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Do you know how your parents met?

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Nintendo hatedom is crazy because like wdym y’all think the switch 2 not having an OLED screen and having inflation pricing is the most anti consumer, discourse worthy thing they’ve ever done but peach’s VA finding out she got recasted the day Mario kart world launched isn’t worth raising hell over or talking about whatsoever???

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2003 Raph Diagnosis

I went back and forth on Raph for a long time. I did consider a few diagnoses for him but here’s the thing—he doesn’t meet criteria for any of them. Either he doesn’t have all the symptoms or the symptoms he displays resolve.

See, a huge difference I noticed between Raph and his brothers is that the effects of what they’ve gone through don’t stick around with Raph like they do his siblings. Naturally, I started to consider why.

Simply put, Raph has more of what we call resilience than his siblings. Resilience in terms of psychology means that he bounces back and adapts to change readily.

Does this mean he didn’t have a reaction to the trauma they went through? Not at all. But Raph’s responses are receptive to change.

After they’re forced out of New York and his brother is hurt, Raph weeps (with support) and expresses his anger. He also devotes himself to helping his brother in a very productive way; they fix his swords together and discuss what happened while they do so (though we only see some of this). They PROCESS it.

After the battle on Ch’rell’s ship, Raph once again expresses his rage but then finds a productive means of healing—in this case, he steps into the leadership role Leo is struggling with and becomes a voice of reason for his brothers.

His means of helping are directly connected to outcomes of the trauma. This allows for continued processing of emotion even when it doesn’t feel like it. Raph is able to really accept and handle all the emotions their crazy lives give them.

Important to remember not everyone exposed to trauma gets #PTSD or a long trauma response. Only about 17%. Raph appears to fall outside that statistic, surprisingly.

As odd as it might seem to say, I think Raph’s anger served as a protective factor for him and I’ll tell you why:

Anger and Sadness are alarm emotions. Part of their purpose is to alert our support systems when we need help. Sadness is a much more subtle alarm but anger is loud and blaring.

Because people know Raph has temper, when his alarm goes off, they respond. When Raph is struggling, he has the support to work through things. Raph is also practical—not logical, but practical. Once his anger is spent, he’s the first to identify what needs to happen. Even if he doesn’t like it. I think we see this especially true in Season 4 when he realizes Leo isn’t at his best so he chooses to step up.

Another thing worth mentioning—Raph’s anger gets noticeably better as the series goes. Part of this is due to gaining more supports (Casey, Mrs. Morrison, Angel, etc), part of it is by gaining more coping skills (knitting especially forces him to slow down and be calm) but also he grows. While we don’t know how old the turtles are in the beginning, most series start them around 15.

Hormones are absolutely insane during puberty and I doubt that’s different for mutant turtle boys. The earlier ages of puberty are often the hardest as the body tries to figure out a balance, leading to outbursts or shorter tempers being more frequent. I think a lot of Raph’s earlier, more intense, anger can definitely have some influence from hormones. Some boys are more sensitive to it or they produce more. As Raph matures and grows, that naturally mellows out.

Lastly, let’s address the elephant in the room. The pipe vs Mikey incident. I think this is one of those blind rage situations where a perfect storm of circumstances came together—given we never see Raph have an outburst like that again. So let’s see:

—just lost his home he had from childhood (and presumably a lot of sentimental items)

—had his family attacked

—emerged topside for the first time since childhood, with separation from his father during this mess

—is in early/mid puberty with no support aside from his brothers and father

—is most likely feeling powerless given recent events

I think Mikey’s taunting was simply the straw that broke the camel’s back with a whole bunch of pressure that had been building up. And he actually handles the aftermath pretty well.

We see immediate regret, removing himself from the situation and he actually gains a confidante in Casey Jones that serves him through the rest of the series! And seeing Casey Jones demonstrating the kind of behavior Raph knows he has. Having to see it I think really drives home that motivation for Raph to improve.

And he does. He grows, uses coping skills, learns to reach out to his family (in his own way) and while he remains hotheaded and impulsive, it’s manageable.

So, would I give Raph a diagnosis? Truthfully…no. In order to have a mental health diagnosis, it has to be interfering negatively in your life and by the end of the series, Raph pretty much has his stuff handled.

Could he still benefit from some impulsivity therapy and development of coping skills, maybe a little more anger management? Yeah, but it’s not to a clinically significant level.

Raph gets V codes! (Or Z codes if you’re outside the USA)

What the heck are V codes, you ask?

V codes are indicators of something a client is working on but it’s not severe enough for a full blown diagnosis. So, things like siblings issues, housing issues, some need of more coping skills etc.

We’re going to assume Raph is self pay so I don’t HAVE to give a diagnosis (Yes, some insurances require this and it is one of the reasons why diagnosis of ‘mood disorder unspecified’ exists)

FINAL DIAGNOSIS:

V61.8 Sibling Relational Problem, High Expressed Emotion Level Within Family

V62.4 Target of (Perceived) Adverse Discrimination or Persecution

V62.89 Victim of Terrorism or Torture

V62.22 Exposure to Disaster, War, or Other Hostilities

V15.49 Other Personal History of Psychological Trauma

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The best part about being asexual is knowing that you will never be honeypotted. I often picture myself as a mark in a James Bond movie who has information or something and Daniel Craig saunters up in his sexiest tux to seduce me and I’m just like “No thank you” no matter what he does and then he has an existential crisis and walks away in a daze then sends in Moneypenny cause maybe I just like women and I’m like “hey girl, no thanks��� and send her away as well and they just never get the information. I am an immovable plot piece without even knowing it. Sorry James but I defy the tropes of your genre.

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Saw a post about how halal and kosher meat will likely be the only reliably safe options in the US because their safety and cleanliness standards aren't dictated by what's the barest legal minimum that government food safety regulations demand.

So you're like 5 years away from "ever notice how the musulmans and jews never get sick from bad meat? clearly this is proof that they are poisoning us" right now.

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@princesandromeda said: Tú ya sabes que voy a pedir del 14

Kuroko dimension traveler

There was Akashi talking with Coach Sanada. And Kise was on one of the benches, texting something on his phone.

That was weird.

“Ah, Tetsuya, I heard you resigned from the team. Did you change your mind?” Akashi’s smile, not entirely unkind, had a certain sharpness to it now that… well, it was better not to think of that.

(He had worked so hard, too. So very hard to save them, his friends. And if this wasn’t some weird dream or hallucination, then he would have to start over again.)

“Where’s Midorima-kun?” He asked, instead of answering Akashi’s question. Miracle or not, Midorima was never one to skip training.

His former captain looked perplexed, like he couldn’t believe what he had heard.

“Who is that?”

For the longest time, Kuroko had believed that Akashi didn’t have a sense of humour.

“Midorima Shintaro. Left-handed, has green hair, Oha Asa firm believer, threes specialist. Where is he?” He even made sure to enlist them slowly, so Akashi heard him correctly. “Is Midorima-kun sick or something?”

Now it wasn’t only Akashi looking at him weirdly, but also Coach Sanada. Kise had stopped typing bored at his phone, and looked at Kuroko like he had swore off or something equally uncommon of him.

“Perhaps you might not be as recuperated as we had thought you were from the concussion, Kuroko-kun,” said Coach Sanada, his voice soothing like one does to a hurt animal. “The person you’re looking for isn’t on the team.”

Kuroko was pretty sure that he did a face. A scowl deforming his lips.

Because what was the meaning of this?

“Perhaps you should stop attending the training as well, Tetsuya. Don’t worry, nothing too bad will happen in your absence.” Akashi then grimaced, like it physically hurt to say this. “Imaginary friends included.”

He gripped tighter his hand into the shoulder strap from his school bag.

“My mistake, then.”

Kuroko didn’t notice Akashi’s pensieve face looking at him walking off the basketball court.

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It says "Invest"

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Send me a wip title and I'll post a snipet

Tagged by @princesandromeda

rules: make a new post with the names of all the files in your wip folder, regardless of how non descriptive or ridiculous. let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! and then tag as many people as you have wips.

Posting wips I've worked on in the past 2-ish months bc I don't want to dig that deep in my docs.

Sins of the Fathers

Oroku Saki: Hamato Sworn Enemy

jay kay soulmates au

plotless ben/ken

TMNT x JJBA Crossover 10

Ben 23 hanahaki

the lines of fear and blame

Mighty Turtle Titan and Sidekick

and they called it

Vernon & April Christmas Dinner

makai ouji x kuroshitsuji crossover

I know what I look like to you

ménage à trois

Kuroko dimension traveler

to be a god

And, uh... I'm not tagging but whoever wants to do this from me can do it!

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Now that the winners of this poll and this poll have been determined, we must now find the ultimate winner...

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You’re not depressed. You just need $250,000 in your bank account.

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ATL: Translation in English

Entre caníbales~🎶

My sibling has been listening to Soda Estereo music lately through a streamer that plays it in his live shows. Anyway, that gave me inspiration for this day.

Fem!Zuko is not a vegetarian at all, and is just as obsessive as the canon!Zuko.

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I haven't been able to post on day two because I've been busy (I'm graduating from college today) with a lot of things pending, so I'll let the scheduled posts circulate and then I'll get back to what I had planned.

[I only planned to draw for five days (2-6) and make one fanfic.]

@zukaangweek

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Terfs saying the jeopardy lady has an advantage over "real women" because men can push buttons faster is so fucking funny

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some people think writers are so eloquent and good with words, but the reality is that we can sit there with our fingers on the keyboard going, “what’s the word for non-sunlight lighting? Like, fake lighting?” and for ten minutes, all our brain will supply is “unofficial”, and we know that’s not the right word, but it’s the only word we can come up with…until finally it’s like our face got smashed into a brick wall and we remember the word we want is “artificial”.

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Two plot bunnies for dead fandoms that live rent free in my mind:

The Poirot as Grim Reaper fic

Jaykay Soulmates AU bc I've suddenly got the MIB zoomies apparently

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Everything I hear about the Lilo & Stitch revival somehow makes me angrier. Like,

That realization also led the filmmaking team to divide the character of Cobra Bubbles, Lilo's social worker in the animated film, into a CIA agent of the same name (Courtney B. Vance) and the new role of Mrs. Kekoa (Tia Carrere). "If the dramatic stakes of Lilo is that she's going to get separated from her sister, then you need a person who actually services those stakes in a credible way," Fleischer Camp says. "You can get away with that being Cobra Bubbles in an animated film — a 6-foot-5 huge dude with 'Cobra' tattooed on his knuckles is somehow a social worker in that world."

Hey. Hey, Director Dean Fleischer Camp. Why is a large black man with tattoos having a job as a social worker something you consider so ridiculous that it could only exist in animation? Why are you carefully sidestepping the fact that he is the only black character in the original film? Is it somehow more realistic to turn him into a figure who only interacts with the family through the lens of government defense against extraterrestrials? Or does the idea of a scary looking black man caring about the well-being of people's families confuse you, you racist piece of shit?

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