Week 009
I survived this week with most of me living with my stomach boiling from anxiety, mind clouded in fear while this perishable flesh can't perish soon enough.
Keeping most of the details to myself, whenever I'm in a crisis, a friend of mine always seems to sense it and would message me. Despite that she's in a different continent and she only had one day off. Meanwhile, a person in the same timezone as me barely acknowledged my need for comfort and gaslighted me instead.
Lived with the toxic relationship for most of my life so I learned to understand tones and read between sentences. Like how I've been fat-shamed for a lot of my life. The moment I lost a lot of weight their reaction was 'You finally look good' and every other compliment to my outward appearance. Meanwhile, my friend was concerned about this sudden weight loss and wondered if there was something troubling me. There was. And without a word, someone who hasn't known me that well knew me better than the ones who've held the clock longer.
My friend is busy with her life. As I am. But when we have time, we do make time for each other. That effort to just make time for me, I will never forget and forever hold in my heart. As a reminder that this is love that I deserve.
I hope everyone finds that kind of love. The ones who really need it at least.
I've been finding comfort by distracting myself. With shows, movies. books, comics, mangas, just everything that could keep my mind thinking of everything else but where I am.
Recently, I've gotten into iyashikei anime and manga.
And true to the meaning, it did heal me. Mentally.
I've always rushed to things and sometimes I come out rather ... not well. Like in most fiction, there's always a rush to an exciting plot like plot twists, villain reveal, dark histories, and whatever to get the audience hooked on the adrenaline of the story.
And here was just a story with no plot just calm vibes. Reminds me of watching Three Meals a Day on TVN. It's a South Korean reality show that I play in the back whenever I'm writing.
And perhaps, I do desire some sort of quiet life. Like a small cafe owner in a small town where nothing bad happens. That's exciting for me.
Though I am a chaos child by heart.
Anyway, just clearing all of my To Read List and To Watch List of only iyashikei was a nice change of pace. I seem less stress and just go with the flow.
I tend to adapt the personality of the character I've seen or read.
So, yeah. Calm, slice of shows were good for my soul and mental health.
At least, until I'm reminded where I am, what I should be doing, and everything else that's on fire or drowning. But good distractions and personality to absorb.
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Colonialism/White Supremacy — Three Meals a Day: How obedient have you been? Come on now, let us count the years 🤭🤭🤭
https://youtu.be/XSqWbP3pLMc
It was part of the domestication process. It led you to consumerism and obesity. True? False? Naked!!
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Helper washes washing fishes...Fake Three Meals a Day' in a rigging engulf
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