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fandom tumblr was another casualty of streaming services. we used to be on here posting about the episodes that were coming out weekly and posting gifs and writing insane shit about the tv shows we liked. now a new season of a show will drop and we’ll talk about it for a week. two weeks tops. and then that show will leave collectively conscious for 1+ year till the next season drops. there’s a reason succession sundays was a blast on here

we used to have real television

#I feel like thats why live service gacha fandoms are Like This #the ~monthly patches and story updates create the hyper fandom culture

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not romantic not platonic but a secret third thing [what would happen between earth and the moon if the earth stopped spinning as illustrated by xkcd randall munroe]

#…… #zhongxiao

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zuzu casts spell of may the next day be better

I have had a No Good Very Bad Day and would appreciate any and all cute cat, rat or horse pics.

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How Radical Acceptance can help you cope with Chronic Illness

For those of you who aren’t familiar with the term, Radical Acceptance is a DBT skill. You can read much, much more about it in this excellent post from @shitborderlinesdo, but the basic idea of radical acceptance is to acknowledge reality and stop fighting against it. You can still be angry, sad, or hurt by that reality, but the goal is to acknowledge the fact that there are some parts of your situation that you cannot change. 

Radical Acceptance has been absolutely KEY to me creating a life worth living, especially once chronic illness turned my life upside down. Here are some examples of what this could mean for someone with a chronic illness/disability

That you stop obsessing over “what if’s” trying to imagine ways your past self could have prevented your illness/disability and accept that it *did* happen and you need to move on from here. (This is especially relevant to those who became disabled suddenly, such as in an accident)

That you stop searching for a cure if evidence suggests one does not exist, and focus on managing & controlling your symptoms

That you can accept that you *do* need treatment if your disease calls for it, and that denial will not make your illness go away

Accepting that some of your past goals or plans may no longer be realistic, and allowing yourself to mourn this loss

Accepting that no matter how diligently you stick to your treatment, you do not have full control over your condition

Accepting you may never have a satisfying answer to why this happened.

Acknowledging that even though it’s not “fair” that you are ill and/or disabled, that it *is* what happened, and you need to work with where you are.

Accepting that your life can be worth living, even with chronic conditions

It does NOT mean that you need to be happy about this. It does not mean you can’t wish you were healthier, or work towards a goal to be. It does not mean you have to like being sick/disabled, or suddenly believe this was all some blessing in disguise. All it means is that you acknowledge the reality of your situation, and transfer your energy from fighting reality to working for a better life within it.  

Radical Acceptance can be a slow and difficult process, but it’s so important. It allows you to validate the emotions you’re feeling by acknowledging the reality of what you have lost. It can lessen the emotional pain associated with your illness (over time) and save energy spent fighting something you cannot change. Ultimately, it can be the foundation of a life worth living. And you know what? No matter what, you *do* deserve a life that is worth living <3

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Feel free to describe the scenery for any of the above answers

#I honestly think where I live is one of the most aesthetically boring ass biomes

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flowers of the week #25 - July (by flora-file)

brought to you by the color orange

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help pls

#genshin impact #azhdaha #blazie speaks #I had a rezhong lullaby for a princess brain wave rn and im experiencing shrimp emotions #lullaby for a dragon if you will

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hey, can we talk for a second? it’s about your girlfriend. yeah, she’s great. no, yeah, I agree. It’s just that… she seems really devoted to you? Like really devoted. Almost as if you were the sole, fragile line mooring her to the shores of humanity. No, that’s not romant—ugh. Listen. Me and the girls, we’re worried you might be the last good thing to happen to her and that were some tragedy to inevitably befall you, she would tear the gods from their thrones and dye the infinite western seas wine-dark with their ichor. Do you think you could introduce her to a new hobby or something? we don’t want to have to argue over what color “wine-dark” is supposed to be

#zhongxiao #!!

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Reblog to let the demon come to you. Like to enlarge their power.

#so fucking funny how skewed the results are #everyone wants a burning warrior to speak softly to them #I also want a crying angel who needs me to kiss her divine tears away

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one of the biggest things I can advocate for (in academia, but also just in life) is to build credibility with yourself. It’s easy to fall into the habit of thinking of yourself as someone who does things last minute or who struggles to start tasks. people will tell you that you just need to build different habits, but I know for me at least the idea of ‘habit’ is sort of abstract and dehumanizing. Credibility is more like ‘I’ve done this before, so I know I can do it, and more importantly I trust myself to do it’. you set an assignment goal for the day and you meet it, and then you feel stronger setting one the next day. You establish a relationship with yourself that’s built on confidence and trust. That in turn starts to erode the barrier of insecurity and perfectionism and makes it easier to start and finish tasks. reframing the narrative as a process of building credibility makes it easier to celebrate each step and recognize how strong your relationship with yourself can become

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#scourge from warrior cats and then turin turambar from the silmarillion #…I was a very edgy middle schooler

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capybara

#the capybapy… hes just like a big guinea pig #capybaras #video

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Serval (Leptailurus serval), MELANISTIC, family Felidae, Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Photograph by nicolas.urlacher.photographer

#boy why you so ears

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Rehydrated

#.. #neuvillette

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Reblog if you've made at least one friend because of a fandom.

#so many

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gril chee :3

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ojou-sama that married into a commoner family but kept her pride