#i'm here for healing and learning

[slfcare]

every time you assume that others are thinking negatively of you or judging you behind your back, you are bullying yourself through them. at the end of the day, you don't know what thoughts are running through their heads unless they verbally express them to you. until then, every one of 'their' opinions about you is nothing more than your fear, and whatever assumption is born from your fear is yours to let go - not theirs to disprove.

[13thpythagoras]

you really think the russian service doesn't exist? or here you go

FSB

i mean sorry i deadpan deadnamed them didn't mean to trigger

I mean, sure?? But what is the thought process behind this move?

[b0nelessdoodles]

i keep thinking im gonna like actually finish these but that ain't happening so have some gay people

[stargirl230]

Happy lunar new year! 🐉

Couldn't make it home this year but i'm still determined to have a good time :')

(no reposts; reblogs appreciated)

[ryuki-draws]

I miss my son, Tails

[shima-draws]

I'd love to see your ideas on Pokemon teams for the Strawhats 👀

!! I've actually done this before, it was a while back tho! Looking over them now I'd probably make a couple changes lol so I'll redo them for you ;)

Also most of them get a starter + a legendary bc I said so

Luffy:

Zoro:

Nami:

Sanji:

Usopp:

Chopper:

Robin:

Franky:

Brook:

Jinbe:

AND. As a bonus. Teams for Law and Cora solely because I love them <3

Law:

Cora:

[veevil]

I love knowing they're bitter and miserable, can't stop thinking about me and posting about me meanwhile I'm over here in love and appreciated, being told I'm not too much and actually being seen without them wanting to change anything about me. Sucks to suck❤️

[karliahs]

a blorbo that likes to cook is something that can be so personal...

[spiderfreedom]

Not a female separatist but I'm forever grateful to them for introducing the idea of just centring women in our lives. Focusing on women artists, scientists, writers, showrunners, businessowners... and where we don't see women in those positions, asking why, and what can we do to help. Focusing on female friends and female family. Building relations and community among women to help women. Spending your $$ money $$ on women. You don't need to be a full separatist to incorporate this into your life, and imagine what women could accomplish if we just decided to focus on uplifting women as a class.

[literaltrvsh]

i turn 30 next month and i honestly think this is gonna be the thing that changes my life for the better actually

[slfcare]

the thing is; this world needs you exactly as you are.

[daybreakrising]

@apocryphis: under the silver glow of iridescent moonlight, moze feels himself slowly, but surely, drifting into the early hours of sleep. at his side, jiaoqiu too, lies perfectly relaxed; at his side, or rather, upon his shoulder, comfortably nestled there. moze's arm, draped around his lover's shoulders, must serve as a comfortable pillow, he gathers - beneath his fingers lazily grazing over the foxian's collarbones, he feels that telltale purr humming and vibrating (it had been an unexpected discovery the first time around, but moze, as with all things related to jiaoqiu, stopped questioning it near instantly, embracing it all instead).

but - is it the cold luminosity of the night, that makes his thoughts drift back to that day, or is it the sensation of scarred skin and tissue when his fingertips wander a little higher to jiaoqiu's neck? that wild, inane gamble he had made, an impossible strategy banking everything on one plant and... moze's gentle grazing stops, without abruptness, without shock; only comes to a gentle halt. and after a moment, his hoarse, low voice murmurs into the night - he knows jiaoqiu isn't asleep. "you were going to do it all along." a quiet, simple remark, that could have sounded like an accusation - had it not been softened by an infinite fondness that makes that reshapes it into a sad conclusion. "you told me about tumbleweed months before we went to the luofu. you were already thinking about it, weren't you." moze turns his head, nosing into jiaoqiu's pale pink hair (he had done his duty, what he thought was right - moze would never blame him for a decision he would have also made in his place). but one question only remains. "why didn't you tell me?"

There is no truer bliss, he thinks, than the comforting warmth of a lover's arms in which to drift so peacefully to sleep. It is instant, the way he feels any lingering tension drain away from his shoulders the moment he tucks himself so snugly into his side, that familiar scent flooding his senses as he nuzzles his face against warm, bare skin. He is the happiest he has ever been, a fact he long ago recognised but can only now truly, freely, admit.

The light skim of fingers across his skin is enough to slowly lull him further and further from consciousness - he can feel his eyelids weighing heavier and heavier, feel his limbs loosening little by little where they drape across and around the body beside his own. That soft rumble within his throat is a sound of pure contentment, an indication of the most excellent sleep he is surely about to experience.

Gentle, too, is the way that purr fades to silence, but he remains loose-limbed and content against him. He has expected this, of course. His crow is sharp, his mind keen. He always knew he would put the pieces together eventually. That there is no accusation in his tone, no hint of blame, or anger, is why Jiaoqiu remains so at ease in his arms. Because of course, he thinks, Moze would understand why.

Why didn't you tell me? Ah. This question, too, he expected. It is a reasonable question to ask - there is very little that Jiaoqiu has not told Moze ever since those early days when there was yet trust to be gained. Keeping secrets is not a practice he indulges when it comes to his crow or his general, yet in this instance he hid things from them both.

"I couldn't." His hand skims across that warm skin, fingertips feeling their way along familiar scars until his palm comes to rest atop Moze's heart. "It had to be secret... a last resort." He had plans, so many plans, one for every possible outcome of their venture to the Luofu. Truly, he had hoped not to need the poison he carried in his pocket, but if he was completely honest... a part of him always knew it was the only plan. "If I had told the general, she would have found a way to keep me here, where it was safe - in chains, if she must. She would never have allowed me to sacrifice my life for hers. And you..."

He shifts, just enough to tilt his face up towards his, lids cracking open just a sliver to look blindly upon him. "If I had told you, you would have been more reluctant to leave my side, and you would be dead." His hand lifts from Moze's chest, finds its way to his cheek instead. "And I needed you alive, my love, if I had any hope of being strong enough to see it through."

A kiss - light, feather-soft - is laid sweetly upon the shadow guard's lips. "I was never afraid. I knew you would recognise the signs, because I had taught you to, and you remember everything I teach you about medicine." A slow smile creeps across his face, his expression that of undeniable adoration. "And... I knew you would find me."

[bleue-flora]

if a therapist came to the dsmp to treat the characthers they would need therapy after doing it probably

[context]

You and @piscespixiewastaken think alike it seems.

Indeed they would. In fact, this point actually pushed me to ask my sister-in-law, who is a therapist/counselor about it just out of curiosity. 

Here’s what I learned:

Despite what my counselor said, not all therapists were required in school to do counseling themselves to get certified. Some counselors have actually never even been to therapy themselves (not sure how I feel about that to be honest… not to deter people from going to therapy - please do if you are able) something my sister-in-law didn’t seem to be a big fan of.

When asked if she felt like she needed counseling after/because of a specific client she said that yes that can definitely be the case. She noted that empathy fatigue is often common after listening to people all day, which makes sense and that would be a common reason for some needed personal counseling. As expected, while she hasn’t had to deal with a lot of it, she did note that dealing with people with antisocial behavior disorders (ie narcissistic, histrionic… think sociopath disorders) can be especially taxing.

Given that the dsmp is a group of povs of the same story and events, I was curious on whether she often found herself taking sides when she does couples counseling. She said that there can be an initial bias at first when the base facts are presented to her, which is something she often has to check herself on, but that actually she finds that usually there is truth and wrongdoing on both sides and there is no true ‘bad guy.’ Though she did add that she has not dealt with any relationships involving more intense abuse especially relating to antisocial behavior disorders. In other words, the couples she sees likely came willingly and are sound enough in mind on both sides to want to fix the problems, if that makes sense.

So in other words, there are, much to my surprise, counselors who do not go (may not have gone) to therapy themselves, but that doesn’t make it healthy and considering the characters in the dsmp it would likely be recommended that this counselor also see someone. I will say though the implication that people in the dsmp are more problematic then real world people are is perhaps an underestimation of irl mental illness. Just because the dsmp members wear armor and carry around weapons doesn't make them more troublesome than people irl, though perhaps that is me viewing it from their world standards which I assume the therapist would be from. In either case, whether the therapist was from the realm of Minecraft world circumstances or more irl, I do imagine they being either inhumanly sane and not need a therapist of their own, or they get together with another therapist and perhaps drink over all the dsmp insanity. And whether they would be inclined to take sides I think is hard to say since there are definitely some characters who need a psych ward. Anyways… hope you enjoyed my info dump. :)

[wyriwyg]

so i wrote and posted this on my main half asleep og art @wolflyndraws here

he's got so many physical after effects with scars and skin damages but also mental: he's wild and completely feral. he lose himself, living outdoors. he hasn't had any contact with living, breathing being in a long, long time. even animals avoid him, leaving as soon as they see him. seeing him would scare anyone shitless, especially at first when the scars hasn't yet started to heal and the cuts on his face are gruesome and bloody. his body is one massive wound, it never stops hurting, driving him to madness. after a while, he slowly start to get better. his body starts to heal. his mind is still fissured but he gets more and more time as his old self. not totally back to himself, far from it, but he get more cognisant of what's happening around him and what he's doing. there's a point where he has to go back to a village to trade stuff. he doesn't trust anything not to hurt him and dislike the idea of letting anyone get close to him. needs must though, and after weighting up the pros and the cons, he goes to one nearby. he's not careful the first time around and the few people that saw his face expressed shock and disgust. they could not look at him without horror in their eyes and repugnance etched on their face. he honestly didn't think about what he would look like to others. he's been alone for so long at that point, and he avoid every reflective surface he has genuinely no idea what the torture left behind. but even without knowing, seeing other people reaction he can guess. ashamed, he runs away. but he can't stay hidden away forever, he still needs to trade. so he goes back, to another village. further away. clocked under a heavy, deep hooded, capelet. he's got no skin showing at all. and this time, interactions are easier. his voice is gruff, his vocal cords damaged. he hasn't spoken for a long time and the first few words he needs to utter are rough. he doesn't stay for long. he can't. so he makes the trips more often than he'd like too, just so he can spend as little time in here as he can at once. longer interactions makes him hyper aware and he nearly slip from the precarious balance that's his mental health. words goes around that one weird adventurer comes by, sometimes. taciturn and withdrawn, and in need of lots of personal space. and it attracts curiosity. everyone is eager to know who he is, where he's from and what he looks like. but Dream can't answer neither of those questions without people turning on him.

[satanfemme]

did u know the secret to mental health is developing an alter who matches ur freak and then getting kinda toxic and yaoiful about it in the headspace. this is real I think it's what they tell u to do in the dsm. u can believe me

[yuckydraws]

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Healing & Growth

(gif made by my friend @robanilla-arts is below - slight warning for flashing! Thanks again, Rob!)