#therapeutic community

[lemongogo]

hi

#yall ths art block is so bad its actually making me so stressed out😭😭😭 #its been awful plenty of times before BUT THISSS???IT FEELS NEVER ENDINGGG #so fucking frustrating-__- and i was finally working on smth i had started to like yday #but i hit this mid point where i didnt know How 2 break thru from like .. rough > finished #and im like T__T . brah . head in my hands #IDK WHAT TO DOOOOOOO . < lamenting . < woe is me . #sry i luv talking abt it . its therapeutic tbh . what do u guys do when u are in this position #i also try to go back to basics and j do gesture studies until i feel more capable #but im like shakig the bars of my cage . let me do smt fun again. please ❤️ PLEASEE ❤️ #i think part of it is also imposter syndrome whre like .. u see so many people u look up to doing so many cool things w their art #and its like . falling back into the trap of comparison and feeling like nothing u make can replicate the feeling of seeing those other #things ykwim🤔 #sick in da head . i think its also a twt issue #like ever since i started posting on there ive been feeling like i have 2 make . quote unquote good things which . obviously dookie sentimen #bc any art is objectively good art there isnt like . U CANT BE BAD YKWIM HELP #but when i j posted to tumblr it was like . u send it off like slapping a horse on the ass and u see it ride away and its so lowkey #and fun.. the community here is so muchc fun .. j dont feel pressured here #smiles sweetly #<gi influence #maybe ill delete the app 4 a while until i feel normal again #guys we need to kill all social media #guys we need to go back to drawing sheep on rocks (<giotto ref( #if i had 2 elaborate ig it feels like . i am following the path of most resistance -__- like wading hesdstrong in2 waves that keep pushing #me back . theres so much i want to do Wish i could do but its like damn i can barely draw like two complete things over the course of 2-3 mo #from how HARD IT ISSS🚶and my aphantasia compounds it . fumbling arnd in a dark room hoping smth sticks #graa.. i think its the realization that i couldnt ever do art professionally bc im such an obstinate artist T_T #tbh saying all this now its like looking up in2 the eyes of all my art insecurities looming over me #CASTING 100 FT SHADOWWWW🧍 #whteve . check back on me in 2 months hopefully i feel normal ab it then

[tabswrites]

The process of outlining a new WIP is like arts and crafts time for me

#it’s so therapeutic #I get to use pretty pens and a new notebook #all the ideas that have been fermenting in my brain for 3 months can be explored now #tess talks #writeblr community

[yikes077]

23 minutes ago I learned that on the peacock streaming service, there was an episode of community that I have never seen. 22 minutes, and 6 American dollars later, I owned an account on the streaming service and 21 minutes I had finished watching all of Advance Dungeons and Dragons.

I don’t know if it was the years of hearing about it without seeing the full episode, or the idea that I would never be able to see it, but goddamn it was a great episode.

#I don’t know what I was expecting #but fuck that was good shit #I hate pierce so it was very therapeutic #but the hector the well endowed joke right before the Valentine’s Day episode it wild #I love Troy and abed so much #troy and abed #community troy #community tv #community tv show #community #fat Neil

[the-cookie-of-doom]

for a while now, I've really been doubting my career choices with nursing. I know a lot of it is burn out and depression, and being so overwhelmed between work, school, and clinical, that I didn't have time to breathe. I was in the hospital/on campus for 60 hours a week last semester, and that's not counting the time I had to study outside of that. It was awful. I quit my job because of it, I was almost involuntarily committed because of it.

But the scariest part for me has been how much I've hated clinical. It makes me miserable. And that's terrifying, because once I graduate? That's what I'm going to be doing for the rest of my life. So if I already hate it now, what does that mean for my future?

Sometimes, though... Sometimes I'll have a clinical that is just so good, it reminds me of why I'm doing this. Why I'm putting myself through the pain and suffering of becoming a nurse, which is honestly one of the hardest careers a person can have. It's mentally, physically, and emotionally exhausting. It destroys your body and your mental health. Most of the time it's thankless. It doesn't pay nearly enough for what we go through.

Despite all of the reasons there are not to become a nurse, there are some patients that will remind you why it's all worth it anyway.

Last week, I had a crotchety old bitch of a patient. She had been in the hospital for 10 days, was refusing all of her treatments, screamed at anyone that came in her room, and demanded dilaudid around the clock, despite having no injuries to justify it. Everyone hated her. Her own nurses went in her room as little as possible; I think in the entire 12 hours I was there, her nurse spent maybe a total of 20 minutes in her room. I was in there for hours. A couple minutes at a time in the beginning just so she could warm up to me. Then I spent 2 straight hours at her bedside just talking to her. Letting her tell me her life story. Which was tragic, of course, and no wonder she was so run down and bitter and wanted to get high off narcotics. She was miserable, lonely, and in chronic pain from a body that was deteriorating around her.

So I spent as much time with her as possible. Sure enough, she didn't ask me for any pain medications a single time, once she realized she could trust I was going to look after her. I Explained her medications and her treatments, and the reasoning behind them. I offered to reach out to out chaplain when I noticed she was hyper focused on some televangical broadcast. I got her to call her son to come visit her. I got her to agree to take her medications and allow us to take blood sample for her labs, which were days overdue. I got her up and working with physical therapy so she could start walking again.

By the end of the day, that patient loved me. Not a single complaint all day, she wasn't screaming down the halls and cursing everyone's existence. She was still crotchety and mean in that way old hillbillies are, but she wasn't angry. She wasn't lashing out. She was finally being cooperative. All because I took the time to talk to her and offer her company.

Tonight, I had a shift in our mental health unit. There was a patient who I noticed was very withdrawn and avoiding everyone, mostly just standing in a corner at the end of the hall, by a window. I went down and talked to him. Kind of stilted at first, but slowly he opened up to me. I really only meant to talk for a few minutes, mostly for my own sake, to get used to interacting with mental health patients like this.

Instead, we talked for hours. Nearly 3 hours straight at the start of the day alone, and then more throughout the day. My feet were killing me by the end of it, but it was completely worth it to see the way this poor guy came to life. We talked about everything from social topics like music and movies, to his medications and treatments, and how to manage his depression once he leaves. Something I was able to connect with him about on a personal level in a way his nurse hadn't, because I've been living with depression for a decade, I've been on antidepressants, and I understand. I think that was the point it clicked for him, when he really started reaching out to me, instead of answering when I prompted him. Because humans need connection and understanding.

By the end of the day he was talking freely and smiling nearly non-stop. We'd made plans for him to get back into an old hobby he hadn't touched in years, and he seemed genuinely excited to start it back up again. He was nearly bouncing in place when I went to say goodbye to him at the end of the night, and thanked me for talking to him all day. Even the staff nurses noticed the way his demeanor had completely changed.

Another patient (my actual patient for the night) started the day very combative. To the point she had to be redirected to her room (not locked up, just strongly encouraged to go and cool down). She was screaming at everyone, having some very serious and severe delusions. Same story; I talked to her throughout the day, little bits whenever she was feeling calm. I noticed she had a tattoo from an old semi-niche XBox game I used to play, and we bonded over that. By the end of the shift she loved me. Kept asking me if I'd gotten lunch/dinner, made sure all the other patients on the unit got their snacks, told us all to get some rest once it was curfew for the unit (we had to stay another 2 hours) and said we could use the spare bed in her room if we needed. Which sounds really weird but coming from her was incredibly sweet. Again, total attitude change.

I am very cognizant of the fact that the way I approach my patient care is largely a privilege of still being a student. It's easy for me to stand at a patient's bedside for 2 hours straight and listen to her life story when I have nothing better to do, let alone 3 other patients to take care of. But that nurse didn't talk to her at all. Even when she was in the room, she dismissed everything the patient said. The mental health nurses? Most of their time is spent in the nursing station gossiping and messing on their phones. There's no reason for them not to put in the extra effort of spending time with their patients. And especially there, it can have such an impact.

All of that is to say, I love the relationships I'm able to build with my patients. It's so important for me to be able to connect with people like this, to make them feel seen and cared for and important. No one wants to be treated like an inconvenience, especially not while they're in the hospital, sick and hurt and exhausted and in pain.

Nights like these are why I'm going into this field. I love medicine and I always knew I would end up in the hospital, I've always wanted to be able to save someone's life. But I think now that I've grown up and I'm actually working with these patients, I've come to see not only how rewarding it is to save someone's life, but to nurture that life, too.

#cookie speaks #dont mind me i'm just feeling really sappy #im really proud of what i was able to accomplish with that patient today #he's going home tomorrow and i really hope he's able to do the things we talked about #i truly love being able to help people this way #i want to be the kind of nurse that people remember #i want my patients to feel taken care of and cared for #i dont have a single maternal bone in my body and i never thought i was much of a caretaker #but this is genuinely such a rewarding experience #i dont care how hard nursing is when I get to have days like these #I know it won't be nearly as easy once I start nursing for real #ill have so much more responsibility #but for now I'm going to take advantage of my ability to sit and talk with my patients for hours at a time #i think even if they aren't psychiatric patients #everyone wants to be heard #having someone's undivided attention makes you feel good #especially in this day and age where people are constantly talking over each other and distracted by their phones and never really present #in a conversation #so I always try to give that to others #i love therapeutic communication lol #one of my favorite parts of nursing #anyway

[eicalors]

you should draw your selfships as what animal they would be right NOW!!

#/NF BTW #it's fun and personally therapeutic #selfship #selfshipping #self shipper #self ship community #;;.🌸.txt

[clefairytea]

Hey I don’t know if you’re still writing about Peaks and Valleys anymore but I was wondering if you are can you write down some of Red’s and Blue’s love languages ok bye

No don't worry they live rent-free in my brain. Hm, see, I'm never sure entirely what people mean when they talk about love languages (I could get into a very boring and long discussion of how the underpinning theory of the whole 'five love languages' is kind of unsubstantiated and unscientific and more of a framework for thinking about these things that's useful as a therapeutic technique but that's neither here nor there). But in terms of like, how they show affection:

They're both not super prone to overt verbal shows of affection. Red for the obvious reasons, but even in writing he finds it kind of awkward. Kanto isn't exactly a "talk about your feelings" culture and they both had kind of weird adolescences. Red was up a mountain hanging out with wild monsters and Blue was raised by Prof Oak, who isn't exactly winning parent of the year

Blue will do a lot of "acts of service" type stuff - he makes sure Red has new clothes that fit and aren't busted, he makes sure the apartment is clean, that he's talked to his Mom recently, that kind of stuff

They'll do a lot of casual touching/cuddling - a lot of leaning on each other, shoulder touches. It's fairly low-key but also relatively constant

Battling lmfao both having literal battles and just endless tedious conversations about battle strategy and Pokemon rearing techniques

Red just kind of follows Blue around a lot even if Blue is going like. Shopping for new douchey capris or something else he has no interest in, Red will still trail around after him. Is that a love language? I think so.

Thanks for asking! That's fun to think about - I wish I had some more substantial stuff for you though!

#clefairy squeaks #I need you to all understand that the love languages and MBTI stuff #It's not so much science or hard facts about humans as it is #Useful frameworks for therapeutic or professional settings to get people to think about their own and others preferences #Like both are oversimplifications of concept facets of human life that doesn't have empirical backing but ARE useful for communicating idea #And facilitating better understanding of others #People get very eye-rolly about them but I do think they have their place #But I think people also get lost in the sauce of trying to boil down THEIR love langauges or THEIR personality type as though like #It means something in nature as though there's an INTJ gene in you somewhere #Rather than just a framework for discussing complex and nuanced ideas in a way that's a bit more easy to understand

[otherkin-confessional]

After a few years of off-and-on questioning, I think I finally accepted being otherkin. And as of about a month ago I think I finally more or less figured out my kintype. But I’m not out to anyone and I feel kind of lonely about it.

I’ve been thinking about making a sideblog to talk about my kin journey and engage some with the community, but I’m worried that I’m not established enough in my own identity to do that. Like I haven’t questioned it enough or stress-tested it enough or given myself enough time away from the community to see if it still holds. On the other hand, engaging with others might be just the thing to help clarify some of the things I’m not so sure about.

I know it’s probably imposter syndrome but oof I just feel so conflicted about whether or not I’m ready to start putting myself out there in the community.

🔮

#otherkin #otherkin community #alterhuman #otherkin confession #alterhumanity #i say go for it!! it can be really therapeutic to just our your thoughts and feelings out there #even if you don't completely know or understand your identity yet its okay! #its a journey not a destination :)

[sunbloomdew]

mild spoiler for furina's story quest ahead!

okay, so i just finished the fontaine archon quest (which was magnificent by the way) and immediately started furina's story quest..... and i CANNOT BELIEVE that the traveler and paimon's first consideration for a replacement actress was a person who acted non stop for 500 years and is probably sick of it 💀💀💀

leave my poor girl alone :((

(that being said it is just the beginning of the story quest, BUT STILL. you really couldn't have thought of anyone else??? the traveler literally saw the agony that furina lived through pretending for so long and still thought it was a good idea,,,,)

#i am a furina defender #my poor baby :(( i love her sm #genshin impact #furina #furina de fontaine #fontaine #furina story quest #genshin impact furina #gamer hours #let her live in a countryside with a small community only having to deal with small troubles #let her lay in the fields and smell rainbow roses #i want her to go do shopping in the local market and read novels and sit by a stream watching the scenery #i need to draw some therapeutic slice of life furina doodles

[thisisthevoice]

My favoritest nursing professor who is literally an angel walking this earth sent me an email to just check in on me and maybe meet/video call a few days ago and I need to answer tomorrow or I'm going to fucking hell for real

#i don't really know how im doing but i was open about my depression and stuff last semester #and i know she genuinely cares and she's the most therapeutic communicator on earth

[selfshipping-stars]

"Woah! It's really big, though. Do you think it'll fit in your bed?"

"My bed? Oh, no. This is for you, silly!"

#drawing myself wearing cute outfits is very therapeutic #self ship #self shipping community #self shipping #self shipping art #selfship positivity #f/o: duman #safeship #safeshipping

[luv-assangiebatch]

Got this sticker today and it made me think of PrecisionMed!AU Assangie..💕

#assangie #mendax undercover #vp of therapeutic bioinformatics #💕💕💕💕💕💕 #fanfic #f/o community #self-shipper #my f/o #f/o x s/i #romantic f/o

[just-a-tiny-goldfish]

If Orellia picked up painting I think she would def be more of an abstract girlie, splatters and putting her hands on the canvas and such

But I think she would like sculpting more, hands shaping something rough is def more her style

#thinking about Orellia in the good end and how she would still love art #she doesn’t do any of it right now but I think Chen might suggest it at some point when he notices the way her eyes train on #passing colorful magazine pictures in stands or the way she always reaches out to touch the statues in the parks #I think she would like it—I think it might actually be therapeutic for her #especially since she dosent communicate with people very well #I think that it would be a good way for her to open up

[ineedmyknightcommander]

how have i gone from not caring at all about da ocs to wanting to commission art of greg holding baby kieran in the span of like… three days, help

#is it because i am running out of meresino ideas? perhaps #i mean #rest assured i will always be here to pay money for meresino arts #like legit i will give you free reign if you want just #meresinos pls #but that being said #now I’ve had more experience communicating with artists the process doesn’t seem quite as Terrifying #and I’m just like…. #perhaps…. #and people are egging me on by encouraging me to talk about my ocs!!! #watch me end up having like. dedicated oc pages by the end of the month #also was not expecting greg to become like. possibly my fav da oc? #base a character off your ex they said #it’s therapeutic they said #and somehow SEVEN YEARS LATER …… #i am a clown #ziskpost #gregory cousland

[strayscriptkitty]

13.02.2023

#daily tarot #tarot cards #tarotblr #four of swords #labyrinthos #tarot of the day #tarot community #satanist #nontheistic satanism #personal ritual #therapeutic magic #superstition #tarotdaily

[bongkillua]

i swear 2 god we need to take the word "boundaries" away from the general public.

what a boundary IS: "this topic/action makes me uncomfortable/distressed when i have to confront it; here are steps that we can take together when i am present to avoid these negative feelings"

what a boundary fucking ISN'T: "i dont like the way that ur living ur life and you need to stop. FOR ME."

u dont get to decide what other people do in their own damn time just bc it upsets u when u think about it. boundaries and triggers are two way streets. u need to hold urself accountable and make efforts to protect urself just as much (IF NOT MORE) than the other person/people involved

#blurry words #mine #if u havent gone to therapy or done therapeutic work to properly understand the terms ur using and the weight that comes with them #maybe just dont fucking use them #and communicate like a normal person instead of hiding all of ur intentions behind therapeutic buzzwords #jfc #can u tell im pissed off at one person in particular

[hazeltailofficial]

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