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I did 20 popular tumblr users' "Top 100/150 Movies" listicles and compiled the top 101 that reoccur frequently <3

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i do write for attention, actually, because that's a normal reason to create art

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this is a lil thing that's been helping me with my morality OCD, so I thought I would share. I'm not a doctor or therapist so please engage at your own discretion and understand that not everything works for everyone.

sometimes I'll think a thought or see a post about a social justice issue and it will trigger me. The compulsion here is to argue with myself about either

A) my own privilege and what I'm doing about it

or

B) because I felt bad about seeing the post/thinking the thought, that means I'm obviously making the subject of the post (racism, police violence, climate change etc) about myself which is selfish and wrong and I need to work on feeling bad in the Correct Way™ that spurs me into action, instead of the selfish Bad Way™ that makes me spiral.

how I've begun to disrupt this is asking myself "Who am I fighting with?"

This question helps me ground into the fact that no one is accusing me of anything. No one is asking me to defend myself and I don't need to defend myself.

Sometimes it won't be enough but ime, Morality OCD is very sneaky. Getting into the habit of asking this question helps me recognize the OCD spiral for what it is, enabling me to use my OCD coping techniques instead of continuing as if it's a moral problem I need to solve, which strengthens the OCD cycle.

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So like did anyone else develop morality OCD from tumblr/tiktok/twitter/specific areas of social media prone to producing echo chambers

Cuz I’m so certain I’m not the only one still suffering from the compulsion to overanalyze everything I see and everything I say and do to ensure it is “morally perfect” otherwise my chest gets tight and I can’t shake the feeling that somebody is watching and waiting to “cancel” me

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to be honest I think working on a sewing machine strains my eyes as much as being on a computer does. However, I am incentivized to remain alert and focused by keeping my fingers within stabbing distance of a needle making 60 stitches per minutes.

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Once when we were kids my sister and I went on a Wizard of Oz themed hayride but since we were obsessed with Wicked we were VERY attached to that particular retelling so our dad had to explain to the ride operator why we were crying and begging not to do it when Dorothy dumps the water on Elphaba

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Doctors Hate Her! She Has Stolen 1.2 Million Dollars In Vital Medical Research And Is Currently On The Run

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People on Tumblr: Bullying autistic people is wrong. I don’t know who would do something like this.

Also People on Tumblr:

*makes fun of users who don’t recognise fake/prank news articles*

*makes fun of users who can’t spot sarcasm in writing*

*makes fun of users with ‘cringey’ interests*

*makes fun of users who write or phrase things oddly*

*makes fun of users who treat jokes seriously*

*makes fun users who post obsessively about the same thing*

*makes fun of users for the exact same autistic traits autistic people are bullied for offline all the time*

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got baldur's gate 3 working on my 3ds

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collection of useful things tumblr has taught me:

even if you can't fall asleep, laying down with your eyes closed will still rest your body

you don't have to brush your teeth standing up

you don't have to do any chore standing up, from dishes to showering

you don't have to shower with the lights on

if you can't brush your teeth, flossing and a tongue scraper gets rid of plaque and bad breath

if you can't do that, mouthwash kills a lot of bacteria

eating "unhealthy" food is better than eating no food

you can make the same meal everyday for however long you still want it

some pills come in syrups or chewables if you can't swallow them

kids nutritional shakes can be a quick way to get fuel if you can't eat/don't have time

if walking hurts/exhausts you on a regular basis, canes and rollers are for you, no matter how young you are

we have free will—if doing something "out of the ordinary" makes life easier for you, do it

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Every time I see another ibuprofen post on this site I'm like STOP

STOP

Stop.

Take that after a meal. Take it with a big glass of water. Don't take it on an empty stomach EVER. Don't take it with alcohol. You will destroy your stomach. You will end up with an ulcer. You will vomit blood. I'm not exaggerating.

Yes, you. Yes, it will happen to cute little you. With your cute little bottle of miracles. Ibuprofen really does that to your body.

Love, an adult person over 35 who can't take NSAIDs anymore

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haunted ass photo

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cleaning with ADHD is a nightmare. it’s an endless cycle of finding a half-finished chore and stopping the one you were already working on, then remembering that something else needs to be done and getting started on that, then finding half-finished chore and

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The tumblr experience is having politics that make the most left leaning progressive you know irl blush and then logging on here and getting called a bootlicker fascist because you said that you dont think we should make the reign of terror happen again

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[SPOILER PENACONY QUEST] Free from the cage