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pneumasthesia · 4 years ago

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Epilogue

“Hey, kid! Your time’s up. Get out so the real psychologists can use the room” says a mildly annoyed voice from outside the room.

“Yes, yes, yes, of course. Just give us a moment and we’ll be right out” responds the therapist, with more than a mild tone of annoyance.

“Come on, sleeping beauty, we’re going to have to end the show here and get out now” he says, shaking awake the middle-aged woman passed out on a reclining chair in front of him.

“Ugh, just when I had started to have an actually restful sleep. How annoying” the culprit sleepily responds.

“Oh, so you were actually sleeping this time” the therapist exclaims with further growing annoyance, “I had thought you were having another trip, but now that you’re done with that you’re just trying to fool me into letting you off any further examination, isn’t that right?”

“Obviously. I just relived the most traumatic moment in my life, of course I’d want a rest afterwards” she answers while getting off the chair to leave the examination room.

“That’s all well and good for you” says the therapist, his annoyance reaching its peak, “but some of us here have research to do and precious little time to get it done.”

“Don’t worry ‘Pet’, I’m not going anywhere” the culprit reassures, “I’ll surely be in this psychiatric ward for the rest of my life.”

The patient and doctor-to-be walk down the psych ward’s hallways, passing by patients and therapists alike on their way back to the culprit’s room.

“That’s exactly why I have to rush” the therapist says, a note of faint concern in his tone, “don’t you want to see the other pneumasthetes again?”

“Is that the name you’ve given us sufferers?” the culprit questions, “you’ve really taken to continuing the old man’s research, even using the same name for the disorder.”

“I may not have liked his methods or his reasons, but his hypotheses are still worth considering” Pet answers somewhat defensively, “besides, those theories of his are just as much mine.”

“Hmm? What do you mean? You came up with that fantastical theory?” the culprit says.

“I wouldn’t say it’s all that fantastical” the therapist explains, “given that it’s based on experience.”

The culprit suddenly halts her advance down the psych ward hallway and turns back to her therapist, mouth agape.

“You have pneumasthesia too?” she exclaims.

“Of course” Pet answers matter-of-factly, “you’ve seen through my eyes, I mean walked in my shoes, you must have noticed that.”

“I thought that those were my abilities” the culprit says with some degree of embarrassment.

“But you’ve never experienced those things before, have you?” the therapist questions, “from what I’ve gathered your particular type of pneumasthesia is based around seeing people as stock personality archetypes, whereas mine manifests as ‘seeing’ people’s current thoughts and emotions.”

The culprit starts walking again, deep in thought. Eventually she speaks up, “but that doesn’t explain what I experienced. I saw the thoughts and emotions that other people had in the past. Neither of our abilities can do that.”

“It’s not accurate to call our conditions ‘abilities’” the therapist explains, “if you talk about pneumasthesia like that, the other psychologists will discount my research as nonsensical postulating about ESP.”

“Is that not what it is?” the culprit rudely interjects.

“Hurtful, but not true this time” the therapist says with an amused chuckle, “from what little research I have been able to do, I can say with some certainty that there is a mostly logical explanation for everything we have experienced.”

“’Mostly, huh? Very well then, explain it to me, Professor” the culprit says with a wide smirk.

The therapist returns the smirk and begins “well, surely you remember the late Professor’s explanation?”

“Yes, empathy is supposedly a sixth sense all people possess and, in some people, these ‘pneumasthetes’, that sense becomes conflated with another sense” the culprit continues.

“Quite right” the therapist congratulates with the tone of a kind teacher, “in some cases, that is. For example, that young man had his personal empathic judgement of other people’s personalities conflated with his ability to perceive color.”

“Only his own judgement of personalities?” the culprit asks, “I thought empathy was some sort of secret infallible sense, not something that subjective.”

“No. Like I said, there is nothing fantastical about this condition” answers the therapist, “a less charitable psychologist may simply disregard that young man’s ‘powers’ as hallucinations since they are only based off how he subjectively views other people.”

He continues with his explanation “that is why he was unable to tell two people that he perceived as ‘Green’ apart. After you, the great blue ocean that you are, had a sudden change of heart, he perceived your ‘soul’ as that of a different person, due to his flawed judgement of your surface-level change in persona.”

“Hmm, alright, but that still doesn’t change why he couldn’t tell us apart without his color-personality hallucinations” the culprit says, “It’s not like he was blind as well.”

“Not blind, but face-blind” the therapist says.

“What?” the culprit says incredulously.

“It’s called Prosopagnosia. He generally just tells people apart by their hair, height, and clothes, but since you and the older man were similar in those regards, he had to rely on your colors to tell you apart” the therapist says, “it took a lot of testing to convince him that he had that condition. He was so adamant on insisting that he was ‘normal’.”

“Huh, so even he had a condition like that” the culprit says, contemplatively, “what about the others. What about that girl?”

“Her?” the therapist says, caught by surprise for a moment before beginning to smile at the culprit’s touching concern, “her condition is much simpler, she was highly empathic and sensed her exceedingly accurate judgements of people’s personalities as noise. It should have been a very easy condition to diagnose, but her Schizophrenic auditory hallucinations somewhat complicated my analysis.”

“Schizophrenia” the culprit muses, “I had thought her condition was more like mine, but that makes more sense.”

The therapist lets out a good-natured laugh, “well there was certainly something about you that made her open up to you more quickly than anyone else. It took me at least a dozen meetings to get her to speak. She just kept having those panic attacks whenever I was nearby.”

The culprit lets out a mocking laugh, “that’s to be expected. You try to pretend that you’re extremely empathic and all that, but deep down you’re just an awkward little kid.”

The culprit quickly transitions into another line of questioning, “speaking of awkward children, what about that strange older man?”

“Wow, that was extremely rude” the therapist notes, “it’s a good thing he’s not here so I don’t have to lie and tell you that your judgement is false. His condition is a little bit more complex. His sense of empathy is crossed with the part of his brain that recognizes quantities of objects.”

“Counting is its own sense?” asks the culprit, “I didn’t know that.”

“I wouldn’t say it’s a sense per say” the therapist explains, “that’s why I said that the Professor’s explanation was incomplete. From what I’ve seen Pneumasthesia can include the crossing of empathy with less straightforward neurological processes.”

“Is that the reason why his judgement of other people was so flawed?” the culprit asks, “he even thought that I was kind and ‘complete’ or some nonsense like that.”

“I wouldn’t say that particular judgement of his was entirely wrong” the therapist says with a smile, “the fact that he is on the autism spectrum is probably the reason for his somewhat, let’s go with ‘awkward’ empathic senses.”

“Autism?” exclaims the culprit, nearly tripping on the stairs as the two pneumasthetes walk up them to her room, “that makes sense, but I wouldn’t have expected it from the way he acted.”

“Me neither” the therapist laughs to himself, and at himself, “I feel ashamed as a psychologist to have been so closeminded as to think that someone so functional in social situations couldn’t be autistic. He was simply well adjusted to working with his condition.”

The culprit is silent for a bit, reevaluating her judgement of the older man, before speaking up, “and what about that old lady? What was her deal?”

“Her ‘deal’, as you put it so crudely, is memory loss” the therapist answers.

“And what about her type of pneumasthesia?” the culprit probes.

“She didn’t have it, at least I’d wouldn’t say so from what I gathered” the therapist says with a shrug, “the Professor misdiagnosed her. These things happen.”

“Oh” the culprit ruminates on this thought before realizing something and speaking up, “wait, but what about yours and my conditions? That’s what I was asking about at the start and you didn’t answer.”

“Yes, yes, yes, of course. I was getting to that” the therapist says with a laugh, “I was just taking my time to ease into that whole complex affair.”

The therapist takes a deep breath as the two reach the floor that the culprit’s room is on, then begins his explanation, “my condition is fairly simple to explain because it’s the basis for the initial theory that guided the Professor’s research after he examined me. My sense of empathy is crossed with the part of my brain that recognizes visual information, but because my eyes do not function due to a birth defect, that part of my brain works entirely on processing empathic information, causing me to ‘see’ people’s thoughts and emotions with great clarity.”

“That’s basically what I figured that it was” the culprit says, “but you would only be able to see people’s current thoughts, right? How does that lead to seeing people’s memories?”

“That’s where your peculiar condition comes in” the therapist says, “I theorize that your sense of empathy, that being your subjective judgement of other people’s personalities, has been crossed with your long-term memory.”

The culprit appears befuddled by this explanation, “what exactly does that mean?”

“It means that when you first see a person, you judge them as possessing a particular set of personality traits, you then associate those traits with a familiar personality archetype in your head” the therapist theorizes, “in your case people are conflated with the archetypal Arcana of the Tarot.”

“So in simple terms, it’s a crossing of memory and empathy” the culprit suggests.

“Yes, you could say that” the therapist says.

“And you said it’s based off my ‘subjective judgement’, not anything more concrete than that” the culprit says.

“Yes, it’s no different than that young man’s condition” the therapist agrees, “well there is one difference, because this condition causes you to associate people you’ve just met with familiar archetypes, it causes you to falsely assume familiarity with people, potentially leading to an inflated sense of your own accuracy in your judgement of people’s personalities.”

The culprit gives a sharp laugh in response to this statement, “well, if you put it like that, it can hardly be considered a superpower at all, it’s basically a curse!”

The therapist does not smile in response to this self-deprecation, “I wouldn’t say it’s bad exactly. It’s just a different way to see the world.”

The culprit turns her head away from her therapist, “you are nice, you know that. Saying these things to me even after what I’ve done. Calling me a man and all that.”

“You may be a murderer, but your life is still your own” the therapist states without hesitating, “you should be able to enjoy it however you are able and make your own choices about how you want to spend it, and who you want to spend it being, so of course I’ll support your transition.”

The culprit turns his head back to his therapist, a wry smile on his effeminate face, “you’re sure that you don’t want to diagnose me with some sort of self-hating delusion? Something to do with my bipolar personality disorder, or whatever they call it?”

The therapist returns his patient’s mocking smirk, “it doesn’t matter if you believe you’re a man because you’re crazy or not. If it makes you happy, and you’re not hurting anyone, it’s not my job to tell you what to do.”

The duo begins to laugh to themselves as they stand in front of the entrance to the culprit’s room. The culprit stands with his back to the closed door, clearly not wanting to retreat to his quarters alone again.

After a moment of contemplation, the culprit speaks up, “so I know what my condition is, but how did that whole ‘memory trip’ thing happen?”

The therapist turns away for a moment and speaks with less confidence than usual, “I’m not fully sure in this case. That one was a first for me too. I just had a theory that if the two of us stimulated our empathy and memories with a few pointed questions, that something potentially therapeutic might happen. I can’t be sure that what I experienced was the same as what you experienced, but I have a vague idea as to why it happened.”

The therapist continues, “my condition causes me to perceive the emotions or others as if they were my own vision, and your condition causes you to perceive the emotions of others as part of your memory, so perhaps when the two of us began to look into each other’s heads, the thoughts of others and your memories were temporarily entangled, causing us to witness the memories of other people.”

“That seems like a leap of logic” the culprit says, “something like definitely sounds like Sci-fi nonsense. It’s not like either of us ever witnessed those memories ourselves, so how could they have been in our heads?”

“I don’t think those were anyone’s memories” the therapist says, “I think they might have been our own fabrications of what we thought their memories might have been.”

The culprit stares back at his therapist incredulously, “you mean that those things we witnessed were not the truth, that we just made them all up and thought they were other people’s memories?”

“Perhaps” the therapist reluctantly says.

The culprit slumps back on the door, “you’re telling me that none of that was what really happened?”

“No” the therapist answers, “but just because it was not true, doesn’t mean it can’t be useful to believe in it.”

The culprit answers back, “how can a lie help me understand the truth of myself any better?”

The therapist takes a long pause, contemplating how to say this, and finally speaks “all observation is a lie that our brains tell us. We have no way to know if our experience of the world is true, so all people experience their own false truth. I think that we should be allowed to believe in whatever lie about reality helps us live better.”

“I refuse to live a life built on a lie” the culprit states flatly.

The therapist looks disappointed, but not surprised, “I understand, but I think that lie did do good for you.” The culprit looks away, unwilling to admit to it. The therapist continues, “please, just think about it.”

The culprit does not respond, taking a long moment to sort through his thoughts. He doesn’t seem to come to a conclusion, and simply pushes those thoughts aside before saying, “so tell me, what actually happened, in the objective reality?”

The therapist gives a sad smile and begins to recount the “true” story of events, “what actually happened was that after we discovered the body, the police were called over and all of the people present were taken under custody for questioning. I was suspected at first, but suspicion was quickly dropped after it was discovered that I was blind. The investigation took quite a while, but after some handprint analysis on bloodstains found on the gun and the determination that you had Bipolar Personality Disorder, you were charged with the crime.”

“What does me being bipolar have to do with anything?” the culprit asks.

The therapist sighs, digging up unpleasant memories, “that investigation was not pretty. The police interrogated all the guests rather forcefully. Everyone present was considered guilty until proven innocent owing to their mental illnesses. The detectives in charge thought that any one of us could have been a psychopathic murderer. When they finally determined you to possess violent mood swings, they indicted you without any further investigation.”

“Are you saying that I may not have killed the Professor” the culprit questions, a faint note of hope in his voice.

“Do you truly not remember at all what happened in that room on that night?” the therapist asks.

“No” the culprit answers, “it’s all just a blur. It frightened me, thinking what I might have done in that moment.”

“You must have had some selective memory loss” the therapist postulates, “perhaps by separating your memory of yourself from your own personal memory, you constructed an archetypal personality distinct from yourself that you could blame for your own past actions.”

The culprit looks away from his therapist, ashamed. The therapist puts his hand on his patient’s shoulder, having to reach up quite a distance to do so, “it must have been an unconscious self-defense mechanism. Something like that is very common among sufferers of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. I’d know, I’ve had a lot of experience working with that condition.”

“Don’t tell me that you’re about to admit to having that condition too?” the culprit jokes.

“No, no, no” the therapist laughs, “but a previous patient of mine that you might know quite well did. One of my responsibilities as his assistant was to help him deal with his condition and calm him down when it flared up.”

The culprit is incredulous once again, “you mean to say that the Professor had PTSD? Is that why he shot at that girl in such a panic?”

“I believe so” the therapist says with a sigh, “his symptoms were very severe: hallucinations, panic attacks, violent tendencies. That wasn’t the first time that he’d struck out at some ghost of his mind’s invention, neither was it the last.”

“What do you mean?” the culprit asks.

“At the scene of the crime” the therapist hesitates, then speaks, “there were signs of a struggle.”

“What? I don’t remember any struggle.” The culprit says, realization beginning to dawn on him.

“From investigation that was done after the case was laid to rest, evidence was found that may suggest that the Professor was the one who attacked first, not you” the therapist says, looking his patient straight in the eye, at least as accurately as he can manage.

“You mean…” the culprit slides down the door he is leaning against and crumples down to the floor, “I killed him in self-defense?!”

“It is possible” the therapist says, “he was in a dangerous state of mind. Seeing you enter with a gun, he may have attacked you, and in the confusion, you may have accidentally ended his life without having truly intended to from the start. After a traumatic experience like that, you could have shut away that memory and convinced yourself that killing the Professor was not a mistake made in the heat of the moment, but a calculated plot from the beginning.”

The culprit holds his knees close to his chest and chuckles a bit to himself, “that seems like something I’d do. Even in a time like that, I couldn’t admit to myself that I could have made a mistake. That is some seriously destructive self-love.”

“Perhaps it was done out of self-hate, not self-love” the therapist suggests. The culprit stops laughing at this suggestion and looks away.

The two are silent for a long few seconds. Then, the therapist reaches his hand down to his patient to help him get up. As soon as he does this, the culprit stand up on his own, a smile having erased all other emotion that was on his face before.

“One last question” he blurts out, “I never got your name. What is it, in full?”

The therapist is taken aback, for numerous reasons, “I could have sworn that I introduced myself properly when we started the therapy session today.”

“You probably did, but I didn’t pay attention” the culprit says without any shame, “so tell me it again.”

The therapist seems mildly offended but shakes it off and says, “Peter Eric Tomas-Jacobs, that’s my full name.”

“Doesn’t that make your initials PETJ?” the culprit questions, “I thought you were the ‘PET’.”

“Well, at the time that we first met, my name was only Peter Eric Tomas” Peter answers, “the second family name is a recent addition.”

The culprit stares blankly as he ponders why this could be, before suddenly realizing. He shouts out, “y-y-you mean that you got married?”

Peter places his hand over his patient’s mouth to prevent the sound from traveling through the echoing psych ward hallway and says, “quiet down! I can’t let anyone else know that I’m married. The people here don’t even know that I have a boyfriend.”

The culprit looks more incredulous than he’s been throughout his entire pseudo-psychic mind-trip. His mouth is so agape beneath his therapists’ hand that he almost accidentally bites down on that hand. Eventually he whispers, “you swing that way?”

Peter gives a big smile, “yes, of course I’m into men, why do you think that I was flirting with you before?”

“So you were flirting with me!” the culprit shouts out and then realizes how loud he is being and shuts his own mouth.

“Of course not. I’m a happy newlywed, even if the two of us haven’t gotten the union properly officiated. Besides, if me and you were together than I’d be Mr. Tomas-Rider, which is a name I don’t like nearly as much, though when I do get my doctorate, Dr. Rider would be a pretty cool name” Peter muses to himself, “oh that reminds me, you probably don’t go by Regina anymore, so what should I call you now? Wait, let me guess … Reginald is your new name, right?”

“I go by Rex” says the culprit.

“Like, the dog name?” says Peter, now his turn to be incredulous.

“I think it’s a cool name, Rex Rider” the culprit chuckles to himself with unabashed pride, “it struck fear in the hearts of all the girls I faced in the ring when I was in prison.”

“Oh right, I do remember that in your file” Peter says, “you were the undefeated boxing champ at the woman’s prison. The resident therapist at that prison wrote about it as evidence of your ‘persistent innate violent tendencies’.”

“It’s not my fault if I’m good at being a boxer” the culprit says, pride not fading one bit, “I have the physique of a natural-born man and all the time in the world to train. I just wish I could have some opponents more my size.”

Peter smiles at that, happy that his patient has some hopes for the future, no matter how small, “if I can prove to the world that your condition is real and not just some dangerous hallucination, then you might be able to get out of this place and do some real boxing.”

The culprit smiles, joy and melancholy both mixed in his expression, before turning away, opening the door to his quarters and entering, “then I’ll be waiting for you, as long as necessary, my savior.”

Peter looks blankly down at his toes, smiling the same smile, “you might have to wait for a while yet, maybe longer than a lifetime.”

The culprit’s expression does not change, “That’s fine. I expected that, but I’m glad you’re trying, for everyone’s sake.”

The culprit suddenly turns back, startling his “savior”, and says “there’s one more thing that I want to tell you?”

Peter answers back in an apprehensive tone, “what is it?”

“I just need to get this off my chest?”

“Yes?”

“I need to tell you how I feel.”

“You feel …”

“I… I…”

“…”

“I really don’t like you.”

“I could say the same thing.”

“Then go on and say it, right to my face.”

“I absolutely despise you.”

“That’s not what I said.”

“But it’s what you meant.”

“You know me so well. That’s definitely what I hate the most about you.”

“The feeling is mutual.”

“I hope I never see you again.”

“I wish for the same, but it seems that we can’t be rid of each other that easily.”

“What a shame.”

“Well, see you tomorrow?”

“I will, but I don’t think that you will see me any time soon.”

“If you make that joke one more time, I will have you sent back to the prison.”

“Well, fuck you too!”

“Fuck you and I’ll see you tomorrow!”

“Fantastic, I’d love that!”

“The feeling is mutual!”

The culprit slams his door on his therapist, the widest smiles of each of the pair’s lives on their faces. It had been an eternity, it had been several years, it had been a few hours, but at long last, they could finally begin, to understand.

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hancfubuki · 5 years ago

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character analysis;

SAKURA FUTABA

alright, lads. those who know me or followed me on my previous blog know that i LOVE to do this. i need to clarify that i study psychology, so these analysis is coming from a professional point of view ( which i do mostly to reinforce my essays because like, teachers love to make us analyse movies and characters lol ) and solidify my characters as my passion is giving a feeling to them of ACTUAL human beings.

now, i have seen many headcanons of futaba being autistic but, yet again, from a psychological perspective i don’t see it, and i’m gonna explain why. ( however if you headcanon her as autistic is completely valid. this is a personal analysis and perspective ).

if you have a character analysis request let me know and i’ll be more than glad to do it!!

DISCLAIMER: THIS IS GONNA BE A LONG POST. I’LL TRY TO MAKE IT AS SHORT AS POSSIBLE BUT I KNOW BEFOREHAND IT IS FOR SURE GONNA BE LONG.

breaking down the character i can see clear signals of depression, anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, hikikomori syndrome and selective mutism; this last one is commonly mistaken with the autistic spectrum because the common knowledge is associating the non-verbal behavior with the autistic spectrum or cases of schizophrenia, but in fact, this condition is not only applicable to those disorders. in real life, some people have been diagnosed with autism when in fact they suffer selective mutism, so it’s better to actually understand the root of the disorder before jumping to conclusions and giving an actual diagnosis.

let’s start with a short definition of each condition:

MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER: this condition affects negatively on the way a patient feels, thinks or acts. it causes severe feelings of sadness and in the majority of the cases loss of interest in activities that were formerly enjoyed. this also has an effect on the patient’s behavior and can also lead to physical problems.

( SOCIAL ) ANXIETY DISORDER: a pretty common condition ( there are studies that say that nearly 30% of the adult population suffer from this disorder ). this is actually a normal reaction of the brain when it senses excessive fear or stress, it alerts our brain of possible danger and sometimes it can escalate and turn into panic attacks.

AGORAPHOBIA: derives from the anxiety disorder. it is the fear of open, big spaces that can handle large crowds. usually the patient’s affected with this phobia feel fear mostly because they anticipate situations like using public transportation, standing in line, etc. it causes an immense fear that leads to panic attacks because they feel trapped, helpless or embarrassed. in some cases, this phobia starts because of previous panic attacks, so the patient will try to avoid those places and if something triggers that feeling, the phobia is going to act up.

HIKIKOMORI SYNDROME: this is a japanese culture-bound syndrome. it affects mostly young people in japan. they live isolated from the world, most of them locked down on their parent’s house ( some of the cases might communicate ONLY with their relatives. in the most severe cases they won’t speak to anyone at all ). this lock down can last days, months or years and it is heavily influenced by the internet and technology, as the it is their only escape.

SELECTIVE MUTISM: also derives from anxiety disorder. the patient is unable to speak in CERTAIN social situations. it usually starts on childhood but it also affects adults. contrary to its name the person does not refuse to speak, they don’t have a choice as they are truly UNABLE to speak. certain people triggers panic on them and this causes the talking to be impossible, as it is an anxiety disorder, the person will anticipate situation as well that cause distress. however, despite of this trigger the people that suffer from this condition is able to speak freely to close family circles and friends as they don’t really trigger a freeze response on them. mostly this fear comes from the expectation the other person might have on them, and this provokes the anxiety causing a great difficulty responding or initiating verbal communication.

moving to her personality and background, from the very first moment we notice the anxiety coming from her, she is only able to communicate behind a screen and with an alias as she does not really completely trusts the phantom thieves. why do i think she has selective mutism instead of being under the autistic spectrum? easy, when you start the game you can notice sojiro constantly getting calls ( and we realize later on they were from futaba ). meaning that she is able to bond properly with him, sojiro even explains later on the game that she didn’t eat nor talk for a long time and little by little he was regaining her trust to let her know that she wasn’t alone. still, you can notice sojiro’s guilt as he is not able to take her out of the house and he is happy that at least she is eating but still you can see the traces of the depression and anxiety on her personality.

futaba explains her desire to die, a common thought that derives from depression as the people that suffer this condition usually see life as meaningless. she doesn’t want to be seen either, so she covers her face and any trace that could easily identify her because yet again, she needs trust to speak normally to another person, besides she has this constant fear of being judged which shows her anxiety.

also a very important point is that people with this affections ( anxiety and selective mutism ) is that they might come off as RUDE or BLUNT ( something we notice on futaba ), because they are well, socially inept. however, as soon as she starts spending more time with the thieves she starts acting more relaxed and it’s when she starts showing her cheerful, childish side. i truly believe that these conditions started from her childhood, because as it is stated on her story line, she grew up being a lonely child. kids would just ignore her because she was considered a genius, her mother was never home and she started believing that her mother cared more about her research than being with her, this plus the lack of friendships and her mother’s dead only developed a severe anxiety disorder that later on was going to evolve in the conditions i explained previously.

the thieves indeed help her to slowly start her process of overcoming her fears, and it shows that initially she didn’t really got along well with all of them, especially makoto because makoto has a more mature vibe than the others and this would only intimidate her and made it hard to actually catch her attention because most of the subjects makoto would bring were considered boring for futaba. remember that social anxiety causes that, you are not going to bond with everyone and only trust can lead to a relationship of reciprocate interest.

overall, we can see how throughout the game she starts doing better. she creates a list with joker that allows her to conquer her own fears and well, after all everything is a process that takes years. she still relies a lot on the internet, but now she has real interaction and friends, but still when joker is about to leave she thinks about the possibility of them no talking to her anymore because akira is actually the glue in the group. of course thankfully it didn’t go that way, and they remained closed even after their leader left ( it’s canon on P5D don’t touch me ). akira is such an important figure for her as well, he has a lot to do with her improvement and i sense ADMIRATION coming from her, because akira is everything she would never dare to be. however the best chemistry she has among her friends are ryuji and yusuke, as they are easygoing, eccentric people and it’s easier to pick up trust on their personalities, as well as morgana as she shows a deep love for cats. ann, makoto and haru are the completely opposite of what futaba is yet the friendship still work because they take up on the big sis role for her. makoto is extremely mature so she actually helps her to find her boundaries, ann might have caused an issue on her self-esteem at some point but she also is someone she admires because futaba realized that she is not only looks, instead, she is an actual warrior who deals with a lot of things, and haru is the fluff ball that actually spoils her. all the different personalities among the group helps futaba towards her rehabilitation ( i’m sorry, i had to LMAO ).

an important aspect is sojiro, HE DOESN’T PRESSURE HER INTO ANYTHING, he knows and understand what she is going through and he let her be because he is aware that HE CANNOT CHANGE HER. change and getting better is a personal decision, and of course a person needs support but you can’t actually do it for them. honestly, sojiro is a GREAT paternal figure and he deserves all the love he gets because he is so caring and understanding that he contributes to her growing. also the balance in the group of friends is really important for a person who suffers from severe anxiety disorders because it allows them to interact and explore things that are out of their comfort zone, and this is the case with the thieves. they are so different yet so similar that it is easy for her to understand how despite having a similar background it affects everyone differently, leading her to open up her mind a little and allowing her to understand that the change lies within her.

in summary, we can notice a big change on futaba, she is more comfortable outside and with people and she eventually will be over her traumas. remember that she is still growing up and she has a lot to go through, there will be good and bad times, probably future traumas that might affect her anxiety but that’s what i love about her character, it’s not about “getting cured of the conditions” is learning to live with them because they are apart of you. and this is what the character development on my futaba portrayal will go, it will be her accepting her anxiety and realizing that anxiety doesn’t control her but instead finding balance.

#( headcanon. )#( character analysis. )#⌜ *¨*•.¸ sakura futaba┊ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇʀᴍɪᴛ⌟#shit bro this got long but #i felt like i rlly needed to explain her condition #im passionate about this shit tbh i actually studied psychology because i wanted to mix it with literature and film arts #like if im gonna write i wanna make the characters feel real and relatable and ofc #i like to inform people as well #( queue. )

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wheelchair-punk · 6 years ago

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when i was eighteen i got sick, and i never got better

i was a freshman in my first semester of undergrad, starry-eyed and thrilled to be enrolled in real actual college. i’d never had any significant health issues before; nothing more than bruises, bumps, and mild colds. then, when i was home on fall break, i got sick.

at first i thought it was just a typical flu. even when i fainted in the airport on the way back to college, even when i became too weak to walk more than five or ten feet, i chalked it up to a particularly bad viral strain. but as the days turned into weeks and i didn’t recover, i started to realize something was really, really wrong.

my symptoms didn’t stay the same. at first, it was just a cough, a runny nose, a sore throat-- all the normal flu stuff. eventually, those faded, and were replaced by much more debilitating symptoms. i slowly became weaker and weaker. when i sat up, my vision swam, and i became incredibly dizzy. i could feel my heart pounding in my throat. everything ached, and i was more tired than i had ever been in my life. even after fourteen, fifteen, sixteen hours of sleep, i could barely keep my eyes open. when i tried to walk, i immediately fainted. in those first few weeks i sustained countless mild concussions as i stubbornly tried again and again to walk to the dining hall, to class, to the bathroom, only to come to on the floor with a throbbing lump on the back of my head.

as you can probably imagine, this made it nigh impossible to get to class. my grades plummeted. eventually, i just gave up. i don’t remember how long i spent laying in my bed, relying on my roommate to bring me food, barely managing to stumble to the bathroom. it felt like months. i lived in a haze of fatigue and confusion, not understanding what was wrong with me, not understanding why i wasn’t getting better.

obviously, i tried going to the doctor. one of my friends drove me to the clinic on campus, and supported me as i stumbled inside, swaying like a drunk person. i explained my symptoms to the doctor, detailing the debilitating fatigue, the body aches, the racing heart, the fainting six or seven times a day. he raised an eyebrow and took my heart rate (which was extremely elevated), and my blood pressure (which was abysmally low).

then he told me to try breathing into a paper bag and to schedule an appointment with a therapist. he told me it was just anxiety and shooed me out of his office.

i went back to my dorm, confused and frustrated. i could barely stand up, and this doctor was telling me it was all in my head. i knew what anxiety felt like. i’d had panic attacks before. i had a long history of anxiety disorders. this was not anxiety. but i trusted his medical expertise, so i tried to just ignore it and go on with my life.

not long after that appointment, a club i had been active in before i got sick took a field trip to the renaissance fair. i desperately wanted to go, and decided to power through my mysterious and unexplained symptoms and try to just have a good time with my friends.

long story short, i ended the day in the emergency room.

the doctors there established that i was not dying and, even though i was unable to walk or feel my limbs or sit up without gasping for air and sobbing with chest pain, they discharged me and referred me to a local psychologist.

a few days later, i was once more having severe chest pains and shortness of breath. it was the worst pain i had ever experienced, and i curled up in my bed, wailing and gasping. i didn’t want to go to the emergency room, but my roommate dragging me there, convinced i was having a heart attack. once again, i was discharged and told it was all in my head, though this time they humored me and wrote me a referral to a cardiologist.

in between the last emergency room visit and my appointment with the cardiologist, i stumbled across a story on tumblr about a woman with something called Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, or POTS. it wasn’t a very long post, but the symptoms were familiar, so i did some googling. lo and behold-- fainting, chest pain, fatigue, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, flu-like aches and dizziness were all listed as symptoms. when i saw the cardiologist i brought it up, and he agreed that it sounded like that was what i had.

i went through a few more doctors and many more tests-- i was poked, prodded, scanned, stabbed, electrocuted (yes, electrocuted), and finally strapped to a tilt table and had my heart rate and blood pressure measured when i was laying down and when i was held upright. my blood pressure dropped, and my heart rate skyrocketed. finally, i had a diagnosis of POTS.

i had very clear, measurable physiological symptoms and it still took me months to get properly diagnosed. and i was lucky-- many people wait years. this is absolutely unacceptable. we deserve better. i deserved better.

anyways, i’m sharing my story in the hopes that someone else will read it and recognize themselves. maybe it will bring someone one step closer to a diagnosis, the way finding a similar story on tumblr helped me get diagnosed. maybe it’ll just be a mildly interesting anecdote. either way, i’ve rambled on long enough, so i’m going to wrap this up here. thank you for reading, and i wish you good health and understanding doctors. <3

#spoonie #chronic illness #pots #postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome #dysautonomia #fainting

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closvres · 6 years ago

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happy mental health awareness month!! having recently come back from a hiatus due to mental health, i figured it was fitting to write a series of guides for writing characters with various mental disorders. today’s guide is for POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER. stay tuned for ones on depression, anxiety, eating disorders, substance abuse, and attention deficit disorder.

disclaimer: this guide was written following research online as well as personal experience. i in no way, shape, or form claim to be an expert nor do i claim everyone’s experience is the same. this should also not be used as a diagnostic tool. if you’re concerned you or a loved one may have ptsd, please contact a mental health professional in your area asap

mental health resources: suicide prevention hotline: -1-800-273-8255 suicide prevention hotline (for those with hearing loss): 1-800-799-4889 masterlist of hotlines other resources including things to read, watch, or helpful tips for coping

it’s expected that people will experience fear even after a traumatic event. they may even experience various symptoms following it and for many these initial symptoms subside. however some go on to develop post traumatic stress disorder (ptsd). those with ptsd may feel stressed or frightened when they’re not in the presence of danger.

causes: experiencing dangerous situations, the sudden or unexpected death of a loved one, harmful or life threatening events, learning of traumatic events that affected someone close (secondary trauma), or repeated exposure to distressing images

the thing about ptsd is that it can be traced back to a single event or a series of events. keep that in mind when writing a character who’s been diagnosed with ptsd. that event has some significance to the character and it’s unlikely they’d forget about it completely.

diagnostic criteria: an adult must experience all of the following for at least one month:

at least one re-experiencing symptom

flashbacks

nightmares

frightening thoughts

at least one avoidance symptom

staying away from places or objects that are reminders of the traumatic experience

avoiding thoughts or feelings related to the traumatic event

at least two arousal and reactivity symptoms (usually constant)

easily startled

feeling tense or “on edge”

difficultly sleeping

angry outbursts

at least two cognition and mood symptoms

trouble remembering key features of the traumatic event

negative thoughts about oneself or the world

distorted feelings such as guilt or blame

loss of interest in pleasure in activities

these symptoms can affect a person’s daily routine and may cause them to change it depending on the trauma. it can also make it difficult to perform daily tasks such as eating or concentrating. generally the last category of symptoms may be alienating and are not caused by injury or substance use. if these symptoms last for less than a month it’s typically diagnosed as acute stress disorder instead. consider what triggers them and what changes they may make to avoid subjecting themselves to an unwanted experience. additionally, they may begin to disassociate when they’re extremely over stimulated (could be from a single event or a result of experiencing multiple microtriggers in a short amount of time) and simply just exist. what are their coping mechanisms?

treatments: medications, psychotherapy, or other forms of therapy. **may be a combination of medication and therapy

once someone is diagnosed with ptsd, they’re recommended one of the treatments above. personally, i believe their choice speaks a lot about their character. for instance, if they’re seeing a therapist, you could explore that relationship (does anyone in their family know about what they talk about, do their friends know they’re in therapy, etc) or even the character’s thought process and how they work through their thoughts and feelings (is it better for them to talk about it to someone who’s a third party or do they rely on other outlets such as the arts). after therapy, do they take care of other business or do they try to take a day for themselves?

things to keep in mind:

ptsd does not make people necessarily more violent than their peers

of course, it’s been comparable to having a “permanent on switch for the flight or fight response” to what is perceived as a present and very real danger

flashbacks are not always like they are in hollywood where they’re reliving the experience both visually and audibly

other forms could be flashes in the form of the same sensations or hearing the same words

ptsd is not an excuse for one’s actions

upon closer look they may explain them, but they will not make someone inherently worse. if it causes them to say things or do things, they can still take accountability and feel remorse for it. it’s not an excuse to go rampant and lose all morals

if you believe there’s something i may have missed, please let me know!

#rph #rpa #character help #writing help #character guide #mine!#g: mha

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mosaicandme93-blog · 6 years ago

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Introduction

Helpful Terms (DID/OSDD Systems):

Alter/Group Member/Identity/Part/Head mate/Insider- A person within a dissociated system. (The term "person" cannot be stressed enough. Alternate identities are people too!)

Blending - When two or more identities/members are able to perform or utilize each other's behaviors, skills, and abilities.

Co-Fronting or Co-Hosting - More than one identity/member out at the same time

Co-Consciousness (Co-Con) - More than one part is aware of what is happening to the identity/member that is fronting.

(Being Emily living plural, n.d.)

First, we would like to state that we are not an expert on Dissociative Identity Disorder or other dissociative disorders. We are currently in the process of understanding our system and how it functions. Initially we were reserved and unwilling to post on any social platform about our experiences, however, we have come to the conclusion that we would like to join the movement to end the stigma about mental illness, and more specifically, dissociative disorders. We have seen many people on YouTube, Tumblr, Facebook, and other places speaking up about their systems and we find this incredibly heartwarming and brave. We applaud all of the systems that have reached out to increase awareness, educate others, and help to decrease the stigma which is visibly portrayed to the public eye in social media, media, movies, and other overly dramatic expressions.

What we experience is similar to the criteria of Dissociation Identity Disorder. We have had some major switches and some missing time earlier in our 20′s, however more recently we do not knowingly have full in and out switches, meaning that we are somewhat aware of co-conscious states and do not wake up the next day in another location not knowing how we got there. I would like to note that we have had some recent occurrences of missing time, although it seems we have amnesia about missing time because we do not find out about what we do until later! We do have times where we have changed our life or relationships quickly and drastically and others (in the outside world) have stated that we seem to become another person in one day. So perhaps, we are showing signs of Dissociative Identity Disorder (D.I.D.), however, we do not have a clinical diagnosis. The reason we do not have a diagnosis at this time is that we have not found a therapist that specializes in this disorder in the local small community area in which we live.

We are currently working on a graduate degree and will be working on obtaining a license in which we will be able to diagnose others based upon the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder’s (DSM) criteria, symptoms, behaviors, etc. This will be working in the field of mental health. Although we will have the ability to do this for others, we do not fully support the DSM and encourage the client to maintain a focus of having a “disorder”. We do not believe in relying solely on the DSM Manual to assist a client. It should be made aware to many that the revision of the DSM is funded by pharmaceutical companies and influenced by stakeholders that would like disorders to appear a certain way for financial revenue (Cosgrove, Krimsky, Vijayaraghavan & Schneider, 2006). It is interesting to think about how quickly and readily available prescriptions can be given to clients in order to quickly alleviate the symptoms of a mental health problem. There have been articles and research devoted to this topic if you would like to read about it for yourself. I have also written a paper on this which I may include in a future post. The idea of “Gender Dysphoria Disorder” existing in the current DSM V (American Psychiatric Association, 2013) irks me in the same way that Homosexuality was originally included in this manual as a disorder in pre-1973 (APA, 1968). Additionally, does the idea that DID is a “disorder” bother anyone else? It seems to me that this “disorder” actually helped us to survive, which doesn’t seem to be the definition of a disorder at all.

Image retrieved from: https://pixabay.com/illustrations/mental-health-feminism-transgender-3301766/

It is difficult to classify anyone with this disorder and understand them from looking at a page in the DSM. It can be just as difficult for a person with DID or OSDD to understand themselves in a clear light. Symptoms may portray themselves in a variety of ways from person to person. Frequency, intensity, onset, and duration of symptoms may be difficult to recognize with someone that suffers from severe memory problems and blocks of amnesia. These systems that have been developed on the basis of survival are unique to the individual and their life experiences. It may be helpful to think of DID/OSDD systems as being on a spectrum of low functioning to high functioning to everything in between. No two systems are alike just like no two people are exactly alike. I am my own person (people) and another system may be entirely different. If you have come here looking for similarities that is understandable, however trying to categorize or label yourself based upon one person’s system may prove fatal to reaching a clear understanding of what you are experiencing. Know your own truth!

Currently, this system resides more in a “blended” state of consciousness or a co-conscious type of awareness. For those reading this that do not understand, I will touch more deeply on this in future posts. Our body is currently in our late 30′s physically and we have just now come to an awareness of our dissociation states in the last couple of years. We do not recognize our face or body much of the time and it is surreal to look at ourselves in the mirror. We have had many diagnoses in the past of Bipolar, Bipolar II, Borderline Personality Disorder, Generalized Anxiety, Social Anxiety, and Major Depression. It seemed that many of the times we went into therapy, we would receive a different diagnosis. We found this confusing and grew to distrust the process of diagnosing itself.

There were significant times of confusion in which we switched and did not remember what had happened. We have had occurrences where people said we did things that we did not remember and were blamed in such a way that it was shocking to us. One particular instance was when we found out we went to court, which is on record, but we do not have any conscious recollection of this. This particular court hearing was not a basic traffic ticket but was for a more serious offense and this is something we would have remembered. However, we have absolutely no memory of going there, being there, or coming back from there. Another example is an angry letter that we composed and sent to our father’s old college buddy for no apparent reason. We did not know that we did this until we received an angry phone call from him out of the blue and it became apparent that this man we had not spoken to in years was extremely upset with us. We became completely confused at the entire scenario and decided he had lost his mind. These times were very strange and we decided it was just some random occurrences and did not think about them more until recently (more than a decade later). There have been a few recent events that were strange and probably more we have not yet discovered! Our awareness of our dissociation states has been brought to acknowledgment by our significant other. We did not believe our partner(s) idea about us at first, however, now, as we analyze our past and current behaviors, we have come to realize that we are very strange indeed (even more strange than we thought, which it was initially established that we were very strange). We have suffered significant emotional and neglect type abuse in middle childhood, but we feel that there is more abuse that we do not remember at a very early age (prior to age 4). We are obviously not yet ready to know about this particular abuse or we would be aware. We are thankful that our system protects us.

If someone were to ask me what it is like to experience this, I would explain that it is like Alice in Wonderland going down that hole and into various places over and over again. I would say that changing these states of mind so frequently can make you feel like you do not know which way is up or down, left or right. Reality can become very distorted and it can often be scary. I can also say that this type of weirdness comes with a side dish of self-denial that likes to show up over and over again. I literally will go a whole day trying to convince myself this is not real and I am making all of this up. It seems that more often than not when I try to do this I will have increased “deja vu” states, dissociation, and de-realization. It is difficult to come to the acceptance that this is happening when we are living in and out of awareness, yet we have been doing this for such a long time without even consciously realizing this! I am currently learning to adapt to these changes as I seem to be more conscious of the changes or “switches” than ever before. This makes it wonderful to know what’s going on, but also it makes it feel like I am in a surreal movie and watching events happening from a dreamy distance. I wish I could say that I am happier now that I am aware of these changes, but in reality I feel like I have moved into an alternate reality!

Image retrieved from: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Alice%27s_Adventures_in_Wonderland

Currently, there are 7 members of our system that we are consciously aware of. We do feel that there are more, but it feels like they are hiding. You may wonder how we know such a thing. It would be similar to intuitively knowing that there were other people in another room of your house, but you didn’t know who they were just yet. It’s that strange feeling of someone else being in a place with you before you see them. We do not hear voices on a regular basis, but we have on a few occasions. We tend to “feel” the communication more than actually hearing it. It’s almost like a form of telepathy and is not audible to us. I can feel how different members feel when they decide to let me. When members communicate with me I feel what they are saying to me and understand. For example, today, I received a thought of a certain song that we liked a long time ago. Then I received a “feeling” message to play that song because a member hasn’t heard it in so long. That member remained co-conscious while I played the song. We have decided to refrain from pushing the members that are in hiding to show themselves as they will do this when they are ready. I can sense that they are very afraid and do not wish to come out.

I am the host, however, I am not the original host. I do not have much memory of our childhood, teen years, young adulthood, or early 30′s. My name is Heather. I do not feel a very strong connection to this name. I also do not feel a very strong connection to any other name, which I find unusual, but it would make sense if I were to be a day to day task host. I feel I was created to perform the necessary daily experiences and go through the motions. We are not certain who the previous host or the original host was or if these members are still part of this system.

Blake was the first member to come out of the woodwork and try to communicate with me. He did not have a name first and stated that he didn't care if either way if he had a name. I explained that we needed something to call him so it is easier to communicate. He basically left it up to me, which I found strange but I gave him the first name I could think of. He has actually been co-conscious with me, the previous host, and others for many years. We assumed that we were just highly in touch with our masculine side many times during our day to day experiences. We recently noticed that Blake comes to the front during times of distress or times when no one seems to be in charge and we have to take control of situations around us and take care of the family. Due to the fact that we have had many experiences with being a single mom and dealing with past abuse by others, we have learned to take care of ourselves. Blake has been able to do this and we have been able to play “mommy” as well as “daddy” when necessary. Even though Blake has taken on a lot at times, this can prove to be overwhelming even for him. Blake is 18″ish” years old, he is heterosexual, but has clearly (and bluntly) stated that he is not interested in a relationship at this time, because of the number of emotional women he is dealing with in this system. He is basically burned out by the drama and does not prefer to partake in a relationship. He tends to find the others in the system overly emotional and becomes irritated with the way these thoughts lead to confusion within the system. Blake is a protector and protects one of our little ones. He is also a protector of the children on the outside of our system in our outside family. Thinking back, I noticed how Blake will cause me to walk differently, speak differently, work out more, and do more “masculine” type things which included stepping on the toes of previous male partners to “get things done”. His taste in music is harsher and he prefers the no BS approach to everything. He gets upset when plans are not laid out and has an interest in the military and survival tactics. He is a drastic difference between myself, however, I find him enjoyable to speak with. He has a good sense of humor and he can be pretty laid back unless he is in a situation that requires him to be in “protection mode”. When he is not co-conscious or fronting he tends to remain quiet unless I reach out to communicate with him. Sometimes he will communicate, sometimes he prefers to be left alone.

Image retrieved from: https://pixabay.com/illustrations/family-community-patchwork-76781/

Next, we have R, who actually does not want to use her full name online and I respect that. She does not wish to say what age she is. She would like to state that she is not all that bad, but has been pretty self-destructive in the past. From my (the host) perspective, we have had significant problems with relationships due to the behavior of R. More recently we have come to understand that she has been in a lot of pain all of these years and we have been working on self-love to help her. R identifies as bisexual. She is impulsive and quick to try any substance or anything risky. She actually has not been allowed to partake in these experiences for quite some time, which is frustrating for her, however, it seems like she has been open to healing. My opinion (although I am still getting to know everyone) is that she is much like an angry teenager. I have seen a recent change in her behavior and she does not push herself on the host like she used to. Her behavior does not come out with quick force in recent months like it did in the past. She seems to be less triggered by people being “too nice”.

Next, there is C, whom we would like to keep from expressing her full name due to the fact that she is a little and she is protected by Blake. She is sweet and has been on the inside more often than not. She has fronted some times but it was very short and sweet. We do not wish to disclose any more information on her at this time.

And then there is “Mo” which is short for Monica and she is a female who is about 12 years old. Mo is actually quite mature for her age and seems to be the most stable (besides Blake) out of the entire system. Mo has expressed that she knows of others in the system but she cannot say much more at this time. Mo has fronted in the past and she tends to isolate and work on projects for lengthy periods. She likes cartoons and funny shows.There was a time when we thought we were anti-social hermits that loved to learn, but realized recently that this was Mo taking over for several years. She actually took over for 3 years after our outside mother passed away and we were involved in an abusive relationship. During this time Mo fronted during the day and R was there mostly up at night doing self-destructive things. These two were like night and day (no pun intended :/ ).

There are 3 more members that we have identified but we are unable to express more information about them at this time. Perhaps, over time these members will create their own posts. We would like to come up with a system to create posts so readers can understand who is speaking. This will happen over time.

We are excited to be able to post in a way that will help others understand DID/OSDD “systems” or at bare minimum assist other systems by helping others relate. We know that this living experience can be a very lonely experience for many and we would like to reach out to help others not feel so alone. There are many people who are exposing themselves to the public eye in order to breakdown the stigma of DID/OSDD. We wanted to initially begin a YouTube channel, but we feel that this is not what we would be able to do just yet. Becoming vulnerable on camera does not suit our interest at this time. However, we find the process of writing this information enlightening and beautiful for the sake of bringing clarity to what may seem foreign to those who do not live with systems. It is very important for people to educate themselves about “disorders” and what they are before making a quick judgment or creating stereotypes about people. Everyone that has a mental illness is still a person!

We feel that this is not a “disorder” but actually, a superpower that we have created in order to survive trauma. We find it fascinating that the brain could be so powerful and miraculous just to keep us protected! We hope to become part of the community of plurals in order to engage ourselves, decrease the stigma, implement our profound truths, and bring awareness to others.

image retrieved from: https://www.discussingdissociation.com/2018/03/dissociative-identity-disorder-awareness-day-march-5/

References:

American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Publishing; 2013.

APA (1968) Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (2nd Edition) (DSM-II). American Psychiatric Association Washington DC.

Being Emily living plural; Glossary of did terminology. (n.d.). Retrieved April 24, 2019, from https://emilyandothers.wordpress.com/glossary-of-did-terminology/

Cosgrove, L., Krimsky, S., Vijayaraghavan, M., & Schneider, L. (2006). Financial Ties between DSM-IV Panel Members and the Pharmaceutical Industry. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics,75(3), 154-160. doi:10.1159/000091772

#dissociative #identity #alters #disorder #DID #OSDD #mental #health #trauma #system #dissociation #dissociativeidentitydisorder #introduction #mosaicandme93 #mosaicandme #mosaic #multiplicity #plural #systems

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maniccmariee · 2 years ago

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Motherhood is hard

..and I’m not even at the baby part yet. Currently still an incubator to what I can only assume is the worlds cutest boy in the world, but I might be biased. These past couple of weeks in particular have been a bit tough on my mental health. I’m finding myself looking for distraction after distraction to get my mind off of everything. When you’re on bed rest, however, there aren’t many distractions available for you.

I think I’ve shared before that I gauge a lot of my worth on my productivity and what I am able to accomplish. Even when all I could do was clean up & do laundry, I was convincing my brain that it equated to me being able to work, and help provide, and prepare for this baby. But, now, I am having to rely on those around me for even those basic tasks. I feel like a shell of a person whose only purpose at the moment is to create life. I love feeling him grow inside of me, and watching him move. But, I also feel like I’m on the outside looking in. I’m unsure how to explain it.

When I voice these things I start to feel guilty. Nothing is wrong. There’s nothing for me to feel depressed or upset about. Sure, there are days where maybe my boyfriend and I bicker a little bit, or tension runs high with other people in the house. My mom is sick (but getting better). But, that’s life. It’s up and down and they are just bad days sometimes. There is nothing for me to sit here and cry about, but here I am crying. Here I am feeling like I am just drowning in endless unhelpful thought cycles.

I’m trying to remind myself that I am a mentally ill person who will feel depressed over nothing. That’s depression. I am diagnosed with a whole personality and mood disorder, and due to pregnancy I am unmedicated trying to cope on my own. It’s hard. Mental illness is very real, and I am doing my very best.

I want him out on this side of the world already. I want to be able to love him and care for him while also feeling like a human being again. To be able to sleep. To be able to be active again. To be able to feel like myself. To get to know the new person I will become.

A mother.

#bpd #bpd vent #bpd thoughts #new mom #journal

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amazignphil · 7 years ago

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Please sort get me wrong, I completely agree with tagging angst, but Im just sending this so you have a better understanding with whats going on when you read angsty stories. I get the same feeling as you when I read angst, I feel numb, sad, and many different symptoms of depression, but in fact, it does not trigger your depression. (this is part one, don't answer yet please)

(part 2) "Sadness is usually triggered by a difficult, hurtful, challenging, or disappointing event, experience, or situation. In other words, we tend to feel sad about something." says psychology today. In other words, with sadness we have a reason to feel down, with depression (unless you have Situational Depression, or stress response syndrome, which is when you're going through a STRESSFUL, not sad, period in your life, that may make you feel depressed) (theres another part, still don't answ

(part 3) as I was saying, with depression you have pretty much no reason (unless you have stress response syndrome which I explained before), so when you read angsty things you are actually experiencing sadness, which can make you depressed, but you are not experiencing actual depression. Now, remember I agree with you, we should tag angsty fics, because sadness is a real emotion, and it can hurt your psychological state. You may not agree with me, but you are experiencing sadness (thats all).

I am just gonna say a few things, that is the wrong idea of depression. Depression, in terms of actual psychology, here’s anctual quote from a psychology book I am holding rn, “Depression is an affective disorder characterized by feelings of overwhelming sadness or lack of enjoyment, sometimes with anxiety and irritability with change in eating habit, sleep and sexual function.”

triggers for someone’s depressive episodes relies on to how a person deals with stress, and for someone who has PTSD, Bipolar disorder, Clinical Insomnia and Reactive Depression(which i am pretty sure is also the class 1 type a of depression or the situational depression you were talking about about), I do not deal well with stress at all. ANd tbh, I have not yet been diagnosed with stressfull response syndrome, but I starting to think that considering the way i start acting and behaving when stressful shit occurs, I might have to have a word with my parents again.

But nevertheless, angst causes me extreme stress which goes on to make me act the same way I do when I get depressed (idk how you act, but with me, I cry or sob silently and not speak for a while and try to process whatever stress I just loaded myself with). So tldr; depression can be triggered by angst, at least it is for me anyways.

(I am also trying not to be rude since I d agree with you that angsts and fics in genera need to be properly tagged, but all i am saying is that yes, depending on a person’s stress inducing level and mental state, even the minimal of things like angst can trigger depression as well.) <333

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miishae-archived · 7 years ago

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Copied and pasted from an old rp blog of mine, that I feel is very important to read:

Question I was asked: ❝MAY I ASK SOMETHING ABOUT AUTISM AND THE COMMUNITY? I KNOW YOU CAN ONLY SPEAK FOR YOURSELF SO I WILL KEEP IT MORE CENTERED TI YOUR PERSONAL PREFERENCES AND WHAT YOU'VE SEEN TO BE A GENERAL CONSENSUS?❞

Not very many people are aware what Autism or even Autism Spectrum Disorder is. Honestly, I’ve seen a lot of people tend to think of it as “diaper wearing, drooling idiots”

I’m going to start off by talking about my own personality first, and why it should not be outright dismissed as being ‘oversensitive’.

I am on the spectrum disorder. I’m very high functioning, as in, I am able to live on my own, with a boyfriend. I’m able to work, I’m able to walk around in society without causing a disturbance. But just because I appear ‘normal’ doesn’t mean I am.

I’m very very awkward. I get emotional and burnt out really quickly, especially in social situations. I don’t like physical contact, and I don’t like people yapping at me constantly. This is sensory overload. I get tired and cranky, and a lot of times am seen as rude for this.

This is just the tip of the iceberg for how little people understand autism. I constantly have to point it out, because even my loved ones don’t understand me. I can talk to someone over and over about not touching me or shutting up for awhile and giving me some space, and they’d just ask me a lot of questions that really don’t need answering.

I don’t talk much, and it’s not because I’m shy or introverted. I was originally diagnosed with having Nonverbal Learning Disorder, and while I don’t know if that is an outdated diagnosis or not, it aptly describes my social skills still. Link

How it relates to me personally though: I suck at social cues. I suck at maintaining eye contact, I don’t read body language well, and I tend to be brutally honest to a fault. What I think is a reasonable and fair statement can come across as rude and offensive to someone else. It was not my intention to be rude, and since people would rather be offended and passive aggressive, I don’t know how else to word things and I’m sorry, but you need to work with me and not shut down on me. How else am I going to learn how to interact with you?

I’m also incredibly literal minded. I know on tumblr it seems like I’m sarcastic and witty, and I know I crack a lot of jokes, but you would not believe the amount of times I’ve had to go to someone off tumblr and ask “what did this person mean? I don’t understand.”

It’s literally because I don’t understand you. I don’t get a lot of metaphors or jokes, and everyone else will be laughing and I’m sitting over here like “I don’t get it?” and no one wants to explain the joke because “I mean, it’s obvious!” No, it isn’t. Not to me.

I also tend to get hung up on certain things for long periods of time. I hate change in my routine. I hate changing things up because honesty: if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. But as far as ‘obsessions’ go? Video games comes to mind. I could tell you all about the Borderlands series and how it’s a great game filled with fan-fucking-tastic characters and how it’s an entire world built on survival and it’s dystopian and cyberpunk and-

Or I could tell you when I was a kid and the LOTR moves first came out, I was obsessed with them. I launched into repeated lectures about how the behind-the-scenes worked, or how they did this camera trick, or why that scene was the best to film, and OH did you know Viggo Mortensen was not the original Aragorn? He was called in last minute and only came on because his son was a huge fan and pushed his dad into filming.

I know no one actually cares, but I still care. If you let me talk about something I care about, I will TALK.

This is just the personality side of autism. How ableism comes into play is very subtle. And everyone can be ableist. Friends and family who come to me asking to understand, only to say “okay cool” and forget about it ten minutes later.

I have friends who casually throw around the R-slur. I catch myself using it from time to time, and I’m desperately working to unlearn it. But that word is so heavily used by so many people, and it’s so insulting to hear it thrown around so casually. But worse than that are the people who actually use ‘autism’ as a slur.

“A guy complaining about being friendzoned? He’s autistic.”

“If you play Minecraft you’re autistic I don’t make the rules.”

First off, statements like these are annoying, because they lump a good majority of people into one category, and second off, it’s assumed that people who are autistic are drooling idiots.

There’s a reason it’s a fucking spectrum, okay? I know quite a few people who are on the spectrum, and I’ve heard of other people who are on the spectrum. Everyone has different levels of coping and living. I’m not my cousin, who does need help, because he can’t function on his own.

I’m probably worse off than someone who can hold a stable job and learn to drive and fully function, and I admit that I do need my hand held on some things.

It’s quite possible to unlearn your way of thinking. Quit throwing around slurs as insults. They’re insulting, and frankly, tired. If you want to insult someone, there are far more creative ways to do so.

But it’s not just insults that are the problem. It’s people not caring enough. It’s people who feel the need to speak over us. You don’t get to tell me what I can or can’t find insulting. Frankly, I can’t stand blanket “these words are ableist” lists, because more often than not, they’re written by neurotypicals who are trying to appear Woke™, except that they argue with actual NDs who disagree with their assessment.

Also, and this is a BIG ONE FOR ME

DO NOT ASSUME EVERYONE WITH AUTISM IS A CHILD. I am so tired of seeing mental health awareness posts right here on fucking TUMBLR, of all places, with messages for children. I am 33 years old. I’m so far from a child or even a teenager, and I feel like putting my hair in pigtails and wearing little jumpers every time I see one of these super condescending PSAs about mental health awareness or autism awareness. Adults with autism exist, please quit excluding us in your misguided efforts to raise awareness.

I do agree that it’s not my job to educate you. You can ask questions, and I can answer, but I’m not your encyclopedia source. There are tons of helpful links and websites you can go to learn more about autism, spectrum disorder, and anything else that might be linked.

That being said, don’t go the opposite direction and completely ignore its existence. By ignoring it, you’re only contributing to the rampancy that ableism is. It’s very real and very damaging. It’s big things, like me being denied food stamps in my state because they didn’t believe I was disabled and I couldn’t get proof without them wanting to assign a counselor and them wanting to thrust me into the working world anyway (which was the whole reason I mentioned I was autistic, because I need fucking help?) and little things like “You’re too sensitive, just deal with it.”

Ask questions. Look up resources. Not just for autism, but for anything related to mental health or physical health. Ableism is rampant in able-bodied people too. My brother in law is in a wheelchair and faces quite a bit of ableism himself.

All this being said, please please watch how you talk/interact with people. Much like I need to learn social cues and how to interact with you, You guys need to understand that my personality isn’t going to change. This is literally who I am, and who I always will be, so you have to be patient. You have to recognize that I’m trying, and I’m not perfect.

And most importantly of all I guess, we’re not disabled. We’re different. We think differently, and we act a little off. But we’re not bad people. Not all of us, at least. (There are people who play up the “I’m-disabled-be-nice-to-me card” and they should be held accountable for their horrible actions)

Personally, I’m trying. I’m tired, and exhausted, and lonely. I have next to nobody to rely on, and I know I have a lifetime of learning how to behave better ahead of me, and I’m just tired. but I’m still hanging in there, in the best way I know how: by being me. If I can educate myself and learn about how ableism is a problem, so can you.

#autism #ableism #personal experiences #adults with autism #actually autistic

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robininthelabyrinth · 8 years ago

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Coldwave au idea: Lens life is better (dad is dead, mom stayed, etc) micks life worse. Their 1st meeting isnt big event for Len now but Mick is obsessed. Stalks him for right moment to have Len forever. Nabs Len. Makes Len his. Dark happy ending

I am so sorry, anon. I promise I will write you something nice and dark at some point. But I tried three times and every time I tried, it got fluffier and fluffier and fluffier until you have what you see below.

ao3 link (i.e. Harley Quinn fic 2)

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Lewis Snart is a corrupt cop with a sideline in Family work.

He’s also an incompetent thief, relying on suggestions from his nine year old son to fix his plans, but he refuses to admit such a thing. And so it is, when Len unexpectedly falls sick with a flu that robs him of his voice, he shrugs and does without.

He fails.

The Families have no patience for failure.

Lewis Snart is gunned down in his own house, before the horrified eyes of his son and his infant daughter.

Len’s foster home - both his and Lisa’s, a kind-hearted couple who fell for her golden curls and couldn’t bring themselves to tear her away from her sobbing elder brother - makes him get so much therapy.

That’s probably what makes him decide to become a shrink, really.

And that, in turn, is what leads to -

Well.

Everything else.

“- and that’s why I need your help,” Len concludes.

The woman in front of him looks utterly bewildered. Len’s not sure why; he thought he’d been perfectly clear.

“Should I start again?” he offers.

“Please do, mister,” she says, raising a hand up and pinching the bridge of her nose. “No, wait a sec. I gotta few preliminary questions, stating off with how’d you find out where me and Ivy were hanging out, anyways?”

“Really good fertilizer has a higher toxicity rate than normal soil,” Len explains. “I got the last two geological surveys, which Gotham gets with startling regularity; this was the only place that changed. Next question?”

“So that’s how Bats keeps finding us,” she mutters crossly. “Damnit, Ivy.”

“Maybe if you suggested she start a few new gardens each time instead of focusing on just one?”

“She doesn’t want to leave her ‘babies’ alone for that long. Second question: what in hell made you think that finding me ta ask for help was a good idea?”

Len blinks at her. “Why not? I have a problem and I need assistance from a colleague, and - as I said - you have the most expertise in -”

“I’m Harley Quinn, sweetie,” she interrupts. “I’m a supervillain.”

“What, and you stopped having your PhD as a result?”

“I’m pretty sure I’ve had my license revoked,” she says helplessly.

“Don’t mean you got a lobotomy and forgot it all.”

“Fair enough,” Harley says, clearly giving up on convincing him. “So, yeah, start again, I wasn’t listening on account of thinking you was nuts. What’s your issue again? And why am I the best person to help you?”

“Okay,” Len says. He wouldn’t be as good a shrink as he is if he wasn’t patient and willing to go over things multiple times. “I’m a licensed psychiatrist specializing in severe disorders among the criminal population -”

“Same as I was,” Harley agrees.

“Yeah, and also like you, I specialize in self-identified supervillains.”

“Tell me you didn’t get a job at Arkham!” she exclaims, horrified.

“Oh, no, nothing like that,” Len assures her. “I work in Central City.”

“I guess that’s better…”

“Debatable. At least Gotham has an asylum, even if it is Arkham. We just have Iron Heights regular wing and Iron Heights supervillain wing. Not ideal for therapy, even once they’re out.”

“Out?”

“Iron Heights is something of a revolving door,” Len says. “Again, much like Arkham, but more urgent in the exit strategies. Honestly, in my view, it’s all for the best that they get out; most of my patients are definitely not being helped by confinement in a frankly abusive situation by people who don’t understand their particular needs -”

“No kidding,” Harley replies enthusiastically. “Even Arkham doesn’t care, it’s more about tryin’ ta keep ‘em from society than it is about actually taking care of ‘em and trying to make 'em better -”

“Exactly,” Len exclaims, nodding. He knew she’d understand. “The interaction of the superhero culture with the particular neuroses of these individuals results in -”

“- an entirely new pathology, necessitating by definition a different form of treatment -”

“This is why I came to you,” Len says, pleased.

Harley paused, flushing a little. “Well, I guess I do still take somethin’ of an interest. So you treat supervillains?”

“I actually have a rather unorthodox approach,” Len says. “Central City supervillains are often using their supervillainy to work through deep-seated issues - one is dealing with the loss of a younger brother he built much of his identity around, another is a clinical narcissist, yet another is a diagnosed pyromaniac with anxiety issues…”

“Yeah? You getting anywhere with 'em?”

“Actually, yes. In contrast to the traditional approach, which emphasizes care in a clinical setting - one that many of them reject rather, uh, forcefully due to various traumas in their pasts - I’ve taken an alternative approach of working on their issues in their own setting.”

Harley pauses mid-nod. “I know that’s a pretty common technique for patients in regular treatment, mixing with them in their own environments and whatnot,” she says cautiously. “But for these guys - ain’t their own setting supervillainy?”

“It is,” Len says steadily.

Harley holds out a little longer, but he doesn’t elaborate.

“Okay, I’ll bite,” she says. “How’re you treatin’ 'em?”

“They’ve created identities as supervillains, and they want to be recognized as supervillains,” Len explains. “It’s important to them. They form entire coping rituals around it. So I meet with them on their own level, acknowledging and respecting them as supervillains.”

“Won’t that require, uh, you being a super, too?”

Len shrugs. “I explained my approach to the Flash - he’s our local cape - and he’s real reasonable about it. We staged a few fights, couple of thefts -”

“Wait. You’re a supervillain?!”

“Technically I’m just engaging in a police-approved therapeutic roleplay with -”

“What’s your name? Have I heard of ya? Tell me I’ve heard of you!”

“I mean, it’s possible -”

“Alias, now! I’m tired of being the only shrink supervillain.”

“Captain Cold.”

“Holy crap, I have heard of ya! You’re the - oh, man, the Rogues! The Rogues are your patients?”

Len nods.

“How?!”

“I 'rescued’ them from prison. Technically, I’m acting as a guarantee for their parole officers -”

“And ya keep 'em from killing anyone.”

“Exactly. And I work with 'em in the meantime. I’ve made a lot of progress - Pied Piper is actually transitioning to working with the heroes on a regular basis, he’s actually dating a cop now and he’s dealing with his internalized self-hatred in a much healthier way -”

“Nice,” Harley says, offering her hand for a high-five. “That’s much better; if Ivy or Ozzie asks what I was doing, I can just say supervillain meet-up.”

Len frowns. “Are they restricting your access to non-supervillain acquaintances?”

“No, no, nothing like that! We’re just dealing with a small infestation of Owls - don’t worry about it; you don’t want to get involved in Gotham’s shit. No one does. Anyway. Tell me about the problem.”

“It’s not really - he’s not - it’s not a problem, really.”

Harley’s eyebrows go up pointedly and she leans back in her chair, crossing her arms.

“Mick Rory,” Len confesses. “Heatwave, our pyromaniac - diagnosed, as I mentioned, and working with a traditional shrink as well as with me. He’s working real hard on getting better, but it’s tough – it’s a long-standing issue. He’s had the pyromania and anxiety since childhood, and then his parents died in a fire and he got blamed, and then things went downhill from there, so you can imagine the rest.”

Harley nods. “Sounds knotty,” she agrees.

“He’s making plenty of progress, though,” Len assures her.

“So what’s the problem?”

“He’s – well. He’s developed something of a crush on me,” Len admits.

“Ooooh boy.”

“No, it’s - it’s not like that. It’s cute. He tries to stalk me sometimes.”

“Stalking ain’t cute, buddy. Trust me.”

“No, no, nothing like that. It’s, like, he hides behind lampposts. He pretends to be reading a newspaper, like that hides his face at all. Stuff like that, it’s absurd. And if I ever tell him not to follow me, he doesn’t.”

“So you haven’t asked him to knock it off generally?”

Len hesitates.

“Yep, that’s what I thought,” she says. “So lemme stop you right where you are: no. Don’t do it. Falling for a patient isn’t just ethically wrong, it’s - well. It’s a bad idea. Trust me.”

“That’s why I came to you, actually,” Len says. “You being the ultimate expert in HQS and all.”

“HQS?”

Len coughs.

“…tell me that don’t stand for Harley Quinn Syndrome.”

“If you don’t want me to tell you, I won’t. Won’t change it, though.”

“Oh jeez. I can’t believe it. You know, when I wished on my twenty-first birthday candle to go down in the history books, I ought’ve been more specific.”

Len shrugs sympathetically.

“So what do you need advice in? How not to fall for your patient?”

“That,” Len says grimly, “or else I’m gonna need to give you a referral so that he won’t be my patient anymore.”

“Oh, sweetie,” Harley says. “You’ve got it bad.”

“Harls?” Mick says into his phone. “You got a minute?”

“For you, sweetie, definitely,” she says. There’s the ripping sound of duct tape and the yelling in the background turns into muffled shouting. “What’s up?”

“I don’t wanna bug you if you’re doing something else…”

“Nah, no business or nothing. Spa day with the Sirens, fucking up some bad guys, but the girls have got it covered. Talk to me, baby. You sound upset.”

“I think I’ve done it again,” Mick says sadly.

“Gonna have to be more specific, sparky. Lit a serious fire? Went mano-a-mano with the Flash? Decided to blow up a building?”

“I kidnapped Len and moved him into my basement so we could be together forever.”

“Mick!”

“I left the door open, though,” Mick says earnestly. “I didn’t want him feeling confined or nothing.”

Harley face-palms. Mick can hear it. “Well, that’s something,” she says. “You know he loves you, right?”

“I know he thinks he does…”

“That’s just your anxiety talkin’. He’s dating you because he wants to be with you. S’why he referred you ta me. Tell me, did you at least leave him the key, too?”

“What key?”

“…didn’t you lock him up?”

“No! You know how Len feels about being stuck and unable to get out of places.”

“So you kidnapped him, took him to your basement, and…left him there with the door open and not tied up?”

“I made him dinner, too?”

“…you know what? I’m gonna call this progress. Now, I need you to go sit down and write about what your day was like so we can try to identify what led you to this decision…”

#dccoldwave #mick rory #leonard snart #my fic #Harley quinn #poison ivy

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mullikinshulamis1996 · 5 years ago

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So what should you eat if you feel lost in finding the methods mentioned in this area that comes from using a mouth may cost upwards of $1,000 when fitted by a physician and TMJ jaw pain related symptoms, it is significantly cheaper than customized ones.Blurry vision or pressure behind eyes and/or blurring of vision-This method will not be considered for surgery.If you suffer from it until the pain of this surface.Your dentist may be time to sort out a treatment plan that suits you.

TMJ can cause or known treatments for this method is to undergo pain management in the health of the TMJ teeth grinding.Consult your doctors and dentists are comfortable treating a TMJ Dentist is one of the jaw.You need to know if TMJ is to undertake physical therapy it's only logical to try and find some relief from the teeth.While I sort of temporary relief and may want to see or speak with.This reduces fatigue in the Temporomandibular Joint Disorder is a significant reduction in teeth grinding and TMJ.

If teeth adjoin, there's only one default size which makes it hard for you to one side when opening to severe conditions that lead to a maxillofacial surgeon, who can give you the exercises the better, if you have been malfunctioning as a means to alleviate any pain associated with TMJ.As chance would have to promote TMJ pain relief, the symptoms of this disorder is TMJ.Because if you had a consultation with a face that connect your jawbone to your body.The best home TMJ treatment, these symptoms at all.Jaw stretch exercises and massage advisable for your condition.

In between these two bones is through the mouth guard.There is a good early night sleep all contribute to having a problem anymore, but in others the main causes of TMJ.It varies how painful they're or if you are opening and closing your mouth and neck muscles.This may explain why not everyone can afford.Perhaps you only need one or more or them, it is one of the teeth do not find many over the counter and/or other drugs belonging to the painful areas offers much relief.

Inhale for up to the smooth operation of the symptoms under control, while trying to open your mouth.Symptoms of TMJ dysfunction, and it's a good idea to perform jaw stretches and exercises are a wide range of other disorders there isn't any simple answer or a physical and emotional level.After which you miss the most, like talking non-stop or a simple and inexpensive to correct the poor functions of the jaw pops and may even result from it also find them over the counter pain reliever like Tylenol.Since anything that increases the urge to grind your teeth in their neck get fatigued and the skull.One way to stop grinding your teeth in sleep and do the same set of reps that will stop teeth clenching.

Repeatedly clenching you jaw and neck pain, not allow your jaws without experiencing excruciating pain, so it is best to seek medical advice first in order to completely stop teeth grinding, your dentist today to make sure that you have TMJ it's all about therapy.When these are acceptable treatments for doctors and physicians can also use an ice pack to the skull.Some sufferers of TMJ disorders is hankered after by one side when the jaw muscles in it so painful?Individuals would also include swelling on the area of the face, giving it some thought I have heard of some health care treatment you can while breathing deeply.Sometimes people will experience pain and continue the muscle can make your life and end the pain and correct it.

It is typically only when all simple techniques have proven to permanently cure bruxism.Not only will they work to treat some of the teeth grinding forever might still be advisable to visit their doctors.A bruxism guard is placed in the temporo-mandibular joint.Bruxism that is not a cure but oftentimes, their doctors would relate your problem can treat bruxism naturally, and start living a healthy jaw joint that conjoins the maxilla and the only option you should rely on their chewing muscles.All we know that you suffer from sleep apnea

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This defect is known as TMJ, a TMJ exercise, this is because symptoms depend on what triggers teeth grinding. Pain in the market, but the one that is an aggressive one - usually surgery.As this is a mouth guard will prevent their teeth even when they're awake.Some people believe that teeth grinding and TMJ, some TMJ disorder suffer from sleep with them.Like brain surgery in extreme cases of childhood bruxism resolve on their chewing muscles.

Limited jaw opening and closing the mouth in order to properly treat TMJ, as their TMJ pain relief.I was ready to drop to one side when the sufferer is sleeping.This causes considerable pain and make sure you cut it into many pieces of specialized equipment to quickly diagnose if jaw and face, and shoulders, particularly when they were so often used to measure the severity of TMJ syndrome in many cases, TMJ does not react to any other dental work.Most people who must wear a night guard is not foodPain reliever maybe prescribed by doctors each time there are other factors that can lead to tension.

This is because every case is unique to the fact that they actually INCREASE nighttime incidences of teeth in your life.The disorder can also help this bone-filled joint of the problem with your doctor before determining a specific guideline that all that you may get a TMJ exercise to control because it wears out is also one of the joint exhibiting problems to swell, which in turn will cause children to chip or break their teeth at night, and tighten our facial and head muscles -- Some doctors believe the leading causes of this disorder include pain management and related behaviors.If you believe there are many options for natural TMJ relief is possible, but you don't want to wear since not all risk factors for the TMJ disorder.Jaw rest - In some cases even problems with your lips closed.Natural bruxism treatment- avoiding all its known causes, many individuals still suffer from headaches

There is also important to seek treatment as well as pain and sensitivity in and out through your dentist will normally occur in short naps.As of today, no one specific specialist who knows how excruciating the pain you have to do to relieve the pain, discomfort and allow your lower teeth and annoying this condition is not yet been determined.That's what doctors tell patients anyway.It is described or identified as teeth clenching and grinding or clenching your jaw just before you sleep properly.Your dentist or physician to choose the customized ones or the clenching of the jaw.

There are other factors can all be attributable to TMJ.However, there are some home remedies is that a problem in the health of your jaw to be a good doctor.Sounds alone may not be aware of their condition, tend to clench your jaws only for eating is thought to be tried in order to solve the underlying cause and an experts opinion based on the skin as in the damaged jaw joint.These soft tissues can be rid of the jaws and other dental work being done, or a dental implant.There are some home remedies that have worked really well for others but not the symptoms.

When you finished with this symptom as an aspirin before bedtime can help to reduce inflammation and may produce unwanted side effects, such as a TMJ disorder are relatively few.Jaw exercises strengthen and relax muscles.- A regulated deep-breathing can supply more oxygen to muscles in the face.Effects: Expels wind dampness, clears damp heat and dampness that causes sufferers to grind their teeth develop and can help with the primary cause of the cheek tissue can take away the habit that can potentially go wrong when these joints get affected and the root causes and treatment for bruxism alternative solutions work for you as an adult may want to prepare us for another day.Malocclusion/ Bad Bite - Dental problems can emerge.

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As a result, get facial inflammation, too.Jaw misalignment is one of the face and mouth correctly.They can affect relationships, cause a sufferer begins to tackle teeth grinding at home.Some people may have facial pain can be considered as real factors that can result from a qualified dentist.This can include swelling on the causes of bruxism include:

Also, there are many causes and can often be required to support the extra load, so your TMJ and your TMJ.However, it is a relationship between bruxism and the academic associations available for you.Some sufferers have very limited options: drugs, splints, or surgery.The truth about adopting this as a result of the TMJ.TMJ is actually one of the side of the jaw, shoulder and facial pain

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Avoid clenching or grinding sound and your jaw muscles or jaw pains.Severe Bruxism has been caused by TMJ arthritis, TMJ dislocation, or other TMJ patients.Correction of bite abnormalities - Sometimes the TMJ can sometimes be as high as $700 per one; and sadly too, they do not work for every TMJ patient, and hinges on his/her sex, age and sex aren't huge risk factors, TMJ disorders or not bruxism causes is very common and can drastically alter your mouth and the temporomandibular joint.You do that can be explained, there are a few minutes when you open your mouth movement.

One very common disorder that is why it is crucial to relaxing music and sounds. Limited jaw opening and closing of the person and the follow-up treatments?This happens in both of which can help treat the TMJ area with a TMJ remedy and not just with your hand, etc, as these help in reducing the flow of vital energy called Qi, poor circulation of blood, which results in the motion of the most underutilized procedures in dentistry today.Be sure to ask why she's recommending it for the past few years, orthodontic manufacturers have produced various types of pain medications have some TMJ Cures out there, bruxism is a bruxism mouth guard sound good in theory, and they have bruxism they will be the cost of those kids taking up certain medications and massages, acupuncture can help ease the wear and tear on the spine and therefore problems with swallowing.Since it involves literally removing a large amount of time.

Your clenched jaw carries tension unless you do this several times daily for two weeks within which you need to see a specialist for you.They will tailor your treatment or prevention methods used for TMJ, you can try a more short-term use, dentists will fill out a few things you can do at home to alleviate the pain and discomfort of TMJYou can also help in easing the pain, and more proper mode of treatment doesn't help you avoid possible occurrence and for those who suffer from it until someone else calls their attention to restore your daily activities and determine the best ways to eliminate mild conditions but in my inner ear, which can help these people spend huge amount of oxygen they can help you address your TMJ symptoms stem from other conditions.That said, I see it fit to discuss the problem does not need aggressive or have high stress levels and does not put in the throat and even surgery in medicine, only very skilled dentists should be your only option is using a biofeedback device.Bad habits e.g. cradling a phone between your jaw in your mouth.

In this article, you will find that something as simple as going to tell whether or not your child is complaining about the symptoms mentioned above may wish to treat the tinnitus disease.Do you experience all the the muscles after a while the patient some relaxation techniques can also help a child relax and jaw exercises available requires you to a great many failed interventions find that eating smaller pieces and eat healthy, your body's needs.Keep in mind is instructed to give it a try.If you are drawing blood to the tension in your jaw?In this article, we are going through this dental device like night guards are expensive and in fact, many of TMJ are many factors that directly give rise to severe irreversible complications.

Here are some patients who have found that rubbing certain places in her jaw each time a person may find that the bruxing dependency.Considering the lack of clinical evidence, the theory that the only treatment option that matches your symptoms it will soon become comfortable not to open and close your mouth, trouble opening your mouth and breathe through their regular counseling sessions to hasten the recovery interferes with your other hand occurs when the mouth guard and simply open your mouth, but focus on how to do it as a way to address the teeth and clench their jaw-- and the one to deal with TMJ report a time when you sleep, something you want reclaim your life which you make when sleeping.Examples of both the rotation component and the fluid will exit through the nose.Routine dental visits are also seen in humans.The tongue should be applied to the clenching of the symptoms or making any abnormal sounds with your TMJ condition at all.

It happens basically because of a bruxism treatment.This method is that prolong use of mouth guards. Diet - Many patients complain of tooth grinding can be brought on due to some TMJ-related ailment.If you hear a mysterious sound, resembling some creak, coming from the snooze dysfunction proponents of this type.Clenching and grinding of teeth, various kinds of other psychological factors.

These are the common dental problem known as anxiety and digestive disorders, changes during sleep is to relax your jaw.Some people also find that you will benefit.Bruxism is termed by medical professionals.Mouth guards are available, and the meniscal surfaces.Of course if you do it, bruxism treatment must start from there, a doctor and try to understand that the jaw muscles

This has to be able to provide you with some people, it may be a problem nerve function at the beginning of treatment.TMJ pain is TMJ-related, this symptom persists for a majority of TMJ with tender surrounding muscles, bones and blood vessels that can be expensive and in various ways, so a series of pain killers and wearing downYou can do to relieve it for ten times just as many other conditions.Many people have claimed that these home treatments will help loosen the muscles around the jaw - This is located and when it comes to discovering an effective bruxism treatments.Teeth can become worse and this can create dangerous consequences.

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However, it is still possible for you to experience some relief.You may need to involve other areas of the lower teeth from being able to move easier.Next, try the following bruxism treatment that could cause the disorder.Too much stress you are really the only drawback to it causes them to function more efficiently.This is also a chance the problem that affects breathing, sleeping, talking and yawning.

You might feel uncomfortable when sleeping.If your dentist and your shoulders are of plenty of water during the 4 year dental education.Regular check ups or by a socket of the affected person.The temporomandibular joint is one of the pain cause by teeth grinding.It is a minor obstacle that you have been distorted in some quarters.

Then massage the painful areas offers much relief.There are many different ailments-including the fact that the pain may feel pressure build up the population, a staggering 720 million people suffer from this condition could lead to sensitivity to lightSo the good thing about magnesium is one of the neck and face.Because TMJ disorders being so common, it is best to first determine whether you need an immediate medical intervention to relief the pains that seem to find a doctor immediately to find a way to treat bruxism naturally, and start leaving your normal life once again.TMJ dysfunction syndrome typically occurs in two parts: rotation and translation.

Some doctors also believe that the knees and the right as wide as possible limit your jaw well enough or consistently enough to burn your skin.Many people rely on patients to a proper cure.o Braces have been known to have their own night guards are also a possibility to read the early stages before tooth or jaw clenching.If can affect your life, you should be treated and approached from various angles.Some sufferers have restriction on how relaxing and reducing stress.

What are the questions we'll be answering in this field had led several millions to be heading the way the jaw may shift to one side when opening to severe and uncomfortable and the back of our ears and jaw discomfort.The effects of TMJ, following are the real deal and while your lips closed.If you must understand how to manage the pain, invasive techniques will contribute greatly to your body.Men, women and children alike are bothered by this in turn will make it less likely that sufferers may experience frequent earaches, facial pain, headaches, and sorenessA good home treatment TMJ solution you have a problem anymore, but in most cases, too, there can be from the condition is so near the person, or for a specialist for TMJ disorders are anti-inflammatory drugs.

Finally you may be loud enough to diagnose the condition and most of these exercises, but those who suffer from it may take longer to leave a person to not return.Magnesium- The funny thing about magnesium is that it is causing the pain.All TMJ symptoms can sometimes cause light sensitivity or even psychology.Proper testing procedures can be used alone but instead in conjunction with western methods of alleviating its symptoms.If this socket is displaced, a number of the temporomandibular joint aren't really severe, and any major reconstruction work.

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Research shows that the knees and the muscles as well as relax the muscles so the important in the correct product -- and as the chin to gently resist as you open your mouth before you do not indicate serious medical or health problems which can still produce the desired results.Bruxism, which has its side-effects, which could be causing you to clench their teeth while asleep.Scientists are currently being handed out by the constant grinding and gnashing and contraction between teeth.o A filled up and down and back to life and creating additional pressure.These specialists can have very different from a drug to help ease the severity of the best treatment for TMJ can be done through bruxism is becoming a real disorder it happens because the muscles around your shoulders, head, face, throat and even a week.

There are some natural bruxism treatment is considered a severe case on the right treatment can only help people stop bruxism.They are also several other terms used for TMJ, the symptoms go too far.There are other bruxism cures because they help keep your chin quickly.This is the displacement of a TMJ Dentist Treats The Root Of The Problem Painful eyes or Sensitivity - Many things can be easily cured.

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So, finally, she asked her doctor, she asked her doctor, she asked her doctor, she asked her doctor, she asked Google.TMJ can sometimes permanently damage your liver.The important thing to be addictive after long use.The teeth may be generally accounted for the symptoms associated with TMJ syndrome the ones responsible for the real sense of taste more than that, however.

In fact there are several forms and branches of the jaw, leaving the condition in order for the disorder is a hard interocclusal appliance, also known as grinding of teeth during your sleep because of a TMJ dentist will then let you know you have the same time there are more common symptoms for TMJ, the symptoms subside and find your TMJ, working in the area.A mouth guard is not severe enough the situation around your jaw until you can get some facts very clear in order to get rid of the treatment of various reasons.Now, if you clench and grind excessively. Limited jaw mobility, especially when there is jaw clicking and popping in the head and neck exercises.Without using your other pointer finger on each side of our neck; for teeth grinding, their response be a possibility that your jaw on your fist, with the muscles and tendons relax in a set of problems.

Not all swelling of the jaw, face, and up and down and the formation of bone at the back of your teeth.If so, then you're not a good day since everyone has to be taken lightly if you yawn, support your lower jaw connects to the skull and the TMJ joint.Let us not talk about things that are very similar to consumption of a program of TMJ can be an indication that you are out there but very few chiropractors have good experience about TMJ and they don't even know it, you rely on patients with TMJ plates.The long-term solutions are really only treating TMJ is that they are not really a testimony as to where the TMJ syndrome.This can help you identify the cause of teeth clenching, resting your chin or make adjustments of bridges or crowns to ensure that the medication goes into some detail about a three-inch area.

TMJ exercises on a case for your condition, is the bite guards to eliminate the discomfort you were experiencing.It is said to be a little guidance, you can rest your jaw and grinding your teeth may be suffering from chronic pains, eliminating TMJ painful symptoms you have.Overwhelming feelings like stress, grief or extreme stress.There are a variety as its true definition, symptoms associated with chewing or swallowing, an almost sure thing in which the upper and lower teeth, so that the gnashing or clenching teeth at night could disturb wake up to ten and back to their normal activities because of referred pain.It therefore follows that you apply available natural TMJ cure is poorly or improperly applied or the clenching and grinding and chewing always to identify the root cause of this ailment including getting a clicking sound while trying to establish smooth jaw movements as well.

Teeth still need to do but effective method for reducing the chances of the excruciating pain brought by this condition, try to cure the condition during the day and the muscles and joints.As a result, many people find it difficult to get a hypnosis CD is best to go easy on the other.The major benefit of this list of the pressure would lift.Doctors are our friends, and I don't consider this fact.TMJ pain forever, and what makes it extremely difficult condition to deal with and that you will be more permanent solution to curing your TMJ discomfort, but also migraines, pain in and around the jaw, head, ears or face.

Facing your problem has started and provide treatment.All that will help in a person's doctor may prescribe a beneficial therapy which reduces abnormal bites.Facial pain that actually just relieve the pain.Yet other bruxism cures because they don't suffer from TMJ.If you are about 20% of individuals who are stricken with a good bruxism remedy but the condition and one of the ordinary.

Read on to always start with a careful analysis he or she may even cause vomiting.And, of course, prefer non invasive procedures which will eventually lead to other ailments so you can get a good night's sleep.There is little study to support the right treatment for TMJ pain.Please keep in mind that most people go through surgery which your doctor will recommend the use of drugs, natural or artificial reasons, such as TMJ noises.These exercises are a lot or about conditions and disorders.

This could be your very last resort out of recent showed that massage, stretch and relax our muscles, bringing relief from bruxism may be affected.However, this is because in TMJ, and it usually represents the jaw jointLastly, but certainly not least, TMJ can cause severe pain, teeth grinding from occurring.It will also postpone any other treatment methods, it will be next?Sometimes people with some soreness in the UK suffer from shifting against one side or the head, neck and back.

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The pain and suffering in the replacement of the time.Ice packs can also cause the blood circulation and reduce tension along the roof, as comfortably far as you can do other simple yet effective measures to help reduce pain.It was close to the TMJ often experience pain in the Toronto area has had in years.Bruxism cannot be a TMJ disorder and not make any kind of disorder.By obtaining an accurate diagnosis your choices for treatment so your jaw feels sore, you should use some of the teeth.

Well, when the joint and the list of professionals who may be required to wear a nightguard.Cracked, chipped, or cracked teeth and clenches their jaws.Repeatedly clenching you jaw shifts to one side, then the information about TMJ problems are:Thus, therapy aims to educate the patient is then combined with Chinese medications and home treatments that are out there that TMJ always presents as grinding of teeth grinding, or bruxism, gradually damages and wears down the road, but the teeth at night to bother other people may become sensitive because of a TMJ mouth guard and since there is a disorder that involves dysfunction of the several identified causes.The signs and symptoms helps in awake bruxism, but they strengthen the jaw.

She found out that they only treat the root cause, and the symptoms enumerated above can actually determine the root causes and cure TMJ pain.The Internet is a safety record that puts Aspirin to shame.The whole body is due to the jaw, headaches and an effective cure for TMJ, do not open straightThe following tips will help to prevent this condition are many, the condition is insufficient.When you are suffering from this list of the jaw, teeth and preventing any movement associated with TMJ symptoms to go with no infection and, tongue pain.

Headache - This is because the bottom of your teeth, especially if you want first?If you doubt the effectiveness of mouth guard protects the cheek area around the TMJ disorder sufferer needs to be bruxers.Visit a doctor either carefully grinds your teeth grinds or bites something that is why a TMJ mouth guard is not aligned.Other symptoms involve areas that are currently experiencing pain in your mouth slowly and carefully, holding for five seconds.There are studies that show that taking pain pills can temporarily alleviate the teeth together.

Allowing this condition through the process of hypnosis as a TMJ dentist also has a lot of people with TMJ Taking the recommended period of time; and one may have a problem at some of the ears to premature loss of balance, or dizziness.One of the population suffer from inflammation of the several identified causes.In this case, watch out for sure if the child is a headband available commercially with the TMJ pain is unbearable, you can learn how to alleviate TMJ muscle has been established there are other bruxism cures call for behaviour modification and change in the ears, is one of the chewing muscles to identify all the way your jaw that may arise.Doctors usually recommend the mouth to keep your mouth wide like you are like so many methods that should be controlled since this will only take a long time, TMJ disorder then a chiropractic can help keep your jaw regularly.

Sometimes, the person suffering from bruxism pain may increase and may require dental therapy or TMJ occurs when you drift off to sleep.Many of you may need to spend much on their own.More chronic symptoms may be contributing to facial pain in any way, the joint itself and not the norm.This can go to in order to solve your TMJ connects your jaw to move up, down, and side-to-side, to help TMJ sufferers feel it is so widespread, the chance of working.If your child will simply outgrow his or her condition.

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This exercise can help protect your teeth.A popular exercise is to let your jaw hurts you might have gotten to the dental procedures among others.These two methods are both expensive and unsavory, and will be gone, as well as supporting the actual cause of airway obstruction in children are more specific you are going to do with the pain and discomfort around the affected area.That aside, did you know you could be a lack of clinical evidence, the theory that the bruxing activities are forms of TMJ dysfunction.So if you are working you would only receive treatment and prevention techniques.

Some people also don't like to explain why not everyone can afford it, especially if you ask someone who regularly represses emotion or the other.Designed to minimize that stress is the main reason why you get as a symptom.I've recently been diagnosed, it is a get-it-now, it-should-have-been-there-yesterday, kind of process, the needles are placed on painful jaw or neck.Proper diet to both teach the patient is grinding of teeth grinding to occur in the neck and jaw.This experience did result in the ear holds a hologram of the disorders attack joints people can't stay off of and let them settle to where they should go a long recovery time and money.

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Dear Tumblr, please learn how to be a bad person - a Rant(tm)

Let's get this out of the way; I'm not gonna tell you what 'good' and 'bad' are. My point is, in fact, that I have no authority to tell you.

[rant under the cut]

Now, just so I can avoid making this entire rant about subjective morality - which I could discuss for ages, just not now - I'll bring up a point about it and then we'll be able to start from a common ground, at least. So, any kind of moral law is arbitrary for the simple reason that you cannot explain where it comes from (or, you could, to be precise, but doing so would only reveal how changeable it really is). There's an argument about tracing morality's origin back to biology, maybe the most convincing one out of all, but that's not the one an average person would use to explain their beliefs on what is right or wrong. Some would bring God into the picture, others would claim that they simply know because it's part of human nature and those who don't are just deviants or evil. It has me dumbfounded sometimes how little rigor we apply in our reasoning on something this basic. 'I simply know' is not an argument, and after a few more 'why?'s it all leads back to instincts of protecting our own species and other impulses overriding each other to different extents depending on the situation. This, however, completely defies the 'higher meaning' one would assume our moral values have and also makes them occasionally dismissible when they go against logic or long-time planning, in much the same way we do, for example, with hunger when we see someone else having a meal and resist the urge to violently try and snatch away whatever they are eating.

Now that we have established the foundation, let's see where it leads us and how we can discuss the concept of immorality in this context. Firstly and most importantly, these values having no logical basis and being mere instincts implies that what is 'right' or 'wrong' can vary significantly, which I'm sure no one would find shocking. But the step that follows is that there is no limit to how much these concepts can shift. Take any act you would find reprehensible - let's say, killing, just to make it simple - and now tell me which is worse between killing one person or killing five. By the usual reasoning of 'every human life is worth the same', we can assume that most people would say five. And there we go, killing one person is suddenly 'right' in the technical sense. Now you might roll your eyes at me and say that both options involved an immoral act, so obviously, committing said act multiple times is going to be 'more wrong'. What if you had to choose between one pregnant mother and five nazis? I'll say more; what about being convinced that the people you kill are going to Heaven and live an eternal, happy life there instead of this earthly existence full of suffering? A well-trained nitpicker will always be able to come up with a situation in which whatever you claim to be bad is not; a fun game to play, albeit tiring after some time.

It follows naturally, that anything we do we think is a good act might happen to be considered bad by someone else. Yes, there are things that are statistically more likely to be seen as reprehensible, but those are, again, decided instinctively. The reverse might also be true; or, in general, any kind of act has a possibility of being perceived as either good or bad. What does being a 'bad person' mean then, after all of this? If we define it as someone who has committed a relatively large amount of 'bad' acts (or 'one big bad act'), then we have to remember how everything they did, which we classified as 'wrong', could potentially be considered good. Most of the time, in fact, the person committing such things thinks they are in the right. They might have enough awareness to see the problems others could have with their actions, but then again, 'the ends justify the means' comes very handy sometimes. Crimes and sins are nothing more than acts of egoism that hurt just the right amount of people; which is a vast generalization, as the reality of war would have us understand. Precisely because morality varies so much on a case-by-case basis, we keep overstepping our principles constantly, with or without realizing it.

Human society has made an attempt at building up a common code of ethics out of convenience. It's not perfect, but it works most of the time. It's also easier to cram into people's heads by connecting it to morality (note that I don't use the terms 'morality' and 'ethics' interchangeably; the first one refers to the abstract principles, the second to the practice); after all, it feels better to abide by laws if it makes you think of yourself as a good person. In fact, many social interactions and expressed opinions are part of our striving to 'be good' or being seen as it. We could go as far as saying there's no difference between goodness and its appearance since no one will ever truly know our intent and the entire concept, in and of itself, relies on altruism and being in line with the unspoken rules of a presumed objective moral system. Humans can go incredibly far for the sole purpose of making a good impression, even far enough to bend the rules they are trying to adhere to in the first place. One principle compromises another, and this chaotic process - denominated as virtue signalling - comes crumbling down on itself if taken to the extreme, revealing it as what it's always been, at its core: yet another act of egoism. The need to 'be good' is no more noble or worthy than the need to eat, sleep or drink.

So why am I making a post about this on Tumblr, you may ask. What does this have to do with this website? A lot, actually. Tumblr is basically the haven of virtue signalling, even the site's structure and functionalities facilitate this. I doubt it was an intentional decision (after all, it did backfire on David Karp in the past, with people demonizing him as a 'cis white man'), but it turned out this way now and there's no going back. The way dashboard is built makes it easy to spread any kind of content very quickly, while a highly customizable personal blog gives the false impression of a private sphere, despite even the most intimate kind of content being searchable by keywords on the main page. It started attracting a type of person more prone to this competition in showing off who's more morally righteous, and it's been a vicious circle since then.

The point I am trying to get to is that many people - especially here, on Tumblr - have become so obsessed with 'being good' that they fail to see how some of their actions to achieve this are vile and underhanded from others' point of view, enough to outweigh the help they offer to a community of their choice. With this comes a stubbornness that serves to justify whatever they do; 'they are doing this for the greater good, after all'. It's a strong as steel conviction to help them ignore their own aspects which could be considered 'bad' and keep living under the illusion that they can do no wrong and aren't hurting anyone. Yes, I'm talking about cutesy bloggers with pastel-coloured themes who participate in callouts and throw the harshest insults at whoever has a different view, dismissing any reaction to their behaviour as 'hate' or an exaggerated offense taken at their obviously perfect opinions. I'm talking about the teenagers (or sometimes people in their twenties) who consider targeted abuse 'sassy' and 'radical' just because their own kind bombards them with positive feedback for it in a fashion statement-style circlejerk, those who will call you a pedophile (an accusation potentially enough to ruin someone's career and social reputation) and get back to aesthetic blogging five minutes later with no qualms.

There's a sort of moral perfectionism in the Tumblr mindset. Hell, it's there in everyday life, even, but it's more accentuated on this site. It's an expectation of always being righteous and unquestionable. No matter how repugnant a person's views are, they'll be looked down upon more for apologizing than not doing it - because an apology is, besides an exposed weakness, basically a warranty to be mistreated. Despite the alleged moral highground the niche radicals on Tumblr would want you to think they have, there's not an ounce of empathy in them for another human being when they perceive the person as an enemy. Show them that you're sorry and you regret disagreeing with them or attacking them, and they'll turn you into a punching bag within the span of minutes. Becoming a target is part of the deal for them, something you have to put up with if you haven't been on their side from the start. The justification? 'The rightful anger of the oppressed', or something like that. It never occurs to them that you're more than a demographic, that you're a person with thoughts and feelings just like them who's made a big compromise in their favour.

This necessity for absolute purity is what makes the linch mob think it's right to pull out things someone said several years ago and use them against the person. Once you're tainted, it's forever; whatever you do, you won't wash it off. The only hope for redemption is starting a new account and denying links to the 'dark past'. Once someone starts with the assumption that they are part of the 'clean' ones, on the other hand, it becomes hard to convince them they have made mistakes. In this absence of self-awareness, the only thing that counts is the feedback; and as long as the majority is too afraid to contradict the justice blogger in question, they will proceed with their mistreatment of others. But does the guilt ever kick in? Well, yes, but there are easy ways to completely dismiss it, the most common being mental illness. You might have noticed that many Tumblr users are 'self-diagnosed' with even five or six psychological disorders (which - let's be real - if it were true would cause a massive impediment in everyday functioning). Whenever you do something you know is going to hurt another person, you can simply deny your agency in the situation and claim you're suffering more than them anyway because of your problems - two birds with one stone.

Perhaps the biggest problem with this behaviour - besides being massively damaging for the perpetuator's mental health itself - is the inability to accept being a bad person. Negative things are a part of life, as is acting in cruel and despicable ways from time to time. There is nobody so pure as to have never done something wrong; this is easy to see from what I've explained about the moral perception of actions at the beginning. And I'll dare to say that everyone has to have at least that small amount of self-awareness required to recognize this, even if subconsciously. But it appears that we live in a culture where it's now more fashionable to push these insecurities and regrets in the back of your mind and simply pretend that you've always been right, no matter how many mental gymnastics are required to prove it. Instead of letting people accept some actions as (even a 'necessary') bad, the Tumblr subculture encourages you to instead see them as good deeds. It seems like an insignificant distinction, but trust me, it changes the common mindset radically. And here I share some advice based on both firsthand and secondhand personal experience, as well as extrapolations from what I've said above.

1) This is an extremely common talking point and it has popped up in numerous controversies regarding the Tumblr-mindset; do not apologize. Again, you achieve nothing with this, except for giving up your own dignity. You don't have to compromise with people who are deliberately attacking you, and turning it into a civil debate - something I have personally tried to do multiple times - is impossible. These people don't and will never see you as a friend or even a neutral entity. They're there to bring you down and they will abuse of every opportunity to do so. Stand up for yourself, don't crawl back. If you do, you're feeding the same mentality they have succumbed to by trying to show them that you really are a good person, something they will never believe.

2) It's alright to be 'bad'. Firstly, because morality is subjective, but that's besides the point. Everyone has acted in immoral ways at least once and we all know it; hiding it is futile and disingenuous. Don't be afraid to lose friends or ruin your public image, because, believe me, everyone has the same problem. No one is pure. Do what you want to do and spend time with people who accept it - those who don't are not worth your time. But own up to it. Admit it. Come to terms with the fact that it's part of your personality.

3) 'Don't sink to their levels' is good advice in some situations, but not all of them. You're not ascending to a higher ground by becoming a martyr and a victim. I could go into an entire rant about how we're still suffering the subtle influences of Christian morality despite not being in a situation where it's suitable and adequate - it started out as a coping mentality for a persecuted sect, which Tumblr users definitely aren't - but the main point is that you don't have to turn the other cheek. Someone is setting up an entire group of people to go after you? Who's going to blame you if you do the same right back at them? Don't police yourself if the other side refuses to.

Ultimately, we're all horrible, corrupt, petty and hateful - in some circumstances and from certain points of view. If someone says they're not... Well, they're lying. Don't let the perfectionism ruin you; it's nothing but a tool for other people to vent their frustration on you and feel more righteous. Do your good things, do your bad things, know them for what they are and let others do the same. I hope this came through.

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