#forced positivity

[loganslowdown4]

Virgil: I’m going to torture you now.

Remus: Kinky!

Virgil: Ahem, you are the brightest star in the sky.

Remus: What?

Virgil: I think you’re beautiful and lovely.

Remus: *backing away* W-wait, no—

Virgil: Your feelings are valid and you deserve to be loved.

Remus: I NEED A SAFE WORD

[bearlyfunctioning]

Comic #326: Exercise on low battery - Website links: Here! If you're a Whiner, whinger, doomer, Debbie Downer, belly acher, grumpy pants, crybaby, glass half empty grumbler like me, you're in good company ;)

[felixcosm]

We need to teach people to let themselves have horrible thoughts more often.

Not in the "haha give in to your intrusive thoughts" way but in the "so you thought about killing this person, okay, why?"

Trying to be pure inside your head is more harmful than good, it just makes you afraid of being a bad person, it gives you anxiety, which in turn can cause intrusive thoughts to show up more often, it makes you afraid of being "found out" when in reality no one knows what you think!

No one is going to judge you for having the most violent, twisted fucked up revenge fantasy, and if you relax and let your mind wander instead of keeping it on a tight leash in fear of having Society-Non-Approved-Thoughts™, you'll be more in touch with yourself.

Which isnt to say your violent thoughts are your True Self, but neither are your sanitized "i have to think nice thtings all of the time" thoughts

[starrynightkyoru]

People in the Fruits Basket fandom need to stop using themes and symbolism as a deflection for horrible nonsensical writing.

Yes I am talking mostly about the ending. No way in hell would Uo and Hana ever be friendly with someone who abused and tried to murder their best friend. Everything surrounding Akito's ending is horseshit, people are way too charitable and trusting of her. She has done everything in her power to hurt and manipulate those around her and she just tried to murder another two people. But she cries and feels slightly bad for it so she is instantly changed overnight and people just immediately believe her when she says she is going to be better.

Their is a huge difference between trusting and forgiving someone who has hurt you vs having illogical kindness to the point of harm to yourself and others.

[catboygirlboss]

edit: currently lamenting the fact that i didn’t think of “all of the above” …

[choppedcowboydinosaur]

My first exposure to Pewdiepie was his video on forced positivity of all things. It was interesting and surprising compared to his other videos.

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

anyone else have multiple traumatic memories associated specifically with holidays/family vacations? because that is a topic I never see discussed in all the So You Had A Shitty Childhood, Now What? self-help books i've been reading. but for me, it was a significant thing. and the more i think about it the more it seems like this would be an (unfortunately) common experience. would be grateful to hear if this matches other peoples' experiences...

[bet-on-me-13]

Biologically everybody's kid

So! Have you ever seen those Prompts or Headcanons where Ghosts and Ectoplasm are Unstable and like to change alot? Specifically based on the Hosts Beliefs and such?

Well, imagine this.

Danny is a part of the JLA, and one day he needs to get a Blood Test done. It's just a normal Physical, so that they know how to help him if he ever gets hurt, or to see if he has any health concerns that need to be addressed.

They get the results of the DNA Tear back, and find that it tested positive for Amazonian DNA.

They are confused. Why did Phantom never mention that he was an Amazon? Diana is feeling down because he is a member of her same Race and never told her.

Then, they test again just to see if it was accurate and it comes back as Yeti DNA.

Now they are confused.

They test it again, and it's Dragon DNA.

Again, and it's Kryptonian DNA.

Again, and it's Batman's DNA.

Again, and they find traces of the Speed Force in his DNA.

Every time they test the DNA again, they get a different result, telling them that he is Half Human Half something else that is constantly changing.

They are confused, Danny is not aware of any of this, and Batman is already calling Dibs.

[maddymoreau]

Thinking about how Diavolo’s feelings transcend time and how in the Nightbringer UR+ card Demon Lord’s Castle Tour this conversation happens.

When asked, “Do you wish to see your father?”

Diavolo responds:

“I suppose I do . . .” isn’t the typical reaction to how a child would feel about wanting to see their parent. Especially when said parent has essentially been in a coma for a year.

Along with how Diavolo describe his father.

It makes more sense why when you learn in Lesson 56 how Diavolo was treated by him growing up.

Diavolo can tell when others are lying but is unable to understand his father’s intentions.

Diavolo mentions that he lived a very sheltered life growing up. That from a young age his father never allowed him a chance to talk to anyone outside the castle.

His childhood friend was Mephistopheles. A demon literally RAISED to be his friend. Putting a barrier between the two because Mephistopheles would put Diavolo on a pedestal.

The isolating childhood he experienced riddled with his strict father constantly scolding him.

Despite everything MC is so important to him he wants to see his father again so we can meet.

[desultory-suggestions]

You have to stop ruining things for yourself preemptively because you believe they’ll fail anyway. Give yourself a chance to succeed.

[clowndensation]

thinking about connor in prague saying "dad's theory was you got two fighting dogs, you send the weak one away, you punish the weak one." in relation to this episode, and the way the siblings view abuse inside their own family.

shiv and kendall and their belief that connor and roman are the weak dogs that got the brunt of logan's worst behavior, because abuse is reserved for the kids who can't behave - the ones who aren't smart and mature enough to make it in the world. abuse evokes pity, because abuse is what happens when you expect too much from people who obviously aren't capable of more.

and then they go forward in life, believing that they're just naturally more intelligent and more capable than connor and roman, as if being raised seeing what happens to you if you aren't a perfect child wasn't the entire point of the "punish the weak dog" mentality that logan instilled in them. the looming threat implied behind any praise they do receive that tacitly tells them "you're not like roman and connor" because everyone knows what happens to roman and connor.

the absolute height of the rich capitalist mindset. "we're succeeding because of our own merit, and other people fail because they don't have what it takes" when in reality they're succeeding because of arbitrary rules made up by someone who knows that infighting makes meaner dogs.

[akindplace]

To anyone who uses the unkindness of others as fuel for them to strive harder to be kind, as you hope to become someone you wished you had by your side when you were struggling, I hope you know you are a positive force in this world, and that this shines in so many ways. Please do something kind for you today too, for the younger version of you who would be so proud of who they become, because you persevered and rose above the indifference of others.

[ghostboidanny]

Danny's first morning in the Wayne manor after adoption

Alfred: So, Master Danny, what would you like to eat for breakfast? We have toast.

Danny: *war flashbacks*

Danny, going full eldritch abomination: I̴f̷ ̶I̵'̷m̷ ̴f̴o��r̵c̷e̸d̵ ̷t̴o̵ ̷e̸a̴t̷ ̵t̶o̸a̸s̴t̸ ̴O̵n̷e̷ ̵m̵o̸r̸e̵ ̶t̷i̵m̴e̴ ̷I̸'̸m̴ ̴g̷o̴i̵n̸g̵ ̵t̶o̵ ̶u̸s̷e̶ ̵m̶y̷ ̸p̴o̷s̶i̴t̴i̴o̷n̴ ̸a̴s̶ ̴G̶h̸o̸s̶t̸ ̴K̸i̷n̴g̵ ̷t̴o̸ ̷w̵a̷g̴e̷ ̶w̸a̷r̶ ̷o̷n̵ ̸E̷a̴r̴t̴h̴ ̸a̴n̸d̶ ̶d̵e̶s̶t̴r̷o̷y̴ ̴e̷v̶e̶r̴y̷ ̷t̵o̸a̷s̴t̸e̷r̷ ̷i̴n̷ ̴e̴x̵i̷s̵t̷e̶n̴c̷e̴ ̸

Batfam: ...

Alfred: ... We also have cereal

Danny, back to normal: Ohhh, you got any fruit loops?

[danonishere]

Remember, if you're in a bad situation tat it can be worse.

I have to write supplementary exams for all my modules thus far, but at least I have an opportunity to get them marks back.

Positivity ✨

[obisamya]

DANI ROJAS & JAN MAAS Ted Lasso (2020-2023)

[waterghostype]

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