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strazem · 3 years
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Been awhile since I posted or even logged on
But basically I’ve decided to like... Not do social media as much anymore, if at all. I feel a lot happier for it and clearly I’m not making much progress in changing anyone’s perceptions of me if people are still upset.
Again, like the response before, I do think it would help if people were at least a little more willing to exist in the same space as me if only to see any changes I’ve made that are otherwise hard to showcase on non-chatting platforms but... I don’t know if that’s happening anytime soon.
Again, no ones really directly communicated with me about any of this for years... In fact that seems to be a common theme, a huge lack of communication, to the point where even I’m not exactly sure what the issues still are besides general hurt from my immaturity in the past. And I’m too scared of disrespectfully crossing boundaries to directly contact said people. I don’t want to come across like someone that’s begging to be taken back or unblocked or something. And I don’t want to come across like I’m pestering people either.
I don’t really know what more I can say or do at this point given the blocks, avoidance, and refusal to be in the same servers as me... I’m not really sure how else to show I’ve changed by just making tumblr posts or twitter posts since many of these issues occurred in direct messaging apps.
I mean, if people are interested in communicating with me, try my twitter? But for now I just don’t really see a future for me with tumblr, or in the ososan fandom publicly.
Thanks to everyone that’s read this far or to anyone that still kept up with my stuff though
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strazem · 3 years
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Hey, I feel for you, I do. But you don’t get to say that the people you hurt and abused should forgive you or forget about all of that. You hurt people. That’s never going to change. I’ve seen these posts coming from you for years and you haven’t actively shown anyone that you’re seeking redemption. Show us, don’t tell us, if you really want to prove you’re a good person.
I’m not exactly sure how I’m suppose to show anything if I’m blocked by most people and refuse to be given chances. If any time I join a server and people leave or refuse to engage with me, to me that seems like people who don’t want to see anything from me.
I understand too that I’ve hurt people, and that really sucks if people still feel hurt, but at the same time, I don’t think it’s asking a lot for people to try to be a little more understanding if it’s been like four years and logic would dictate that I’ve changed at least a little over the course of four years. No one owes me anything, but at the same time, if people refuse to engage with me again or even tolerate my presence even as just someone that posts in the same tag or something, then that seems like they’ve made their final decision about me.
You say I haven’t actively shown anyone that I’m seeking redemption, but that’s literally all I’ve been trying to do for the past few years... I make these public posts because most people have me blocked or avoid me like the plague. 
Ultimately, I reach out publicly because I’m scared to break boundaries or come across as one of those people that pesters people to “unblock” me or something like that.
I don’t have a lot of connections anymore, I don’t have a lot of ways to show anyone anything anymore, I think that’s where I’m most upset. I get the feeling most people have made their final verdict and have me blocked or blacklisted regardless of any change I’ve tried to show.
Because I am 100% genuinely curious how I’m suppose to showcase or show that I’ve actively changed and am trying to make a difference if most people refuse to even be in the same spaces as me, even at a distance...
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strazem · 3 years
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Actually twitter is better than tumblr because I haven’t seen anyone talking about Pui Pui Molcar here
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strazem · 3 years
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Apologies again if making a post like that caused any uncomfortableness. I honestly didn’t intend to stir anything up, though I know that can be the nature of such things...
I’ve decided that rather than making such a snap decision like “stay/leave” social media, I think I’m just going to take a break from it and see what happens
Like a cold turkey break, no checking my blogs, no checking my accounts, ect. And actually using an extension to keep these things blocked in case I get tempted or something as well.
I’m curious to see what taking a full on break will do for my mental health. I will still be active on discord as always, and you are free to chat with me there if you want to keep up. If you would like to be friends on discord, ask me for my discord tag through my curious cat !
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strazem · 3 years
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If people want to reblog the post I just made, they can, someone asked me if they could and I figured I’d make a post about it in case other people wanted to know too
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I noticed that I’ve been getting blocked by a lot of Ososan artists lately and... At this point I’m sure it’s because of bad rumors and misinfo getting spread about me in discord servers. I’m going to put a lot of this under a readmore because I don’t want to clog people’s dashes with this, but I really want to clear the air here as I feel like there are a lot of things being left out of the narratives people are telling about me, and also the fact this is still happening and has been for four-five years, isolating me from a lot of the ososan community and hurting me in a very deep way...
Now, first off, I’m not here to say that over the past 4-5 years I wasn’t immature and childish. There were many times where I was, even to the point the behaviors could be seen as abusive or toxic even if that wasn’t the intention. I was in my early to mid 20s and had serious issues with oversharing my thoughts and feelings with people I really only knew casually, usually to the point of making them uncomfortable. I would also use all caps a lot, not really realizing the effect it had on people, making others feel like they were being shouted at. I would also act immaturely when I saw that other roleplay blogs were getting more attention than mine, even though the ones I had were for OCs, which meant that of course canon characters would get more traction.
Again, I was very young and not very socially developed. I am by no means trying to use my autism as an excuse, but rather an explanation.
Prior to getting into Ososan around 2016, I did not have any “real life” friends, that is, friends I knew in person. I did not know anyone my age and socializing was, and still is pretty limited to just my immediate family. Almost all of my interactions were online, and even that I struggled with. I had recently gotten out of an abusive relationship as well, and was just starting college. I did not think about how others felt enough and was too concerned with saying my piece and sharing my own opinions, making everything about me or about how I felt, and less about the other person. Again, this is something I’ve struggled with for most of my life as part of my ASD, but I’m still not excusing it by any means, especially considering the fact that other people ended up hurt.
I think the main issue was how immature and self-focused I was if I’m being honest, and how I would tend to make everything about me and how I felt and what I made.
My intentions were always good, that never changed. But as people have stated to me before, good intentions don’t mean anything if the outcome is bad. My immaturity really ended up hurting a lot of other people’s feelings and causing a lot of resentment, and I am by no means saying that anyone has to forgive me or be “ok” with me.
What I do wish though is that perhaps people who I have had struggles with in the past could refrain from spreading biased opinions of me to people who have never even met me. I understand wanting to support your friends, and I also understand that when someone you know tells you someone is “bad news”, it’s natural to take their word for it, especially if they only show screenshots of me at my lowest rather than when I was trying my absolute best to be a good friend, despite my immaturity.
However, I’ll be honest and say that I do think that this behavior in general seems counterproductive and perhaps even concerning... If there’s someone that upset me in my past, I don’t tell others or divulge about them to new people I meet unless I felt they did something actually illegal. I remember misinforming about someone in the ososan community based on false claims and I still feel guilty about it to this day, so I’ve also been guilty of this in the past. It’s also important to keep in mind that if someone is really making someone out to sound terrible or horrible that there is usually a bias clouding their perception. I've sat and reflected a lot on my own biases these past five years in therapy, and at the end of the day, I don’t think most people have bad intentions, at least not lonely kids in a small fandom. I think it’s a lot of miscommunication, lack of confrontation, and fear rather than any malicious intent.
Because if there’s one thing I know that I’m not, it’s a manipulator. I straight up do not have the social intelligence for that. I would all caps, I would get upset and leave chats and worry people, I would go on rants that people couldn’t talk me down from, or get too emotionally volatile, or put my own emotional issues onto other people by panicking and venting and putting on a scary and upsetting scene, but I never tried to manipulate anyone or turn anyone’s friends against them. The only two instances I can think of that even come close to me “warning” anyone about someone (and not for blm*tsu related reasons) happened in 2018 and 2019, well after all of this was (I assumed) done with. 
Most of my issues that people have gotten upset with me for was regarding my social immaturity, self-centeredness, altercations, public panic attacks, public mental breakdowns and a tendency to go off on emotional and heated rants, especially in public areas and in public chats. That’s why this thing about me being a manipulator seems misinformed to me, because I’ve never been great at DMing or talking to others one on one, I think anyone that’s known me will agree. Many of these altercations happened in public group chats.
I’m assuming that many of the bad rumors being spread about me are regarding my skype days back in 2016-2017, back before discord became the new norm for online chatting and servers and such, as well as a very specific “drama” that happened on anti-bl oso-twitter concerning people that had met in an osomatsu-san kin discord server (which I was not in or even knew about). 
Essentially, I befriended some of these people on twitter through people that had been in my second skype roleplay group (the first one I made was in 2016 I believe). I was unaware of any previous dramas or issues and was even unaware that said “person of interest” was even upset with me or thought I was toxic or bad. I had figured we had just stopped talking due to naturally drifting apart. Of course, in my young and naive mind, before understanding “social media etiquette” I went to go ask them why they had blocked me on twitter (I had started being active on twitter during that time.)
And of course, in my immaturity, was freaking out and panicking about having been blocked by someone I thought was a friend to people in my second roleplay group chat... As always... Ugh.. It wasn’t anything malicious though, just confusion and me being scared I had done something wrong.
One member in the roleplay group though, who I guess was a member of the osomatsu-san kin discord, started going off about said “person of interest”, claiming they had gotten their friend into a car accident and that they had groomed minors. Another person in the roleplay group felt the allegations were crazy and unfounded and left. Meanwhile, I was just lost as to what was even happening, I wasn’t aware these people were this connected or knew each other and admittedly, did a pretty poor job as a mod/admin that I didn’t stop the discussions sooner.
I have no idea if the claims were true or not, I imagine they were exaggerated due to bias, I have no idea, but then the same person who had made those claims showed me screenshots that “person of interest” sent to their mutual friend about me. How I was scary and toxic, that I had upset lots of people.. That they were panicking that I even contacted them on tumblr with a friendly “hello!”
Naturally, I responded with confusion. Again, my autism makes it very difficult for me to realize when people are upset or frustrated with me, especially over text. At the time, I couldn’t think of anything I had done to upset them and was very hurt and confused, as our last actual interaction had been seemingly positive. 
I did not try to turn anyone against them though. Here’s what actually happened: After being given this info, I also learned that there was a small discord group of the friend group that the person making the claims was from. I joined it hoping to learn more or get some sort of clarification only to find out that this entire group was very upset with “person of interest”. Like very upset. They made claims that this person lied, that this person liked to play victim as a way to manipulate others, that they had groomed two of the people in the group, that they had said unsettling things, that they would do strange and backhanded things ect. Again, I don’t know if these statements are true and I’m not trying to claim they are, I just know that this group of friends had been very upset with "person of interest” before I had even come into the picture. They were already planning on cutting them off!
I did not sway anyone or say anything, I was literally just there in the hopes of finding out if I’d done something wrong. 
Of course, this doesn’t at all excuse when I was still friends with “person of interest” and subjected them to my barrage of emotional baggage and panic attacks. I just want to make it clear that I never sent anyone after them or tried to turn their friends against them. In fact, I even tried to help them when they came to my twitter DMs asking me for help. I was already incredibly scared of pissing anyone off in general, and tried to keep things peaceful on both sides. When I asked the second roleplay group if they’d be okay with them rejoining, it was a unanimous “no”... I distinctly remember offering to still roleplay with them one on one and to make a new group that they could be in (and this was even after I had been shown the screenshots of them calling me toxic, which I still wasn’t holding against them!), but the offer was turned down.
I’ve noticed this very distinct pattern over the years of me running into a lot of issues due to miscommunication as well. It was very rare that people would express with me how they were feeling, or when they did, it was usually during one of my panic attacks, which were often bad enough that my brain would repress the memories of what happened during them the second they stopped, and it was rare that I would actually go back and read the things I said. People have had a very easy time going to others and complaining or venting about me to friends, but have had a very hard time actually telling me these complaints themselves, as themselves. I don’t really blame them, as we were all pretty young and given how much I freaked out publicly, it would make sense to be scared of how I might react. Not to mention there were probably things in their own pasts that made something like confrontation difficult. However, what I don’t understand is why this would still be happening five years later... I would assume by this point people would have moved on, especially regarding spats within fandoms.
I hold no ill will towards people in my past who’ve gotten upset with me, I do not hold grudges, and for the most part, if someone wants to cut contact with me, I just accept it and move on. But now that I’m noticing that these false claims are being spread around to other people in the fandom, people who weren’t even involved in these situations, blocking me based off of... Stuff they’ve heard about me... I felt a need to say something.
Honestly, my biggest wish or hope is that, given that it has been five or so years, that people who have never spoken to me or met me before maybe give me another chance? If I have personally hurt you, I don’t want you to feel the need to reach some sort of conclusion with me, or forgive me, or whatever...
But at the very least, perhaps people could be more careful when sharing personal issues we went through with other people, people who know very little about me and who I am and only know me through the lenses and narratives of people who felt slighted by me.
I have changed immensely over the past five years, more than I can even describe. I am not the same person mentally that I was, I have had therapy, I have had help, I have reflected, I have become more sensitive to other people’s thoughts and feelings. I even managed to help a friend of mine get therapy! I was not perfect, I behaved irrationally, but I do think it’s important to drive home the fact that it has been a few years and that I’ve made a lot of progress and that as I’m nearing 30, I have mentally matured quite a bit.
Again, no one from my past has to forgive me, I am not here to dictate how people should feel about me. I am just here to try to share my own side seeing as how I am unable to join most ososan servers and communities nowadays, and thus have a harder time being able to get in contact with or reach others.
I’ve been dying to say something, but kept worrying that it would stir up negative feelings or memories for others, but it’s getting to a point now where I’ve felt so isolated and hated by the fandom for five whole years that I’ve actually started having thoughts of self-harm again for the first time in awhile. I’m not saying this to make anyone feel guilty, and I haven’t acted on the thoughts, I just need to be honest.
This sort of behavior on the internet; gossiping about others, spreading misinformation about others, using a position of influence within a fandom to keep someone from making friends in fandom spaces... Or maybe people don’t even realize how much their words can affect others? Especially if they’re well-liked and exist in a lot of spaces. I’m sure there are no actual bad intentions when people say these things or vent to their friends.
And while I explained that one specific incident in detail that was with a specific person, it is not the only issue I’ve gotten myself into over the years either. I simply spoke about that one as I am just guessing it’s the big reason a lot of this is still going on to this day. I behaved poorly enough in the past that separate groups of people have ended up mad at me, regardless of even knowing each other. I was incredibly troubled, dealing with the aftermath of an abusive relationship, overworked with my animation assignments, and incredibly clueless in social situations or trying to relate to others. Again, these aren’t excuses... But explanations. Mentally ill people are not well, that’s why it’s an illness. In 2016-2017, I was at the lowest of my low, and continued to be until around the Fall of 2019. I have also matured significantly since, and have been working with a far more effective therapist as of late 2018, which I think is why I had such a positive change by 2019, as well as finding wonderful and supportive friends who truly care about me.
I know this is getting really long, too long honestly, but I really needed to get this off my chest...
I’m trying to decide whether or not this will be one of my final posts on tumblr as a whole, as I don’t think I will be able to participate in enjoying ososan publicly with how isolated I’ve been over the years by various groups and people; I think by this point the reputation is too soured for me to be a part of the community. Again, probably not out of malice, but fear and resentment at how I’ve acted.
The fact that I’m seeing more than a few people in ososan fandom I’ve never really spoken to, or people I was mutuals with blocking me is enough I think for me to consider calling it quits for public enjoyment. The fandom is already very small, and the anti-bl side is even smaller, so everyone is pretty interconnected and rumors can spread very easily. There’s no way I can compete with that, especially if I’m barred from most servers anyways.
I’m still going to mull it over, but again, if you’ve never met me, or if you’ve only seen screenshots of me from 2016 while panicking or allcapsing or at my worst... All I can really do is hope that maybe you’ll be able to see past these things and consider giving me a chance. 
As for the people I genuinely did hurt, I know I’ve said sorry many times now, even on my old blog Nutastic which I abandoned for similar reasons, but I don’t know how else or how better to prove how genuinely sorry I am... Because the proof of regret is in changing and becoming a better person, and there’s not much chance to see if I have or haven’t if I’ve been cut off.
No one has to forgive me, but perhaps at least entertain the idea I might’ve changed over the course of five years, and that telling people how I was back then instead of who I am now seems a bit unfair. Again, I suppose I dug my own grave by behaving like that in the first place, but I always try to show empathy even to people who wronged me at a low place in their lives, unless they were incredibly abusive and cruel.
At the end of the day, we’re all just people trying to enjoy a show about wacky sextuplets, and I don’t think anyone actually has any ill-will in their hearts, or has it in them to be “bad”, specifically on the anti-bl side. I don’t hold grudges, there’s no one that I currently have blocked unless they are a bl or a man that made me uncomfortable. My DMs are always open, as is my askbox.
Feel free to ask me anything or confront me about anything, though admittedly, doing so through anon makes it hard for me to reply as I don’t want to post anything potentially upsetting publicly.
And I will try to come to a decision about whether or not to pull a Jenna Marbles and leave social media for good out of regret and declining mental health. I will most likely make a post about it when I’m feeling more capable.
Thank you so much for reading, and I hope your year is going good so far despite... Well, everything
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strazem · 3 years
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I think there’s a lot of people out there that still think I’m the same as a few years ago, which... Is upsetting... But also I know I can’t change anyone’s opinion of me
Plus, the people that really matter are the ones who can see the good in you and stick with you beyond just a surface level “we like the same show” sort of deal, or are understanding of your bad mental health episodes or are understanding of your disabilities
I’m a lot better than before, but I’m honestly so blessed and grateful that I met my friends because the fact we can actually communicate with each other and talk things out like adults whenever there’s a snag is honestly so wonderful
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strazem · 3 years
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me and my friends: -marry our faves, have kids with our faves, pay taxes with our faves, be canon with our faves-
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strazem · 3 years
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Honestly I’ve changed so much over the years and I’m so proud of how far I’ve come
Anyone that still thinks I’m anything like I was 2+ years ago, you are just factually wrong at this point idk what to say
I’ve been better about my attitude, my self-care, doing the things I’m supposed to, things I would never have dreamed of doing back then
I’ve come a long way and I feel like I don’t tell myself this enough or remember so I’m making a post for myself
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strazem · 3 years
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More next gen au doodles but with more of my self insert... Feat some OCs + @lichenqueen and @strazem ! (kid names are Kichimatsu (son) and Matsuko (daughter))
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Me and My friends ( @strazem and @lichenqueen ) have a next gen au and I finally made some fan kids for my oc ship chibita/hiyori!! Last Two pics feature Lovenu’s kid and Emmy’s Twins in the au. (Also all their names are oden ingredients...)
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strazem · 3 years
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how about when there is a silly man
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strazem · 3 years
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THE FIVE TYPES OF MEN:
GUILELESS
FRUITY
BALLPOINT
SCALENE
FINNO-URGIC
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strazem · 3 years
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mentally i am here
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strazem · 3 years
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wtf how do people even find ososan discords to join that are like... completely in/cest-free wtf?
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strazem · 3 years
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i havent drawn properly in 300 yearsss
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strazem · 3 years
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Could you draw more of your movie monster au? I really liked that au!
Actually it’s funny you ask, because I just finished a pretty nice group pic sketch of them recently
I’d share it but I was planning on lining and coloring it first and... I am.. Lazy... But it is something on my to-do list
So hopefully there’ll be some art of that up pretty soon
I’M GLAD YOU LIKE THE MOVIE MONSTER AU THOUGH ;-;
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