the babies will continue to suffer and I support… it makes me a well rounded individual. I’m excited to see what will ultimately happen with them. There are a lot of implications for their, and kids, future. Not only did girly pop marry and procreate with the enemy, he is technically heir to the thrown as will be her children. But hey maybe one day they’ll have all their memories and remember that they were into each other pre-brainwashing. What with their awkward flirting and katara “keeping an eye on him.”

Ooh I did read the fic that inspired yours. Hopefully one day that one will be continued (i hope the author is doing, and does, well regardless of whether they do or don’t continue it).

omg you’ve done so much meaningful work <333 i don’t think the General Public really understands just how hard covid hit already-disenfranchised people/those who experience health disparities. and it still is hitting hard!!! btw one of my besties is a family therapist (liv, tell me i'm right..) and i always admire her tenacity to provide meaningful sessions to her clients even when she’s burnt out or compassion fatigued <3 it is not easy work

i’ll be honest i’m not a fan of (doing the) research but at least i can read and interpret it 😭💞 imho, it is a privilege to be health/scientific literate. i agree with you 100% about misinformation... health and scientific illiteracy is a hugely multi-faceted, societal problem that will take generations to truly change (and a lot of work). not to mention that there are valid concerns for some communities to distrust medicine/science

i think zk may need ur counseling services, a feelings wheel, and time/space to process... too bad there’s a war going on and they are both so dumb JKFEFVJKNMEO

i love catie_writes_things’ fic soo much. i hadn’t read a memory loss fic before so it haunted me many a nights after i first read it. then the zk ghoul took hold of me and here i am... like 220k+ later 😭😭😭😭

I love that you’re considering this career, i wish you all the best of luck in ur grad school apps 💗

[arithecreatorsstuff]

Things You Should Never Say To a Chronic Illness Survivor

This is a list of things that are just not cool to say to anybody with a chronic condition. I have fibromyalgia, which is a very complicated way of saying everything hurts, and no one knows why. I've heard most of this crap first hand. Seriously, y'all know this stuff doesn't help, knock it off.

"You don't look sick." Uh, yeah. Invisible illness doesn't outwardly advertise. While we may not look sick, you look like an ass saying that. 0/10, please stop.

"You're too young to be sick." You say that to a pediatric cancer patient? No? Then realize sickness can hit at any age. Another 0/10, stop it.

"It can't be that bad, you're always smiling." Here's the thing... most of us in this hellboat do not, surprisingly, like to be seen when we're not on our game, and we honestly want to just die. Unless you, like a certain very fictional SCP Foundation Doctor, can swap bodies at will, you have no freaking clue how anyone else feels. -10/10, say it again and we can and will find someone to smack the stupid out of you on our behalf.

"Are you still sick/are you better yet/you still haven't recovered yet?" Uh, yeah. Chronic illness doesn't just vanish. Supremely unhelpful, hurtful, and the next person who asks me this personally will find out I can still bitchslap with the best of them. -11/10, delete this query from your vocabulary.

"You can't always be in this much pain." No, some days are even WORSE. And the stress from dealing with unbelievers stings as much as our illnesses. Again, spend an hour in our bodies, you'll sing a new tune. -9/10, if you don't know, don't judge.

"You're just miserable." No shit, asshole. We're in pain all the time. If we complain, 9 times out of 10, we're not bullshitting you. Trust us. If we don't complain, it still hurts. For some of us it even hurts more to complain all the time. -20/10, say this one more time, we dare you.

"Have you tried (insert treatment/supplement/exercise here)?" Uh, probably. But not everything works for everybody. And some exercises just make it worse. 0/10, stop it.

"You just need therapy." While therapy helps deal with the condition, it WILL NOT FIX A GODSDAMNED CHEMICAL IMBALANCE/PHYSICAL DEFORMITY IN YOUR BRAIN BY ITSELF. You wouldn't say this to a person with a brain tumor, quit saying it to us. -11/10, do your research and learn something.

"Try to reduce stress." Uh... my body is the PRIMARY SOURCE of my stress, as it decided it hates me. So, unless you got a spare meatsuit behind your desk, this is just useless. -20/10, quit it.

"I know how you feel." No, no you do not, not unless you're trapped in your own circle of this particular hell. -25/10, this WILL result in me punching the offender if I hear this one more damn time.

"You're faking it/Fibromyalgia doesn't exist/you're just trying to get attention." Yeah, because being in CONSTANT UNBEARABLE AGONY 24/7/365 is just soo much fun. Look, no one really believed in radiation before the Curies, but it exists, and can be proven. Unlike the so-called intelligence of the idiot saying this. -30/10, if you think this, would you kindly stay the fuck away from us, as you're just a fool.

"You'll feel better after a good sleep." Assuming our bodies even let us, which is rare. And for me at least, I think the last good sleep I had was getting my gallbladder out, not that it helped. 0/10, just shove it.

"You'll feel worse in a few years." Really? Cause I legit want to die now. -1000/10, if you get the urge to say this, punch yourself in the eye and save us the trouble.

"Try (insert whatever diet here), it'll help." Not always an option on a fixed income, my dudes.

"There are people worse off than you." This pisses me off on two levels. One, comparing traumas/illnesses doesn't do much. Two, this is true for almost everybody. -250/10, mean, rude, and simply unhelpful.

"Everybody feels like that." ALL THE TIME? No? Then stfu. -1000/10, again, feel the urge to say this, punch yourself in the eye and save us the trouble.

"You're no fun anymore." Neither is our illness. -10/10.

"Why can't you just snap out of it?" DID YOU REALLY FUCKING THINK WE HAVEN'T TRIED THAT, YOU IDIOT? Chronic illness does not work like that AT ALL. -2000/10, never say this.

"Have you tried losing/gaining weight?" It makes very little difference. -10/10, shut up and mind your business instead of our waistlines.

"You're not really trying to get better." Yes, yes we are. And this doesn't do anything but anger us. The very notion we like being this way implies just how dumb people can be. -1000/10, just stop this crap.

[zenkor123]

Delly is taking the death of Arthur Cartwright quite well thank you

Katniss does not know how to approach Delly now that the mutt took away Finnick, and Annie asks him about Peeta hoping to strike up a friendship. 

The words come out involuntarily  

“What did you do to him?”  

“Peeta, I gave him the shovel to bury himself with,”  Delly replies, smoking morphling. 

I apologize “sorry, I’m on  his rotation”

“I’m sure Peeta’s soo  happy about that” Delly says sarcastically 

“He chased me off the rotation” I shout, Peeta  wants nothing to do with me “he hates me”

“He does not hate you, he’s giving you what you want, didn’t you tell Coin you want him to leave you alone, he’s doing that, Peeta thinks he’s giving you what you want, everyone in 13 saw your exchange with Coin, including him, if I gave him the shovel, you gave him permission, he would not have been so eager as he is now if he thought people cared, we told him you did but then I saw the smile on his face when he saw the news report stating that we were all  wrong.  And I’ve seen your meals with Finnick, why on earth would he treat you nicely? He wants you to leave him alone, he doesn't trust you to help him with his episodes, why would he?  It's not like you have any interest in that“

“Coin sent him to kill me, he told me I belong in his memories, and called me an unstable girl  and during those meals he said i should be thankful for him crushing my larynx because it brought me closer to Gale. He's not a child” I yell

Delly laughs “I don’t think he cares he’s too busy with the exposure therapy and  his ‘civic duty’ to 13 to treat you as anything more than an obstacle, he is dealing with enough that if you're not going to be helpful you should get out of his way. I don’t know what sort of crap he has come up with and I don’t want to know” 

The guard who insulted me in front of district television walks by and yells “Delly’s right, hasn’t Peeta suffered enough? He shouldn't have to suffer you. Now, piss the fuck off! I hope you get your ass removed as a guard” he continued walking. Delly says "He must have had a bad shift, also he's drunk on morphling"  she is joking but her voice becomes serious.

“Katniss I know your suffering I’m so sorry for what I did to him, I’ll regret it for the rest of my life but seriously you consented to him burying himself, he didn’t even need to seek you out hoping  you would call him a mutt, and let him go, you even said “I don’t want him.”  And don’t say you don't care I saw you. You know what is sad? After our spat in the  cafeteria he took what I said to  to heart and made every effort to get better, his rants stopped for one, and we both ruined any chance of his recovery just when it was picking up”

“I don’t care! How am I supposed to do my job on the rotation?"

Delly sips a drink 

“I really  can’t help you, you should quit his rotation. That's what Peeta wants, that's why he's chasing you off his rotation so you can leave him alone, he would probably thank you if  you got the fuck out if his way. But I know what he thanks you the most for. He is thankful to you for forcing him to ask " if I'm not Peeta Mellark, who am I now? What does it mean to be a mutt? Katniss you have to understand he believed us! It's terrible. I just know he gave up on reclaiming his memories, and now thinks he is a separate person. I don't want to know what that looks like. While the other guards are doing their jobs I heard you are going around and insulting him, instead of doing your job. In the den heard him say all sorts of stuff. He thinks you want to kill him and presents you as this weak girl racking with fear.

Hmmm I take the whole he's treating you like you want back, actually he's being a self righteous asshole. But not all his concerns about you on his watch are made up"

"Why are you smoking morphling?" I want to storm off. But the way she's talking sounds similar to something. . 

"my brother Arthur  got killed in 2, he was training to be a medic, Prim was friends with him, he went right into a dangerous pass where Peacekeepers ambushed him”

"I'm sorry, are 13 year olds allowed in combat" I say, I am afraid for Prim

"The nurses say that this is frequently overlooked especially for healers  from 12 and the other districts. I like morphling, it's really not bad, you should try some, I have it in everything now, I’ve managed to convince Thom to have some’ 

"No!" I cry out

"Alright so I have to go to work now,  best of luck with the rotation, Katniss, it was nice talking to you, I'm always here if you need anything

[bloodymiso]

I have blueish-gray eyes with red hair that's in a side shave (like one side on my hair is shaved). I am chubby, I have tons of freckles except on my face. I like wearing emo style clothes or comfy clothes like hoodies and sweats. I hate dresses and shorts, I don't like showing off skin. I do have tattoos....

Can I have a male stardew valley matchup please?

Likes: anything with drawing/painting, games including board games.

Dislikes: uhhh spiders, driving (I refuse to get a driver's license it's a huge fear of mine.) I'm not scared of being in a car just driving it.

Isfp-t, I am a cancer. People say I have rbf (resting bitch face). Though I am really nice to people, unless they mess with the people I care about then I couldn't care less about them. I try to be helpful when I can. When I am around people I know, I can be loud and talkative (the loud part isn't on purpose it's just when I'm happy or excited and yes I have been told to quiet down or to shut up because of it.) Though because of having been told to be quiet so often I rarely talk now. I tend to put people a lot before myself. I don't really like talking about my personal issues to anyone and can be known as the therapy friend. It's the opposite though when I'm around people I don't know, I'll be quiet and not wanting to interact. I have adhd, depression and anxiety (wonderful I know). When I do get upset I don't talk and won't interact until I have calmed down. I do cuss a lot though I'm more careful when I'm around kids/people I don't know. If I have a fight with someone I prefer to sit and talk it out and hate it when they walk away from me when I'm just trying to talk to them.

i ship you with..

harvey!!

i don't usually ship people with harvey because hes MY babygirl but i think it'd be a cute fit

harvey is SOO sweet like so sweet i love him sm. rbf? he knows youre kind. talkative and "loud"? its fine he loves your voice. upset? its okay he knows you need to calm down. he’d listen you you rant, you’d listen to him rant.

he likes to paint with you, even though hes bad. he'll probably just get a bunch of plants and use them as "stamps" instead. ygs would have "board game nights" every friday in his house(just incase a patient comes). he'll probably start rambling about coffee mid way for like an hour. i can imagine ygs playing cluedo(a mystery board game) with "british accents".

*cough cough* scarlet used the revolver in the conservatory!

he won't pressure you into driving but hey he might ask if you wanna bring the car out the driveway just to see if your confidence has increased but he wont be a dick and force you. he doesn't really care about your style, your style is your style:)

ygs met when he was on a quick trip to pierre's. he saw you wondering whether you should get carrots or lettuce as you muttered "but carrots are crunchier.." and came up to you and started rambling about the two's different nutritional values. eventually it became your “thing”.

oh whole wheat bread versus white bread? so you see—

harvey was so enamored by you, whenever he took his weekly trip to pierre’s, he found himself searching every single aisle for you.

you found harvey silly(/pos), he found you pretty/handsome/whatever term you prefer. you didn’t exactly reply to whatever harvey would say but you’d send back the most bright tiny ass smile harvey had ever seen.

eventually harvey’s dumb rambling to you turned into actual conversations

“personally, i think you should get the zucchini” “i dont want to its bitter” “so why did you ask me?😿���

as you were dating, that dumbness still continued

thanks for the request!reblog to support!! labyu<3

(ps: youre both scared of spiders so goodluck when cleaning harvey's musty crusty bookshelf. )

[mrleewife]

Considering how bad you feel within your own faith- why pass that on to a child? I mean, you're saying it's the end of times and sound truly miserable. Why do what was done to you to a child? Therapy can help with religious trauma. Take care.

HMmmM... Sis or bro whatever you're

1. I don't have any sort of religious trauma

2. The truth is bitter

3. Why are you soo pressed

4. It was a harmless reply

5. What religion are you in or are an atheist

6. We religious people all believe in our religion

7. From no6 we learn that of course I am going to put the things of my religion first which says " we need to win souls for the kingdom of God" and that we are in the end times and rapture is coming pretty soon.

8. It now left for the parents to either listen or not. Because only an extremely nonentity would see all of the signs of the end time and call it false.

9. Jesus is coming pretty soon.....

It's now your choice to choose if you want to give your life to Christ or not.

But the way I'm not jehova witness.

I hope you have a great year.

And God knows I have washed my hands because I have told you nothing but the truth.

And let me also tell you, once you know God and you develop a relationship with him.... I tell you you are in for the prettiest and most beautiful of all things, also the grace and favour that follows you... Damn I would be dumb to leave this religion.

[placeinthisworld]

Why does Taylor have an inability to be single? She really needs professional help. And she doesn’t even care who she dates as long as someone likes her even if it’s for all the wrong reasons. Like I hope she is at least aware enough to realize Travis just wanted fame and money. She needs the public to see her as winning the break up so bad she will date a dumb meathead and whether she likes him or not she will stay with him longer so she doesn’t look like she can’t keep a man. She is so obsessed with public image to her own detriment over and over. She writes about how fame fucks up her life and then Seeks to be more famous. What a walking oxymoron, like no wonder people don’t want to stay with her it must be so exhausting to be plotting and planning what the media and public will say and report and like planning paparazzi pictures. Psychotic behavior really. Maybe she found the perfect match with Travis because he cares about attention and money maybe more than she does & since he’s not smart enough to come up with stuff on his own he Probly just does whatever she says.

yeah honestly i kinda agree with that first statement like unfortunately i think taylor has proven to us that she truly does have the inability to be single 😭 which is just sooooooooooo crazy. paired with the statement from her about never going to therapy and talking to her mom instead…..girlie please please please please please please go find the most expensive therapist on this planet. like taylor’s entire life has been planned and told to her since she was a BABY….her parents have done some wild ass shit to make sure she got the level of fame and success she has. girl has been in the industry since forever, theres gotta be some deep trauma there that she will never truly admit. all this obviously plays into how she is today which is why also like, aware of the world she grew up in but as an ADULT i just can’t believe she’s choosing to stay in that little world that was created for her!!! its crazy!!!! i just truly would love for her to get out of the spotlight (again, but with no intention of making a “bigger comeback” like truly just…living a normal life and talking to a therapist about her issues) and idk find fucking peace with herself. it’s just soo obvious now that she’s trying SO hard to just….be the best™️…..but for like what?

but for the last half bestie you lost me…