#ask dx

[dxmedstudent]

Hey dx. Seeking comfort. I'm a final year medical student and a few days ago my dad needed to be hospitalised for what was a bleed on the brain (I believe a subdural). I was very panicked and emotional speaking to the neurosurgeon and never told him I was a final year but felt reassured speaking to him. He explained the bleeding was on the brain and not in, and they'll drain the excess fluid because his ICP is rising. Those were words that provided reassurance but I spoke to my cousin who's a doctor and have just realised I didn't ask anything relevant or important... I feel so stupid and embarrassed that I'm in my final year and I couldn't even ask what sort of bleed it was or anything relevant... I don't even know what's going on and I'm embarrassed to even speak to my cousin. I don't even want to seek comfort because everyone will just think I'm stupid. It's such a stupid thing to be upset about but I can't help but feel guilty and embarrassed about all of this, that my dad is hospitalised and I can't even tell people what's going on. How am I supposed to be a doctor when I can't even help my own father. I just feel so exhausted and drained and I am starting a new placement today which my dad really wanted me to go to so I'm not even near him. I feel so guilty I just wish I was smarter and a better daughter. I know he doesn't care but my cousin asking me so many questions and I can't answer anything and I know she's probably so confused as to how I'm in my final year.

I'm sorry to be answering these out of order. I actually had an answer penned for this, and I'm sorry it disappeared - I honestly thought it had been posted! I'm sorry my reply is late, and couldn't help you when you felt down. But I'm glad your dad is doing much better now. Nevertheless, it's HARD to be us when someone close to us is sick. It's hard to be two things at once - both a loved one and a doctor. I really wouldn't beat yourself up about not being able to remember all the things you wanted to ask, that's an extremely normal reaction when you're put in a stressful situation in which a scary diagnosis and lots of information is given. It happens to most patients and family members, even fi they are medical staff. We're trained to understand medicine, and to react quickly and decisively in life and death situations, but it's still completely different when it's our loved ones - and that's why we're not allowed to go operating on our mum, or treating our husband's cancer or treat ourselves. I have to admit, there are times when I feel like a bad daughter, too. Like maybe I should keep a closer eye on my dad's HBA1c, or make sure my mum gets her moles checked. Maybe I check in with my relatives and their health problems more. When you care about people, you also run the risk of feeling like you have to take on worrying about them all, too. Ultimately, I've come to accept that whilst I can touch base, I can't micromanage everyone's health. That'd be a full time job in itself. But I think I know the feeling, and I know it's hard to deal with. I'm so sorry that you went through such a stressful situation, and that on top of that you felt guilty and bad for your response. It's up to the medical team to tell you the relevant information, but also to give you time for it to sink in if needed. And it's OK fi you couldn't think of questions or absorb it all at the time. I think you're a wonderful daughter, and I'd be proud of you. You went through a very stressful time doing the best that you could, and I'm sure he's really proud of you. We're usually our worst critics. But I think you've done admirably. I'm really glad that you shared your story with me, and that your family is doing better.

#ask dx #askdx

[pimsri]

“Resurrection”

#pimsriart #pimsriart2023 #I have been playing so much path of titans ahhhhh #dinosaur is my childhood hyperfixation lol #but i literally don't know anything else #i'm dumb and science can't get into my brain pls don't ask me which dino are they bc i don't know DX #dinosaur #uhhh #iguanodon #i think #and some #raptors #birds #the text is from mahler's symphony no2 finale

[sincerely-sofie]

okay something I need to mention about the ending of Rescue Team

When you first encounter Rayquaza and he attacks you, he does so because he believe that Pokemon that cant fly should stay on the ground, and that the opposite holds true aswell. He even boasts about having never once descending to the ground and having vowed never to do so.

BUT

Once he realizing about the Big Freaking Meteor that you came to ask for his aid about, he immediately asks if you are certain because you might die if he breaks it at this range. The guy does a compete 180 once he realizes he messed up.

Theres also the fact that after getting dragged through the afterlife(???) by Gengar (who may or may not be trying to save you? idk its vague) you just wake up back at the Great Canyon.

So not only did Rayquaza purposely ignore Hero and Partner's (+ potentially Absol and/or Magnemite) plea for help, but once he did realize why they were at Sky Tower he showed genuine concern for their safety only for his earlier willful ignorance got them - as far as he knows - KILLED.

you can also recruit Rayquaza and bring him to ground level, thus breaking his earlier vow.

so like

have fun with that

#dadquaza

Oh my word…

Dadquaza.

#*scribbbling notes furiously in my little journal of ideas* #this ask brought all of my fuzzy half-forgotten memories of playing through the start of rescue team #+ skimming the Bulbapedia page for advice because I was a small child who got frustrated easily when I died once in a dungeon #VIOLENTLY SLINGSHOTTING BACK INTO MY BRAIN #hoooooly crud my dudes I have GOT to watch a playthrough RIGHT THE HECK NOW #forget playing through myself #I need to inhale the plot IMMEDIATELY #pokemon mystery dungeon #pokémon mystery dungeon #pmd rescue team #pmd rescue team dx #pmd rt #PMD1 #pmd #sofie answers asks #stuff by sofie #Dadquaza #quietly tagging that for the future

[officialspec]

genuinely curious, and probably will agree but on your tags for the post about mental illness terms being used trivially you said that it’s basically impossible to self diagnosis dissociation- genuinely i want to know why you think that

my stance is that its pretty much impossible to distinguish dissociation from other potential symptoms in any meaningful way without professional guidance, for a few reasons:

for one, its a widely misunderstood symptom even in actual psychiatric circles, and on top of that any legitimate information you might be able to find is surrounded by 100 times more tumblr-infographic-style misinformation and for most people it is straight up impossible to tell the difference

you (general) might be inclined to think 'i know not to trust infographics i would be able to tell', but the sheer volume of misinformation has saturated the field so completely that its plastered on very official looking websites, and even some more trustworthy sources, so a discerning eye wont save anyone

the average person simply will not be able to sift through the hogwash to any legitimate resources without direction from someone who knows what theyre looking for, no matter how savvy they might be. no one is immune

if you do somehow manage to separate the wheat from the chaff, the next issue is that dissociation is a wildly nebulous human experience, and the way it presents overlaps with about one million other things that are all managed in completely disparate ways. a treatment for dissociation might make someones actual problem much worse, or drive them to hopelessness if it doesnt change their symptoms at all. its a huge risk that i just dont think is worth it

this answer is already long as hell but ending on the usual disclaimers that im aware diagnoses are prohibitively expensive and also i cant stop anyone from doing anything. but i will have opinions about it. as is my right

#theres a lot else that falls under this btw not just dissociation. ngl aside from autism i think self dx hurts more than it helps #but ummm ya. if u think youre dissociating thats a serious medical issue and you should see a doctor. im so sorry about the Cost #wish it wasnt so hard to insist on professional advisement in good faith. deep sigh. the economy #ask

[hellishgayliath]

I love Pico and adore that he's adopted Todd as his dad! I am very curious as to why he doesn't like Mikey though, if you want to share that or waiting to do something with it later. No pressure to answer, but I'm wondering if it has anything to do with that episode where Mikey ditches Todd to hang out with Meat Sweats?

That episode is the sole reason why he doesn't like Mike. Pico in his eyes sees Mikey as a I wanna say threat/danger to Todd's life, even if Todd doesn't see it that way cuz he's too nice and optimistic for his own good (bless him), Pico doesn't wanna risk losing the only caring figure he has in his life cuz he wouldn't know what to do without him. So yeah he's gonna be quite rude and standoffish to anyone he deems as a threat to his dad figure/family. He doesn't understand the appeal of idols, cuz from Pico's pov Mikey disregarded his friendship and left him for a sleezeball who's tried to eat him and his family on MULTIPLE occasions. I don't think any excuse is gonna make him feel better.

#rottmnt #rottmnt mikey #rottmnt oc #my art #pico opossum #this ask was from so long ago but i still wanted to answer it forgive me Dx #maybe one of these days i can pick back up on my comic where these two work their issues out #and after watching the todd scouts ep recently too; donnie gets put a lil high on that list cuz he encouraged the others to ditch todd #pb&j duo aint doing so well in his book #leo is sorta mid tier on that #raph gets a pass cuz he didnt do TOO big a role innit #and totally cuz he's not my favourite or anything pffft >w> #totally not biased

[paintpanic]

opinion on Kracko?

He's fine!

I really like what they did with him in TDX. His bossfight there used the foreground-background mechanics in a unique and interesting way, and the attacks they gave him are cool. (His DX design is also cool! I love the stripes!)

He was also neat in Epic Yarn. In that one, he's a miniboss in one of the rocket ship shooter levels, and he even gets his own music! (It's like a five second loop, but still-) As a whole, I really love the shooter levels in this series.

I think he's at his worst in Star Allies. They couldn't think of anything more interesting to do with him than add another one? Parallel Kracko is also boring and lame.

I think his design is fun, if a little generic. Like I said, they really nailed it in TDX. I'm also a sucker for anything with electricity powers, so that's a plus. Overall, I would say I think positively about this guy.

#i really prefer him to the tree. im number one whispy hater he's so fucking lame and boring. it's just a big tree. why do people like him. #this thang is slightly cooler though so i like it fine. #but yeah like i mentioned i really love the dx bosses in tdx. they get unique models!!! for boss reskins they really stand out to me. #kracko #asks #what do you think of the drawing? i think it turned out well! i never would've been able to make something like this before. :) #or it'd be tedious as hell lol

[kwillow]

Ambroys basking in his cache of gifts and sweet words from secret admirers. Gotta be careful, though. If his ego is inflated any more, he'll pop.

(I wanted to doodle something to accompany a post answering some messages regarding this candy-colored cad but got a bit carried away. :P Well regardless, asks under the cut!)

Why thank you! He would drunkenly insult people, though he tends to be more passive-aggressive and backhanded rather than outright insulting - well, most of the time, anyway. He thinks he's a lot more subtle in his derogatory comments than he actually is.

Aaaw, this is too sweet!

Older Ambroys is much more reserved about seeking and accepting physical affection than his younger self, for myriad reasons (that one day I will expound upon in more detail, fate willing). He still enjoys it, though.

He's still proud of the stars on his cheeks and the gold in his hair and all that, but the signs of age are something he is not at peace with. For some, like the wrinkles, they're a sign that his time on this earth is finite - and death terrifies him. For others, like his paunch, it's more just embarrassing to him in a more mundane and vain "I was voted Prom King in high school and I was on the Varsity track team now look at me I'm an old man boo hoo hoo" type of way (though he's actually more physically adept in his older age than he was when he was younger for Magical Heritage Bullshit reasons, the sentiment remains).

As for your question, it's totally fine with me for Ambroys to be portrayed as non-heterosexual in fanfic or fanart or one's secret imaginings. Even though all of his "canon" love interests are women, I wouldn't rule out of the possibility of him developing affections for someone who isn't a woman. Chase your bliss!

Haha well both furry and aasimar Ambroys would bask in the attention, though poor aasimar Ambroys' jealousy is not going to be helped!

No shame on being a furry though. I didn't consider myself one either but I feel like it's harder to make the argument that I'm not given the sheer number of ponies I've drawn by now...

He would accept this, so long as you don't mess up his hair.

He would say: "good!" I would say "don't waste your life on him!"

Oh he would be pleased to be so distracting, I'm sure.

And sometimes we can't help but to have a type... I know I seem to have a thing for rich effete douchebags with buck teeth and big pointy noses... not quite sure what's up with that.

Yessss... yesssssssss... or perhaps I should say "I'm sorry."

I didn't mean to make him this way... I guess I underestimated the power of a brushable mane.

Ambroys DOES like being worshipped (way too much and way too literally, as you might be able to tell) but he wants to have his imperfections hidden if he can!

He's just horribly, horribly vain and unwilling to let go of his youth... even though he got to enjoy being youthful for three times as long as a mortal would.

YES that song is on his playlist (which I have for all my main characters because I'm a dork). It's just too perfect. One of the many ideas on my miles-long to do list has to do with depicting a scene from that song. The trouble is that it has to do with dancing, and boy am I not very good at drawing dancing poses. xD Oh well, gotta try for the boy!

Heh well I think we could agree that a normal horse probably couldn't pull off the breeches he wears quite so well... I'm flattered that you think of him when you see horsies in the flesh! Huzzah, I've ruined one of the Earth's beautiful creatures for you! >:)

Oh wow, my guy is stepping out of my brain and into other people's subconsciouses... I need to put a leash on him. :P But this was a fun read!

It's very in character Ambroys to try to undercut a rival's self-esteem by framing it as something OTHER people say, but oh no, he'd NEVER say something like that, of course. Mean girl behavior. He does have friends that don't actually like him - and he doesn't like them either. But one needs to have friends for appearance's sake - just one more accessory, really!

OKAY, I think that's everything! Or at least enough for this post, ahah.

Thanks to everyone for your kind words on my not-so-kind character.

Unlike him, I'm really humbled and grateful by the positive reception he's received. I deeply appreciate your kind messages... even when it takes me eons to reply to them, gah.

#my draws #ambroys #amaranthine #asks #technically? #furry #unicorn #some of these are months old i'm so sorry Dx #my excuse this time is that I have what I fear is an RSI developing in my wrist/arm #so I'm trying to limit drawing/typing #alas... just can't catch a break between work and the limits of my weak human form

[life-winners-liveblog]

I know some, you might say.

Grian. Pick one or two.

Grian: ... I hope I won't regret this... One.

Scar: Oooh! I'm excited!

Scott: Going to be either very good or very bad.

Martyn: no shit, Scott.

#asks #trafficblr #traffic series #grian #scott smajor #martyn inthelittlewood #goodtimeswithscar #Dxs

[cadaverkeys]

what is terminal savant syndrome? if that's alright to ask since its in ur bio

Not a real dx at all- it's just a jokey way of saying "I have autism". Some people do still get diagnosed with "savant syndrome"- in which someone with developmental disorders or head trauma becomes extremely adept in the arts- but it's highly associated with model minority stereotypes of autistic people & "indigo children". It's mostly poking fun at the way people try to add mystique to autism.

#ram asks #anon #the gag of my descriptive tags in my bio is that they get more and more irrelevant #like. name. pronouns...blood type....ennegram result? #eventually ending in a nonsense descriptor #the use of the term ''terminal'' to contrastingly imply that there are circumstances in which autism is curable #which it- obviously - is not #i dont tend to just put any descriptors with my actual dx's in my bio bc i dont rlly want randoms to get my entire medical history lol

[mr-spain]

Hey Antoni- oh my god why do you look like that??? -ask-italiaromano

I am this close to changing the locks- Do I look bad with the beard?

#ask-italiaromano #hws romano #hws spain #aph romano #aph spain #toño: you are a parasite #also toño: your opinion is the only thing that matters pls approve me #🥺🥺 #hetalia ask blog #|| jthdjfhjd this took so long i'm sorry Dx

[dxmedstudent]

hi dx-! How are you spending this weekend- anything you are looking forward this fine February? :)

Hey! I've had a bit of a cold so I've been trying to take it fairly easy. I've been watching Dx Dude play God of War whilst we mused over menu choices for the wedding and make sure there are enough vegan (and kosher/halal friendly) choices. I should be picking one of the hair and makeup artists I contacted for availability, but it's hard to pick because they all seem fine, so I've put it off a little to mull it over. My dress arrived, and I had my first fitting this week! I'm just glad that I managed to fit in it! It's going to need a few alterations - like a bustle and hemming, plus I'm adding a little bit of lace to the plunge neckline because otherwise I'd be showing an *obscene* amount of cleavage. I'll still be showing plenty of cleavage when it's done... but a less....distracting amount XDI'm pretty happy with my dress, it's got the flowery, ethereal vibes I wanted, AND it was an affordable price (I even got it at like 20% off as the boutique were having a sale). There are some very beautiful dresses out there, but most of them cost like 2 or 3 times the price of my dress, or more. That said, I've had to accept that I may need a dress for later in the evening if much dancing is to ensue. We got our engagment photos back - and they were taken in the cold snap recently when everything was snowy! Absolutely coincidental timing, but it does make them look lovely, even if we are wrapped up very warm. I'm tempted to anonymise a couple and post them here. I did have a cancer scare recently, but it's all good news, in the end. It's not my first, and at this point I know the drill, but it's still an anxious couple of weeks until you find out if there's something serious to worry about. I tried to focus on the positives during that time, but I've not been online as much lately. We have lots of friend and family birthdays coming up this February so it's going to be fun and busy :) DxDude and I aren't massive Vday people, so if we do something it'll probably be just have a quiet dinner at home.

#ask dx #askdx #dxlives #dx lives #dxweds #dx weds

[highfunctioningfleshrule63]

hey, your video compilation of 4chan post about shield is a great ressource for fandom psychology. Interesting to see another user who lurk the wrestling board and use tumblr. Did you ever work on compilation of the tumblr fandom during the peak of the shield era ? I did not research it yet. xoxo

glad someone liked that video, only in times when im super fixated on something will i end up searching through the 4chan archives for more content...unfortunately 4chan vernacular tends to get a laugh out of me (if it isnt absolute lowtier content, had to scrape through a lot of that). the shield stuff i tried to get from when it was at its peak and you'll see posts on there from 2013+, but i also got modern stuff now bc the boardspeak actually changed with it.

ironically it is way easier to deepdive and compile stuff from 4chan bc it has a much better archival system than tumblr; ive also looked for lots of old stuff on deviantart due to the crossover but i found that it has a pretty shitty way of archiving/sorting older posts (just like on here. ive been on tumblr since 13 so i know what sorts of areas to look for, but its still very hard to find it directly on here. i havent spent as much time as i did getting those posts for that video so i can try harder.)

fandom psychology is interesting to me too so im happy you saw my video with that angle. ive collected lots of old shield fangirl content off of sites like weheartit and pinterest (ironically those are often better at keeping images up for longer periods of time) too but i didnt know if i should make a comp, maybe i will. i also looked through random forums and places like lolcow dot farms (which only really granted one of the screenshots...not too much discussion over there for good or bad. i was hoping to find discussion abt shieldfangirls or wrestling rpf but surprisingly they didnt think to make a "point and laugh" thread abt those topics). i find it interesting how much shieldrelated psychosis was on both sides of the spectrum (tumblr vs 4chan)....i could talk more on it but im a little brainless and sleep deprived rn

heres some extras i had that didnt make the cut (plus just some of my favorites):

and these were from a thread talking abt the modern stereotypical tumblr wrestling fan (specifically talking abt aedubs young bucks fans/the elite fans)

(*fangirl in this is a term im using loosely of course)

#surprisingly there is actually LESS shield blingees than dx or cm punk blingees. that at least i could find. theres a large number of #desktop background edits from deviantart and content like the fanfic edits/“outfits i would wear to meet the shield”/ogflowercrown phone bg #collages. and the like. i could compile all this shit i just didnt think it mattered to anyone LOL #sorry for the long post everyone #the most interesting thing abt the shields hayday and eventual fall on 4chan was 1) how many guys unironically loved seth up until he #“turned shoot faggot”/or the first knee injury. he was a fan favorite on there even with the contrarian posters saying otherwise (most of #4chan is just being. the contrarian so that tracks). and 2) the huge divide between guys who hated ambrose (usually bc he was over with #female fans...theres still that divide with how straight men dont understand favs among women. also goes along w my noted difference in fav #among queer men/women etc etc - but they would mask this by saying they hated that he was a jobber (true) or his inring technique was slopp #) and guys who adored ambrose bc he was a promo guy...they loved his early promos/“he just like me fr”.. (and a large grouping of dudes who #would call him cute). i dunno just stuff i noticed #also. obviously a lotta mox hate due to dickriding cornette #the shields peak is interesting to me so i might continue to compile more shit like this when i get the time. i have the shield dvds too #and wanted to do a LONG journey of p1rat1n6 all their scenes off of pcock while i still have my sub. but it would take a while #also. love ur acc bc i too enjoy thinkin abt the fem versions of dude wrestlers #fleshclipstag #tactical-asks

[sincerely-sofie]

Currently thinking about how Cubone is a hero option in Red rescue team. A lot of their dialog implies that they're mourning. There's some good tragedy in there somewhere. A distant sense of longing, mourning a person that you don't remember the name or face of. That crippling guilt of not being able to remember someone you love. The heartache from the idea that you may never remember who they were. But despite that you still feel that longing for them. You can't accept they're gone, but you can't even remember who they were. The loneliness that comes from a hole in your heart that you dont know the shape of. Those feelings are still there, but you don't know who they were for.

#okay so we’re just punching me in the face as I open my inbox now huh #sofie answers asks #stuff by sofie #pokémon mystery dungeon #pmd #pokemon mystery dungeon #pmd1 #pmd rescue team #pmd rt #rescue team #pmd rescue team dx #rescue team dx

[thenocturnenarrator]

if you do not hydrate, i, the anthropormohpic spider, will move in with you

Unfortunately, there is no room for any roommates UwU

#asks #help #non mutuals are joining in! DX

[genderkoolaid]

Bruh, seriously you aren't even a woman. And ur a femnazi and your pronouns are a fucking joke! And you trying to out people to get into safe spaces!? How the fuck are you human I refuse to use your pronouns because you are a fucking joke! Carry a fucking tree around for the fucking oxygen you waste everyday, and think ppl like you using weird asf pronouns bet ur autistic as well! Seriously your best option is to seriously get help. I bet you self dianosed ur autism because ur excuse is insurance BULLSHIT! I can link you sources and bet ppl have but you refuse because you want ppl to feel bad for you! And you. Probably sell your body, because someone told you that ur beautiful and hot which you aren't your personality is disgusting, and your body is probably shit. And you are also vegan because you think it's trendy. And you support Autism speaks because you don't know the fucking truth! You are nothing more than fucking stain on earth and I hope you get ran over! And don't come back to life! And these expectations you put on someone isn't someone's worth. And you are another SJW. And a Leftist. And you need to stfu. And your vagina isn't supposed to smell btw. And your sex work, isn't an actual job it's an excuse to cheat I bet you do it to feel something because you either smoke weed or drink to feel bad. And you know what no one actually gives a fuck about you. And please for the love of Lucifer stop with this TERF attitude. Make like a leaf and blow away and crumble into nothing because no one will remember you existed anyway.

Some highlights from this I particularly enjoyed:

"I bet ur autistic" followed by '"I bet you self diagnosed your autism" (because my excuse is insurance BULLSHIT) followed by "you probably support autism speaks"

Hoping I get run over AND don't come back to life. we all know the epidemic of annoying people being resurrected :/ it's like come ON man just stay dead this once amiright

I'm probably vegan because it's trendy

I am another SJW. and a Leftist.

"You are probably a sex worker" followed by "your sex work isn't a real job it's an excuse to cheat" (on my nonexistent romantic partner with my nonexistent sex work job)

This person's apparent confusion on whether or not I have a vagina (they start off by saying I'll never be a real woman but later bring up my supposed "vagina". Suspicious!)

For the love of Lucifer

"Make like a leaf and blow away and crumble into nothing" top 10 funniest sentences ever

#m. #ask box #assigned autistic vegan sex worker by anon hate #i mean I am autistic and have a prof. dx but thats way besides the point here lmao

[discordix1031]

To Jeff & Liu: What's something that you've both individually done that you haven't told each other? Like a secret you never revealed. 😄

OMG Onix! Thank you for this question, this is the first real question I've gotten! Well, let's hear what they have to say.

Hmm, I wonder what Liu meant by that? Also people, please take Jeff's advice and don't smoke or vape, it is not a good thing for you, and it can hurt you. Take care of yourself 💖.

PS: Any Q/A posts I make will be under the tag "Strange Notes", just be aware 😉.

#Jeff the Killer #Jeff Woods #Homicidal Liu #Liu Woods #Woods Brothers #Strange Notes #Ask #Q/A #Creepypasta #Creepypasta fanart #fanart #art #creepy art #DX Arts