#I worry about me too sometimes

[phdmama]

Every year, I am shocked and amazed at how many incredible songs there on my Spotify Wrapped playlist!!!

#yeah tbh #I worry about me too sometimes #like pal #like honey are you ok

[artkaninchenbau]

A h-heartfelt reunion..?

Bonus

#Sir Crocodile #Monkey D Dragon #Emporio Ivankov #Dragodile #Crocodad #My art #One Piece #We're not gonna talk about the work I should be doing rn I have Severe Procrastinitis and I'm doing my best okay #Alternative version where it was both Crocodile and Garp beating Dragon's ass before Iva-chan joined in but that was too much effort lmao #I'm a believer in Dragon being a Wind Logia so don't worry guys he is 100% taking this beating intentionally #He knows what he did and he's dealing with the concequences of his actions. With grace. #You know I realize Iva-chan should be two whole meters taller than Crocodile but we're just gonna ignore that #Look Iva-chan taking Crocodile's side and being like ''Crocoboy is right you fucked up bad Dragon'' brings me joy #And for real I've been wanting to draw this for months. But never did because I had other shit to do. Which I still do #But. You know. Sometimes you need to draw a shitpost. It's ✨ self-care ✨ #And appearently One Piece shitpost comics have become the thing I draw for myself on occassion

[yardsards]

hot take but you all NEED to stop telling people to kill themselves.

yes, even *those* people. i don't care if you're talking to some monster who puts live puppies into a wood chipper for fun, don't say that shit.

because mx. puppychipper isn't gonna be affected by your words.

but you know who might be affected? some innocent third party reading the words you said on a public website.

because telling people to kill themselves says "suicide is a punishment for being a bad person. bad people, upon realizing they're bad, should simply commit suicide instead of working to atone for their actions."

and that is NOT a message you wanna be normalizing to anyone, but ESPECIALLY people with depression (who, let's be real, make up a higher than average chunk of this site's userbase). whose mental illness is already telling them that 1: they're an inherently terrible worthless person no matter what they do 2: death is an appealing option.

is reading "kill yourself" once or twice gonna make them do it? nah, probably not. but reading it multiple times a day every day is gonna make their mental health worse. it's probably not good for your mental health to be saying that kind of thing, either.

just knock that shit off. the world is already so hostile to people with mental illness, and managing mental illness and unlearning unhealthy thought patterns is already so difficult. you don't need to be out here making it worse.

#eliot posts #suicide mention #animal abuse mention #i guess #ive said similar before and i just said this in the tags of another post but it deserves its own post #i am fucking TIRED of reading this shit so often #i frequently block people for saying it #sometimes i report ppl over it too if they're shitty in other ways too #i luckily don't have the ''i'm a worthless piece of shit and deserve the death penalty'' flavour of depression #but i do have the ''life is endless suffering and i want to euthanize myself'' variety of depression (or. technically bipolar.) #and reading the phrase kys Feels Bad Man w my mental illness #and i have froends w the first type and i worry about them #and one of em has told me it does affect them quite negatively to read kys #so yeah! fucking stop it!

[bleh1bleh2]

S'mores !!!!

#dont worry lance is fine. he started it and is just being dramatic. #pidge is eating raw marshmallows like popcorn #i think keith is just like me. in that he would put a piece of chocolate in a marshmallow and then cook it #the goal being to have melted chocolate with the marshmallow and No Graham Cracker. sometimes the graham cracker is too dry #BUT let it be known that i am very good at roasting marshmallows. the best in my family #on a different note allura deserves fun little earrings so she has lollipops <3 #and i dont know anything about timelines. theyre either on earth or found smores supplies at a space mall #its fine and makes sense <3 #voltron #klance #(to me) #my art

[mel-loly]

-And yes.. They still understand each other even in different languages :]

#I thought the idea of mixing their languages was cool. and don't worry- I'll put english subtitles for those who don't understand too. #because translating everything. even for me. sometimes gets boring :'] #hope you like it ^^ <333 (sorry for any word mistakes. I used google translate. so correct me if necessary!) #also- luffy: brazil. zoro: japan. sanji. france. nami: sweden. robin: russia #(for those who doubt about the flags and don't know their true nationality) #zolu fanart #zolu #monkey d luffy #luffy fanart #one piece luffy #roronoa zoro #one piece zoro #zoro fanart #blackleg sanji #one piece sanji #sanji fanart #cat burglar nami #one piece nami #nami fanart #namivivi #nico robin fanart #one piece robin #nico robin #one piece #one piece fanart #i'm mel and this is my blog✌️ #art mel #my art #fanart #one piece au

[acrystalwitch]

I often worry about why the gods spend time interacting with me and other people.

I feel I am lesser than them, and like… why would a god hang out with a human?

But I think honestly..it’s just such a pointless question to worry about. I could wonder all day every day and use my worries to invalidate my own practice. but it wouldn’t change anything.

Because they are there nonetheless, because they have answered questions and prayers. And because I can feel their love and sometimes their displeasure too.

Whether I feel worthy of these interactions really is irrelevant at the end of the day. Because they are happening and I should just be happy for that.

#not meant to say this is how everyone needs to feel #I just think for me sometimes it’s unhealthy to worry too much about such things #deity rambles #deity witchcraft #Norse pagan #kemetic pagan #pagan witch #deity worship #hellenistic pagan #polytheism #Thor deity #Odin deity #Anubis deity #ares deity #Aphrodite deity #Loki deity #selene deity

[riverrunscold]

Since we're sharing youtube comments, I wanted to share this underrated one

#watcher #watcher entertainment #disappointed but not completely surprised #i haven't watched them in a hot minute and i think this situation made me realize why #all the content is too perfect now. maybe even slightly too long. i say this as someone who loves long videos #i watch retrospectives on shows ive never seen or actively dislike and love every moment of it #but sitting with the silenced of ghost files is just boring now. which i hate to say but it is #there hasn't been any really funny bits in a while either. and the jokes that they do on the set feel not super authentic #that's just me though #im worried they made a bad business decision and it's gonna hurt them. and the situation isn't super serious so i enjoy laughing about it #i really think i was into watcher for a hot minute but sometimes it feels like im slogging through a video just to get a glimmer of #what i used to love #which is super depressing xD

[abbeyofcyn]

Sometimes when I feel down I look at your comments and tags and it makes me smile a bit again

I try to leave something personal in my reblogs too because I hope it cheers someone else up like they cheer me up

💜

#don't worry about me lol #I'm just tired and I'm going to bed now #before I get all soft #I'm cool I swear I only sometimes cry reading turtle comics and fics #crying is cool #but really thanks to everyone for leaving tags and comments #wish I could like those too #to silently let you know i read it and liked it #although that's a given

[keshetchai]

As someone who enjoys religion blogging/discussions, I've come to realize that it's a good practice to be aware of the general signs/symptoms of religious-OCD thinking (aka scrupulosity), because if the conversation is taking on all the hallmarks of scrupulosity, it's actually a definitive sign that we cannot meaningfully and compassionately engage in a conversation about religion in a healthy way. I've actually had this play out a significant number of times online, and when I realized what it was, I also began to realize that the intrusive thoughts/obsessive and compulsive thinking are only ever fed by continuing the discussion with that person.

[[ Important edit to clarify why I am saying it's not healthy — made after I went back to look for more concrete facts about OCD or anxiety (I have GAD, not OCD, but many resources overlap since they're both anxiety disorders):

When Reassurance is Harmful — this explains how/why reassurance-seeking specifically about an OCD fear is a compulsive behavior, and engaging with reassurance-seeking interferes with recovery/management/treatment.

This table from the Anxiety Disorders Center lists key differences between Information Seeking and Reassurance Seeking.

This IOCDF page on Scrupulosity info for Faith Leaders identifies "symptom accommodation" as enabling. Two of the examples of doing this by participating in the OCD behavior are: "Engage in excessive conversation focused on if-then scenarios (e.g., "If I did this, then would X or Y happen? And what if Z was involved? How about W?")" And, "Repeatedly answering questions about ‘correct’ religious or faith practices."

That page also goes on to outline more info about reassurance seeking. "Although providing answers to (often simple!) questions may seem harmless, providing reassurance serves to maintain the anxiety disorder cycle." (This BMC psychiatry article cites a lot of related studies establishing this.)

The IOCDF page on What is OCD and Scrupulosity? ]]

Imo, the responsible thing to do is to recognize that (even if the other person hasn't outright stated it/isn't diagnosed)* the conversation is not about religion, it is about needing mental health support from professionals and experts. Talking to me, the layperson who enjoys chatting theology and my religion — is not only not helping, but is actively harmful. I'm not just talking about the person who I replied to today, either. Like I've said, I've seen this happen dozens of times in various online forums.

*[while I am against diagnosing strangers on the internet, it's important to realize A) lots of people don't know what Scrupulosity is, so it's possible they've never considered this is a mental health concern that could be treated, and that B) for the purposes of my concern, it doesn't matter if they actually have diagnosed OCD. The only thing that matters is that their thought-process causes them genuine distress/fear, and every response given to them seems to only incite new/additional distressing questions/thoughts, or further entrenches the original distress.]

Ultimately, any discussion aside from "you might want to speak to a mental health professional about scrupulosity OCD" seemingly puts me in the position of feeling as if I am being used for their self-harm. I hate that feeling. I do not want to be leverage for fear and pain. I have GAD, I despise the idea that I am making things worse.

No matter how much I love religious discussion, the answer in these cases is always "please reach out to an OCD specialist/mental health professional. I am not qualified to discuss this." And then to stop there. I have never once seen anyone stuck in this compulsive thought spiral be reassured or feel any better by hearing from someone else's approach to theology handled with things like empathy, compassion, logic, or even atheism. It doesn't matter what we say, how we say it, or how we relate to our own religion. The urge to engage in this kind of conversation in order to chat about religion is a sign that we are not equipped to help.

You can't have a conversation here, because intentionally or not, ten times out of ten, you are adding fuel to the fire. Just like people can't simply tell me something that would erase/talk me out of my ADHD/depression/anxiety disorder, you also cannot simply argue/reassure/persuade people out of scrupulosity. We should not try. We have a responsibility to consider that it's outright harmful to do so, and to disengage.

#this is a massive pet peeve of mine #im not mad at the people who responded about religion and religious thinking bc it took me time to realize what this was too #like im sure i used to view these kinds of questions in a more...idk flippant light when i was a teenager and maybe even in my 20's #as i became more educated about my own mental health though i started to realize the pattern in these fears #and like many of you i probably originally started replying to people with scrupulosity or similar religious anxieties genuinely #not realizing at first that replying to their fears or questions was inevitable harmful #not realizing that hey actually this is far above my paygrade #ocd/obsessive thinking and anxiety spirals can be crippling life ruining and immensely painful #and unfortunately my love of theological discussions sometimes tripped me RIGHT into what was essentially self-harm #so im not mad at other people for also making that mistake - but i am asking everyone to think about this actively #its too easy to leap in without considering if the discussion is healthy to have for our discussion partner #its definitely too easy to contribute to the pain and fear while only meaning to genuinely help what is misunderstood as a mere “worry” #bc these arent just small fears or worries but thoughts that are causing them immense pain

[pumpking64]

to all my mutuals out there: i love you and get happy every time i see you on my dash or in my notifications or just your tiny icon in the corner of my screen from having messaged a bit some time ago and i want you to know that you are appreciated <3

#i know some of you aren't doing so well all the time and that's okay! don't stress yourself over it. it will be better again #but know that you are valued and that i care about your wellbeing all the same #if you think this might include you then yes it does. if you feel fondly about me sometimes i think fondly about you too #and if you don't think fondly about me but more annoyed or even indifferent i probably still think fondly of you #doesn't matter if we've been mutuals for 5 years or 5 days i think you're all so very neat #and yes this counts always. i can count on one hand how many times i've been even slightly annoyed at a mutual in all my time on tumblr #because the answer is 0. never once has any one of you been annoying to me <33 #and if you ever should be it is MY responsibility to unfollow or blog. that's not something you guys need to worry about #own post #idk this is a lot of stuff in the tags but i just want you guys to know that i actually care about you and want you to be happy

[fisheito]

#1 nurse on the way!!!!!!

#that's a gif *points* #GIMME DAT GRASS #my 2nd ever garu SSR is treating me very well gotta say #these intimacy rooms are giving me some delightful backstory and i love him more for it #idk sometimes i worried about garu being too childish and i was like.... pls no.... i wish for no extra caretaking responsibilities...... #that's a grownass wolf who's been out in the world on his own #to uwushotatrope-ify the muscley wolfboy is to do me a great disservice and thus it cannot be so (pretty pretty pleas) #so to see him.... taking care... uno reversing eiden #so cute. so precious. so sad but also he is so good and is coping very well #all things considered...... #even had flashbacks to when blade was taking care of eiden in the story #BUT THE DIFFERENCE IS GARU'S COOKING IS PALATABLE 🤣 #garu karu and yakumo on the “will threaten eiden into getting back into bed if he tries to move while sick” team together #actually. who WOULDN'T be on that team? #starts counting on my fingers #edmond's on that team... olivine too.... hmmmmm........ #nu carnival karu

[pepperpixel]

Playing more rune factory 5,, and,, all of the events that r focused on Lucy and Priscilla just make me want them to get married… like how is this a romance event for me??? Clearly these two are in fucking love… destined to be together… how could I possibly fucking intrude???? On these twos beautiful thing they got goin on??

#rune factory #rune factory 5 #rf5 #pepper words #also it’s… very interesting to me that events are visible on the map now… #like on one hand it DOES make it easier to find them and kno where ur supposed to go.. #but on the other hand it makes the map like a fucking minefield lmao #like there’s been several moments where I get into an event and don’t progress it just so I don’t have to worry about #running into a cutscene every 5 minutes #like I like the events!!! I like getting to talk and do fun stuff w the characters but… like #sometimes u just wanna do video game shit lol #it’s just funny #but anyway yeah!!! Priscilla and Lucy are in love I’ve decided lol #more like the game has decided honestly tho like. this doesn’t feel like I’m reading too much into it these two like???! #they love each other dude! they do….

[moreclaypigeons]

No like seriously ARE we ready to talk about the misogyny in fandom spaces

#or more so like. the disparity. of depictions of men vs of women. i #and like. dear god. it's dire out here sometimes #um. anyway i dont say this to like invalidate anyone and i worry that by even saying this it feels terfy? #but its like no u can talk about misogyny while including trans people especially bc of the overlap. heterocissexism. is ghat a word #like . ugh i just. its never like an individual thing i have beef with u know #like if someone tends to prefer male characters or writing men loving men im never gonna shit on em yk #it just . bothers me how large of a trend it is #especially in comparison to f/f... #like jave u see the differences on ao4 #ao3* #or the differences in how people talk about men vs women here #obviously theres room outside that binary and i fucking hate it as it stands anyway but it does stand and we should talk about it. #like i dont think this is just a cis issue at all. we should also talk about how we talk about nonbinary or gender non conforming characters #but its also like can we be normal about women too. and not prioritize men always . um #hey guys . rambling in the tags is all to say. this post explicitly includes trans people. i will not tolerate any #transphobic rhetoric on any responses to it. you will be blocked. #sierra speaks #misogyny in fandom

[your-fave-is-christian]

not a request but how's the askbox looking?

Kinda full 😂 127 asks not counting this one right now. I did not expect this blog to get NEARLY this much interaction when I made it, but I'm so glad it's making people happy!!

#queue is set to 5 posts per day and my personal goal is just to add at least 5 to the queue every day 😂 #which is honestly manageable. i don't need to clear it out; just keep up with it. and they really don't take long to make #ask #i guess i didn't realize how many other Christians like to headcanon that their favorite characters are Christian too! #i do it so much. we should all continue doing that and talk about it more i think #Christian character headcanon agenda!!! i think we should all continue to headcanon characters as Christian AND #talk about it more and also write about it more and share the headcanons #cause maybe it's just me but i sometimes worried about it that people would get mad at me or i guess just call it cringe #and I'd be nervous to talk about mine just because i was worried other people wouldn't like the headcanon #this blog has made me pretty sure there's an audience 😂😂

[theamazingannie]

Obsessed with the subtitles on Young Royals saying [in English] when switching from Spanish to Swedish

#like….not quite #young royals #I’ve been talking about this all month I’m so happy it’s finally here #but the subtitles worry me sometimes lol #I feel like it’s done this in previous seasons too it’s so weird

[daz4i]

the cool thing about headcanons is they're all correct. there's no point in arguing over them because we all bring ourselves and our own lives into our perception of characters and stories. peace and love on planet earth

#if you ever bring up a hc and i disagree/bring up a contradictory one #please PLEASE don't take it as an attack. I'm glad you have your own thing. i have mine. we can and should coexist :) #I'd say. even if a hc directly contradicts canon information. that's fine too. it doesn't hurt anyone. have fun #it's fine to care about it and want things to be accurate but if someone's hc bothers you this much you can always just block em #(I'm saying this as someone who gets bothered by this sort of thing lol I'm aware i may come as hypocritical here :P #- but i do think this way even if i sometimes forget to practice it. none of this matters that much. #- still if you see me posting otherwise it is absolutely never a personal attack and more like venting frustration due to caring too much - #- and is therefore not your problem so don't even worry about it 🙏)