#and drug/alcohol abuse is a very sensitive subject for me to do any research

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I started to write this post almost a month ago, but some bad stuff happened and I was… really not okay. But I'm getting better, kind of, so here are some (a bit angsty) night thoughts for you.

I share the fandom headcanon that Jason's father was not, you know, exactly the "father of the year" type. So, when Jason and Salim start to live together (because, as we all know, that's how the game ended, that's canon, right?), Jason sometimes becomes… overprotective of Zain.

He doesn't even realize that. It's just small things. Taking the blame for the glass that Zain accidentally broke. Trying to convince Salim that in Zain's age it's totally normal to come home late and a bit drunk, even if Salim is understanding and not actually angry. Stressing out when Salim and Zain argue, even if they both mean it as a joke. Stuff like that.

Jason doesn't realize that's the thing. Salim and Zain do.

"You know I love my son, right?" Salim asks one night.

"Yeah, I noticed,” Jason chuckles. “You've said that, like, a million times in the first hour after I met you."

"And you know I will never hurt him."

"Yeah, you'll probably hurt yourself first. Why?"

“You seem to… protect him from me.”

“What?"

Salim can see that Jason genuinely doesn't understand what it's all about. Salim tells him about all those small moments, about his obvious nervousness — and Jason is visibly embarrassed.

"Do you want to… talk about it?" Salim says.

"I'd rather not."

"Okay. And it is fine, you know. It is kind of cute."

"Fuck off," Jason grumbles, rolling his eyes.

Salim just smiles and changes the subject.

It's Jason who brings it up again in a couple of days.

"About… me being overprotective."

"Yes?"

"I wanted to make it clear… it's not about you being a bad dad or anything. It's just…"

There's a long pause as he is trying to find the words. Salim is waiting patiently.

"I had a fucked-up childhood, alright?" Jason says finally. "And my father… I mean, he meant well, I guess, but I do still have a couple of scars. And… well," it gets really hard for him to say that, "I guess, l myself wanted to be… protected. And, I guess, it'll stick with me for the rest of my fucking life."

He stares at his hands as if it's the most interesting thing in the world. Salim doesn't interrupt.

"And about Zain, it's… what's the clever word, projecting or something? I'm projecting this stuff on him, probably. I mean, I don't know shit about psychology, but that's a thing, right? It's just… not easy to stay chill when you two start arguing. Even if I know that it's really alright."

He sighs as if it was physically hard for him to say. He seems relieved that it is finally put into words.

"So, yeah. You're a great dad, and Zain is far better than I was at his age. And I'll try not to do that shit you told me about. Sorry."

It's Salim now who is trying to find the words. Jason never really mentioned his childhood; Salim did not expect this.

Salim could never understand how it is possible for a father not to love his own kid. Salim is not an ideal dad, of course; but it feels impossible for him to hurt Zain. Even to think about hurting him.

"I did not know about your father," he says as calmly as he can, even if something inside him is furious. "I will try not to raise my voice when you are around."

"No, that's… fine." Jason shrugs. "You don't have to. I mean, it's your family, your rules, you are both fine with that, and I'm just intruding."

"Jason."

"Yeah."

"You are a part of the family too. Have you not noticed?"

Jason mumbles something unintelligible and moves closer on the couch. Salim puts his hand around Jason's shoulders.

"I love you," he says. "And Zain thinks of you as the cool dad. Or, at least, the cool big brother."

"Yeah, that's all I lived for," Jason grumbles sarcastically.

He is smiling — he just can't help it.

It's all going to be okay.

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Ok this was probably already done before but I can't stop thinking about it so

GioGio flower shop AU (which at this point is more like a town AU but whatever)

(Heavily inspired by the gang's lives before Passione/the events that made them join it) (also pls tell me if I said something wrong cause English is not my native language)

Well, Giorno would of course be the one working at the flower shop. He makes the most beautiful flower arrangements in town and a lot of people think he is kinda a sensitive, because he will already know what kind of flowers or plants you want, what occasion are you buying them for, and what emotion you want to express with them as soon as you enter the door (similarly to Vianne from Chocolat by Joanne Harris, if you know the book). He is highly respected in town, and despite his young age most people see him as really mature. He keeps his hair very long and always braids them in beautiful ways.

I see Bruno as a university student. When he was younger, he thought that becoming a fisherman like his father was kinda like his destiny, but he understood that he also wanted to get a proper education and find a job which could help him raise more money; he wanted to be able to live by himself but to also provide enough money for his father to retire when he got old. He is currently studying to become a teacher, while still helping his father. He comes often to the shop to buy flowers for his boyfriend (I'll let you guess who that guy is). He and Giorno became friends after Bruno became a usual customer at the shop and they sometimes go out for coffee together.

Abbacchio would be and ex-policemen currently working for a non-profit association which helps people recover from drug and alcohol abuse. He has been an alcoholic himself (he started drinking after he saw one of his coworkers die in front of him when he still was a policemen, thinking it was all his fault- that, plus the fact he understood that the police was corrupted, was the reason he left his job) so he cares deeply about the subject. He and Bruno met while working: Bruno was doing a research on the causes of drug abuse for university and he interviewed Abbacchio; while talking to each other they discovered a deep connection, one thing led to another and the rest is history. Leone doesn't exactly dislike Giorno, it's just that his ability to read one's emotions looks very suspicious to him, but he recently started to change his mind.

Fugo would be a student at the same university as Bruno. He has an incredibly high Q.I. which made him able to start university at a very young age. However, he was bullied by other students and a professor took advantage of him, all of which led to anger attacks that made him go in trouble. He met Bruno on one of his worst days; the older noticed something was wrong with him and tried to talk to him to see what was going on. He was the only person to do so. Even though Fugo didn't trust him at first, he eventually understood that Bruno was a very good person and the two grew closer in time. Currently, Bruno is the only known person who is fully capable of calming him during anger attacks. He also recently got on well with Giorno, whom he met because he went to the shop with Bruno one day: he respects Giorno deeply because of the hard work he does and his calmness. He sometimes goes and stays in the shop to study; he says it helps him to stay calm and Giorno is so happy about this, that he even created a small spot for him in the back of shop.

Narancia would be an highschool student. He got in serious trouble because of his companies, when he was younger, ending up in prison with also an eye condition (so yeah his backstory is pretty much the same as the actual one). Then he was neglected by his dad and found himself homeless. It was Fugo who met him first but he didn't know what to do: he was even younger than Narancia and he hadn't been on good terms with his parents for some years already, so he couldn't call them. The only person that came to his mind was Bucciarati. Bruno immediately agreed to help him and after providing him care for his eyes, he suggested that Narancia could go live at his place. Needless to say, the young boy is infinitely grateful for the new life that Bucciarati gave him and sees him as a father (or mother?) figure. He recently started to go to school again, despite his age; Fugo offered to help him and Giorno learned not to leave any gardening tools near them as Narancia managed to get hit with a shovel on his head after a terribly wrong answer to a math problem. Abbacchio loves him and basically sees him, Bruno and Fugo as his little family.

Mista would be the most easy-going of the group. He has been a simple person since he was young, enjoying the small things in life- especially food. It was probably this passion which made him interested in cooking. He's not a famous chef and he doesn't want to become one (being famous wouldn't fit him), but after highschool he started to work in a restaurant in Naples and he gradually became more and more good at it. Now he is one of the best cooks of the restaurant and takes Antonino Canavacciuolo (man I'm putting in random references 😂 as an Italian I perfectly know who he is but I feel like I should specify that he is a famous Italian chef who is known for using traditional and local ingredients for his dishes) as his main inspiration. He met Giorno while on a "mission" to buy some edible flowers for a new dish that they wanted to try at the restaurant. He was intrigued by Giorno's personality and decided to come back some days later just to get to know him better. Eventually Giorno started to grow interest for him too, and even though they swear to be only friends, they were seen together a little too many times for them to be just good friends (and Narancia is sure he saw them holding hands and kissing but he still hasn't told anyone). Mista's also got six dogs that he named after numbers- which is good with that many dogs: Uno, Due, Tre, Cinque, Sei and Sette. He hates the number four but he started to overcome his tetraphobia as he will always have to deal with tables for four at the restaurant.

Aaand that's it. Hope u liked this- let me know if I should add Trish :))

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Disabilities & Mental Health Introduction

IT IS NOT ALL IN BLACK AND WHITE – SHEDDING THE LIGHT

Disabilities and mental health awareness are very touchy subjects with me, as is for many of the social media groups I follow. Disabilities and mental illnesses come in many forms. Unfortunately, when writing a blog/ article, the content may become lengthly, therefore, in this blog/ article, I am going to shed light on a few disabilities and mental health issues.

As I continue to post blogs/ articles. l will begin to define and number them. This should help you know where we are on each topic. Are you ready for the overview?

WHAT DEFINES A DISABILITY?

“The ADA defines a person with a disability as a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. This includes people who have a record of such an impairment, even if they do not currently have a disability. It is unlawful to discriminate against such persons. Persons with disabilities are also entitled to reasonable accommodations in the workplace.”

  Various Types of Disabilities

Hearing Disabilities: Hearing impairments may result from problems in any part of the ear or the hearing center of the brain.

Learning/Cognitive Disabilities: Auditory Processing Disorder (ADP), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Language Processing Disorder, Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities, Visual Perceptual/ Visual Motor Deficit, ADHD, ADD, Dyspraxia, Executive Functioning, and memory.

Motor Disabilities: This is the loss or partial loss of function of a limb, body part, that may result in muscle control and weakness. Motor disabilities include paralysis. The types of motor disabilities are associated with neurological conditions, to include multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, stroke, cerebral palsy. Additional motor impairment may come from other parts of the body. A stroke can cause an extreme form of motor impairment called “locked-in syndrome”, which the use of the limbs, eyes, and all other cognitive functions that would normally be voluntary, are lost. This is due to the lower brain or brainstem being damaged. Paraplegics (Tetraplegia), is another form of motor disability. In many cases of paraplegia, neutral interfaces are explored in efforts to restore some functionality of the motor skills. This can include implanting a device in the brain motor cortex.

Mental Health Conditions: This is bi-far one of the most controversial, misunderstood, under-diagnosed, less-treated, monitored and mocked of disabilities in my opinion. Mental health conditions and disabilities can range from manageable to unmanageable. They require the correct diagnoses, treatment plans, and ongoing treatments. The list includes anxiety disorder, mood disorders (depression, bipolar, cyclothymic disorder), psychotic disorders (hallucinations, schizophrenia, delusions), eating disorders (binge eating, bulimia, Nervosa, anorexia. Impulse control issues are considered a mental condition, kleptomania, pyromania, alcoholics, drug abusers, compulsive gambling. Personality disorders are a wide range of mental health conditions and disorders. Personality disorders, dissociative identity disorder (I really want to deep dive into this disorder in the next blog), antisocial personality disorder, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, paranoid personality disorder. These specific personality disorders mentioned cause the person to be extremely inflexible, they cannot deal with change well, they experience different thought patterns, these disorders often interfere with work, school, and relationships. The obsessive-compulsive disorder causes a person to possess repetitive thoughts or fears, they are prone to retain rituals such as counting how many times they do something, triple-checking locking the door, catastrophic thoughts if a task is not completed in a specific way. They may constantly wash their hands, follow the same routines, and be overwhelmed by unreasonable thoughts and fears. PTSD is topping the list of mental health conditions/ disorders currently. It is a condition that is generally developed after a terrifying and/ or traumatic event. It can encompass a wide variety of life-altering events, from war, sexual abuse, physical abuse, an unexpected or sudden death. The long-lasting effects of PTSD include constant memories and thoughts of the events. Emotionally it can cause the person to shut down. Stress response syndrome ordinarily occurs due to sudden occurrences. Examples are the loss of a job, a death, failed relationship or divorce, natural disasters. The stressors begin to resolve typically within 6 months after the event has taken place. Besides, there is a Factitious disorder, sexual/ gender disorders, somatic symptom disorders, Tourette’s syndrome. Diseases such as dementia, Alzheimer’s, sleep problems or any other conditions that involve the brain, fall into the mental health condition/ disorder category. Psychosis, borderline personality disorder, and what I found most interesting on another site, was the fact that ADHD and Autism are classified as mental health conditions/ disorders.

Autism Spectrum Disorder:  This includes Asperger’s syndrome. Autism spectrum disorder can be low functioning to high functioning. There is also atypical autism. The three main functionating areas include, but are not limited to behavioral, communitive, and social interactions. Each level holds different tendencies and quite frankly, these individuals are highly intelligent, though they often cannot understand communication such as listening and talking. They appear to zone off into their own world. Sensitivity issues are involved, difficulty with touch can occur, noises, autistic individuals are known to be very eccentric.

Visual Disabilities: Include partial/ complete blindness.

Physical Disabilities: Includes limited, temporary, or permanent mobility, motility, stamina, dexterity. There are many types of physical disabilities. Stemming from other diseases as mentioned above, or autoimmune illnesses, brain trauma, neurological, birth, accidental, etc.

In Conclusion

As you can clearly see based on the above lists of disabilities, it would be very difficult to judge someone or assume which condition they may suffer from. Unless you are a medical professional and you have personally conducted many tests on specific individuals, please STOP the labeling. Please STOP the stereotyping. I have yet to even give a more in-depth view or definitive breakdown of the mental health conditions/ disorders. Trust me, they will shock you!

The next time you call someone retarded, bi-polar, say that they have multiple personalities, assume they are autistic or have ADHD, make sure you know what you are talking about. EVERY single person deals with EVERY single one of these disorders/ disabilities differently. Some friends or family members may be dealing with them now and you do not even recognize it.

Disabilities are NOT always visible, and disabilities are NOT always a death sentence. Disabilities/ disorders do NOT stop individuals from having feelings or wanting to live a normal life. Very few people bring these disabilities upon themselves.

Help break the stereotypes and help stop the labeling of mental health disorders/ disabilities and ALL disabilities. Be kind, you do not know to the extent someone has gone through to get where they are at this moment nor do you know how your words will affect them.

Suicide rates are very high amongst individuals with disabilities, especially chronic pain patients and patients in the mental health realm.

Show compassion and be on the lookout for more information on each of these disorders/ disabilities as I jump into a series of research and share information, to better assist you in understanding each condition.

  If you know someone that is suffering from a disability or disorder and can no longer work or needs assistance taking care of themselves, there may be resources available for them, such as short term/ long term disability (if they are still employed).

Additional information can be obtained by following the link below and the application is also online to apply for SSI/ SSDI via https://www.ssa.gov/disability/.

  As always, thank you for reading, please share, subscribe, and feedback is always encouraged.

 Let us hear your story (we all have one)!

  References used for research purposes:

(https://adata.org/faq/what-definition-disability-under-ada)

(https://namica.org/resources/mental-illness/types-mental-illness/)

(https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/mental-health-types-illness#2)

(https://services.anu.edu.au/human-resources/respect-inclusion/different-types-of-disabilities)

(https://ldaamerica.org/types-of-learning-disabilities/)

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