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ash-says · 1 month

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Tips for Dysfunctional Family Girlies Part 2:

1) Get your basics straight. Education. Boundaries. Financial independence. Further breaking it down and linking it if you get proper education at some point you are bound to get an awareness of this world, if you are able to adapt and improvise yourself and develop your emotional intelligence and get your boundaries straight you will save yourself a lot of unnecessary drama and problems. Education (formal and informal) both will help you in gaining opportunities and if you are financially independent, you are holding the power to make your own decisions.

2) Develop thick skin. Your mom is calling you names. Slut, whore and what not. Your dad doesn't trust you and abuses you physically. So, what now? Are you going to let them define what you are or internalize the anger and use it as a fuel to become successful? Choice is yours.

3) They say you don't owe an explanation to anyone. Sorry to burst your little bubble. Actually you do. We live in a society and have relationships that we need to maintain for survival. This hyper independent stuff is only good to read. We have responsibilities that we need to fulfill. If you don't owe an explanation to anyone then don't cry about a closure from someone too. If you can live by this go ahead and practice it.

4) Stop isolating yourself. That's it. That's the point.

5) First kill the fear inside you. Being a rebel outside the house is no good. Be disciplined. Know how to manipulate your family members in your favor and if you can't just find the weak points and threaten. I know it's difficult to implement but you learn through trial and error. Plus something is better than nothing.

6) Stop glorifying people who treat you with kindness and love. That's the bare minimum. Just because you didn't get it served in a silver spoon doesn't mean it is not served in a silver spoon. People can have ulterior motives and even if they don't fix it in your brain that's normal. No rose colored glasses allowed.

7) Don't be afraid of indulging in your sexuality. No I am not saying go and have sex with people. I mean it in a deeper sense. Connect with the repressed sexual side and try to find healthy outlets. Don't dim yourself to fit in others'expectations or to ease someone's insecurity. Be unapologetic about your wants and desires. Know yourself. It's a powerful energy source if you know how to use it positively.

8) Cry, cry and cry. Wail like a child. No need to keep it all in. No need to act like a macho woman BUT only in front of your god or your belief system. Max in front of your truly trusted people.

9) Question everything as easily as breathing. Doubt every thing. Every action. Every person. What proof do you have to not doubt ? Stop giving benefit of doubts. Stop looking for excuses on how they could be good and instead look for ways in which they can harm you. That's your lottery to be poised and composed. It's just what it is.

10) Obsession. We have it in loads. That's natural to us. So the trick here is to be obsessive. Hella obsessive but about things, topics, goals, subjects, inanimate things,etc. God forbid but never be obsessive about a person. Not even over your dead body. Why? For that I need to make another detailed post I think.

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pjbooey · 4 months

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"The night is bitter, the stars have lost their glitter The winds grow colder, suddenly you're a lot older And all because of a gal who got away--"

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I went into Fallout 4 already knowing which companion would be my favorite (Hancock) but suddenly finding myself enthralled with this grandfatherly synth detective with a semi-mysterious past. I kept Nick Valentine as my companion for most of the game and loved him so much I actually went back to Sanctuary Hills to build a development for him to live in (something I neglected the ENTIRE GAME).

(ps, does anyone else dress as silver shroud while travelling with Nick and dress in your minuteman general outfit with Hancock? we were matchies)

#fallout 4 #nick valentine #fo4 #fo4 companions #sole survivor #what are tags???#my art #anyways i love this guy and i'm doing the dlc for far away harbour right now so i get to bring him along!!#I lurvveeeeee hancock but sometimes peepaw just needs to be taken for a little ice cream and mirelurk killing outing #plus it just feels right to take him with me on this detective journey

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erynalasse · 3 months

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I wonder when the Noldor looked around at their dwindling numbers and realized that they were dying faster than they could ever keep up with.

#tolkien #silmarillion #I actually have a lot of feelings about this #because the noldor that come over from Valinor are pretty much all you get for the first age’s long war #birth rates are also in the basement if they exist at all #elves don’t have children during war #even if the siege of Angband is peaceful enough to relax that custom #I still don’t think you would have many children #elves have known war before - we know they did before the great journey #but it’s also got to be sobering to realize that your casualty rates are literally unsustainable #(like so #the house of finwë probably isn’t a representative sample of casualty rates #but damn the big picture still can’t be good #we have one grandchild of finwë who survives to the second age out of fifteen and that’s a very very bad rate)#what does that DO to a people group #to go from immortal and undying #to accepting that your whole clan is getting whittled down chunk by chunk #when did they start realizing that even if they beat Morgoth #they wouldn’t recognize the survivors

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hitokiri-izou · 1 month

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Ok I've processed the 2.1 questline and in regards to aventurine's status, I'm confident that he's alive. I thought so while playing but had doubts.

Acheron explicitly said that his gamble isn't over, and even went so far as to sever the harmony from him. So his death sentence has been lifted.

He was also the main character of this patch in a way. Whenever we were in his pov we saw glimpes of his past giving context to his actions now and we even got to see conversations between himself that revealed his real self. At every turn we're told that he's going to die, whether by the harmony or his own machinations. His backstory peppered in even gives him death flags.

But his death is entirely expected. By us, by sunday, by sparkle, by himself. He follows the path of preservation, he's been invited by the path of elation, and by the end of his quest he's ended up on the path of nihility. A fool who wants to protect what he loves but all who he loves are gone, making it meaningless.

Acheron obliges his wish and unsheathes her sword. She is the emanator of nihility but will not allow him his end. Throughout this quest as we see more and more of aventurine we see how careless he is with his life and as his mask gets ripped off again and again it's apparent how little he regards his life and his suicidal ideation comes to the forefront. He doesn't care how this will pan out, he wants to go home and his home is where his family is.

Acheron apologizes that this void wasn't what he was expecting or where he wanted to go. She uses the power of nihility to save him from the harmony, an inversion of expectations. She denies his suicide by cop, tells him he's not done yet, and wishes him luck.

Aventurine even apologizes to his younger self saying it's not time for him to reunite with his family, some day but not yet.

Thematically, acheron talked him away from the ledge and encouraged him to live. She's giving him another chance. And he's taking it.

Where he is right now is probably outside the domain of the dreamscape where presumably robin and firefly have been. We probably won't see him for awhile as he treks through and finds a way to escape. But I am confident he'll find his way back.

#i have many many feelings i cant express but i wanted to just focus on aventurine's thematic journey #he really went to some dark places and nearly fell into complete despair. acheron was there to catch him tho #he's real interesting with how many paths he fits. but he is a survivor and values preservation above all else #i hope he finds meaning for himself #honkai star rail #hsr spoilers #hsr 2.1 spoilers #hsr 2.1 #aventurine #acheron #nanjya.txt

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animatedjen · 7 days

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Cal Kestis | Jedi Survivor

#i have lots of thoughts about Jaro/Cal's saber and its journey through both games #and despite Cal repairing it and returning Cere's hilt sometime after FO #I still miss the symbolism in this design #star wars jedi survivor #jedi survivor #cal kestis #photomode

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manyminded · 6 months

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here’s to all the people who have trauma that would be ‘silly’ to anyone over the age, of like, 10. There’s not a set number here.

to everyone who has a legitimate trauma response, even disorders like PTSD, from something as simple as a bee sting or getting lost in the super market one time.

it may seem dumb. something that isn’t ‘real trauma.’ but it effected you just the same! and that’s okay! you’re completely right to be impacted by it, even if it’s ‘small’.

you might’ve been young. (too young to have a decent grasp of what was scary or not.) you might’ve already been a victim of trauma, and develop more easier than others. maybe it was some other thing.

everyone’s brains works differently. if that means developing trauma easier, then that’s that. you shouldn’t feel ashamed or like you don’t need help because of it. you aren’t alone. there are people out there who will listen. I promise.

#trauma #trauma recovery #trauma response #trauma healing #childhood trauma #ptsd #ptsd recovery #mental health #mental illness #mental instability #trauma positivity #positivity #self compassion #healing #healing journey #trauma survivor #complex ptsd #post traumatic stress disorder

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calling-all-comas · 8 months

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Virtue

#fanart #my art #mine #smt #shin megami tensei #digital devil saga #devil summoner #devil survivor #smt demon #smt virtue #virtue #smt iv #smt iv apocalypse #smt iii #smt nocturne #smt strange journey

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punkstylerecovery · 1 year

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You do not owe your abuser/s forgiveness. No matter how you're related, how long you've known them, how much they've done for you or even if the abuse was a single isolated incident, you do not owe them forgiveness. You do not have to forgive in order to heal and even if you did, your healing should go at YOUR pace, not anyone else's. Don't let others' control your healing or your personal feelings towards your abuser/s, that's your business and yours alone.

#trauma recovery #Abuse mention #abuse survival #abuse survivor #punkstyle #forgiveness #This is not to say others' cannot help you heal #or that they can't have helpful advice #its to say you are at the wheel #this is your journey your car your experience #and only you can be in charge of that #abuse recovery

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pespillo · 1 year

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Something so interesting and missed out by a lot of TOH fans is that the young antagonistic characters that redeemed themselves DO NOT denounce being what they are , to recognize their privilege or lineages is vital to their characters, they cannot control where they come from, but they want to change because they want to denounce CRUELTY, to ally themselves with whats actually right, and to fight for their own selves instead of being a pawn for the opressor . This is why readings of Hunter to say "he didnt really have to Redeem himself" kind of miss the point, because Hunter, while being an obvious abuse victim, was still an upholder of the emperor´s coven and negatively affected people (he obviously regrets ever trying to forcefully recruit the flyer derby team just to prove himself in the coven) because of they way he was raised to do so, and its fine to feel shame about that, and its fine when he says hes worried about being a copy of a witch hunter too , because even if its a bit of an irrational fear , it shows that hes caring and responsible for the wellbeing and comfort of his fellow witches , you Have To show kids that having regrets its normal, and that you have your willpower to do better than what your ancestors or family have done, because everyone is a part of history in the making.

#before you jump i need you all to know im an abuse survivor and a mixed man. every bit of toh is intrisically denouncing colonialism #and opressive power hierarchies and classism #so please . im Not Shaming hunter for being abused in ANY way.#the owl house #im just saying he obviously shares traits of the journey of like. any white ally trying to learn

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ash-says · 1 month

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The Art of People-Pleasing and how to Fail at it:

According to me, people pleasing is kind of an inherent nature. There's nothing wrong in it if you crack the code on how to do it correctly within your boundaries.

It's something that I am personally working on to chalk out a strategy for and use it as a skill.

But for now let's discuss how you can successfully fail at it cause baby you should not play in water at the beach if you don't know how to swim.

1) Learn to say no. That's the base.

2) Develop a sense of self. Be opinionated and believe in it. Practice it.

3) Delight in making people mad and uncomfortable. Enjoy that.

4) Be unbothered. It's okay if someone doesn't believe in your values and opinion. Don't jump in to convince them and sell your idea. Instead you go your way and let them go their way.

5) Overcome your fear of abandonment. Know this thing, when you don't please you are bound to lose connections and people. Cause everyone loves to be put on a pedestal and feel needed. That's exactly what you don't offer them.

6) Observe what situations compel you to people please and pay attention to consciously avoid doing it when exposed to those situations.

7) Ask yourself what you are afraid of? Is it losing the person? Being painted as the bad guy? Or your inner belief of not being good enough? Or upsetting the other person? Reflect!!!!

That's it for today. I want to go in depth with this one but I am not able to formulate it properly as of now. Still I hope this much will be useful even if a little.

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yourhealingjournal · 3 days

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the time you spent healing is not wasteful and you can still feel sad about the things you missed out on because you took time to heal.

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outism-had-a-purpose · 7 months

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If Ishmael gets to kill the 'bastard' in her canto and finally gets the catharsis she needs, wouldn't it be kinda symbolic if she cuts off her hair to symbolize her letting go of the weight of avenging/looking for her crew.

Honestly I'm just writing this because I want to see Ryoshu pulling out her odachi and going "BBG, IGY" when Ishmael throws the idea of cutting her hair around after canto v

#ishmael #ryoshu #limbus company #assorted outisms #i finsihed reading moby dick a few days ago and im wondering how ishmael's story is going to go #will she take on the mantle of ahab's revenge against the whale? what is the whale? is the whale an abnormality?#the whale has no sense of vengeance just as starbuck said. but that fated journey took a lot away from ishmael #i know she is gonna go through it because well. that's what happens in every sinner's canto. but will we be hit with the her heartwrenching #sense of survivor's guilt #is any of her crew alive? or will they come back to haunt her in the form of some fucked up city-special flavor of things?#ishy you will go through it so bad and i won't even get to see it (i will not touch the game and im too lazy to even look up intervallo ii)#wanna dunk her in milk and tuck her into bed tenderly #may canto v be yuriful and utterly traumatizing to ishmael

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maxiglow · 1 month

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I did what I did to survive. there's no need in indulging guilty for trying to be alive. there's always time for healing and resting. there's always time to cultivate a healthy mind and behaviors independently of what I went through and did, again, to survive.

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lifeofafreckledredhead · 9 months

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"You're so strong"... Its Bullshit

You’re so strong is all you hear when you tell your story, but you don’t see it.

You don’t see It; you don’t see how you are “so strong.”

You survived and that left you with a lifetime worth of trauma to work through by yourself.

They don’t understand it and they don’t know what kind of toll it has put on you.

They don’t know that something as simple as a scent can send you back into a memory you might not have even known you had.

Something as little as watching the news and a trigger hits.

When a trigger hits all you want to do is take a shower and spend an hour scrubbing your skin raw

When you lay your head down to sleep that you fear what dream you will have

you stay up instead just staring at the ceiling wondering what you did to deserve this pain and when this pain will end.

You’re so strong though.

It sounds so simple and generic, almost cheap.

A.Val

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kichiquax-draws · 12 days

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Shooting you with the gun you taught me to use

#SO I drew this way before I finished the game...#the emotional journey I went through #anyways tags #star wars #jedi survivor #cal kestis #bode akuna #jedi survivor spoilers #sw fanart #digital art #spyscrapper #if you want it to be

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vixy-exists · 9 months

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Did this for Twitter folks, but I sure as hell took my sweet time with it lol

Anyways, have Chen, Law Hero and Atsuro!

Also, just the lineart version

#i was planning on doing the second half of it on tumblr but decided against it #because oh my god this already took a lot of time #and no one would've participated #smt #shin megami tensei #megaten #my art #smt strange journey #strange journey #how do you tag chen #chen smt #smt1 #law hero smt #yuji smt #devil survivor #atsuro kihara

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