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scaryinclusive · 5 months

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WORDS TO USE INSTEAD OF NARCISSIST.

by @scaryinclusive.

presently, narcissist is a word used to define individuals with narcissistic personality disorder. a narcissistic individual is someone exhibiting traits or symptoms of narcissistic personality disorder. due to its widespread use as a derogatory, dehumanising and stigmatising label, despite its original purpose, the use of 'narcissist, narcissism and narcissistic' as an adjective, especially in an insulting, derogatory way, is ableist, sanist and stigmatising.

why should you consider altering your vocabulary and stop using words like 'narcissist' as an adjective — especially a derogatory one? please read this informative post. help the npd community out by opting to utilise less harmful, stigmatising language in your speech and writing! please note: the following words listed are not synonyms with or indicative of npd symptoms or traits. but for the context 'narcissist' is typically socially applied to, they are a beneficial replacement. feel free to reblog.

arrogant. an exaggerated sense of one's own worth or importance. this can come across as overbearing, or socially inappropriate.

selfish. very concentrated on one's own personal profit or pleasure, typically lacking consideration for others.

self-absorbed. preoccupied with one's own interests, feelings or situations.

boastful. excessive pride and self-satisfaction in one's own achievements, possessions or abilities.

braggart. same as above, just a synonym. relating more to bragging than boasting.

conceited. alternative for vain, excessively proud of oneself.

egotistical. excessively conceited or absorbed in oneself. a synonym for self-centred.

haughty. acting superior in an arrogant, disdainful way.

insolent. rude, arrogant, showing a lack of respect.

ostentatious. a pretentious or showy display, an attempt to impress.

overconfident. excessively confident, an excessive certainty in one's abilities.

proud. a deep pleasure or satisfaction gained from one's own achievements, qualities or possessions.

self-confident. trusting in one's abilities, qualities, and judgement.

self-important. an exaggerated sense of one's own value or importance.

superior. an overly high opinion of oneself. synonym for conceited.

vain. excessive high opinion of one's appearance, abilities or worth.

egocentric. thinking only of yourself, without regard for others' feelings or desires.

self-centred. preoccupied with oneself and one's affairs.

self-involved. preoccupied with oneself, not paying attention to anyone else.

smug. an excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements.

pompous. grand, self-important or solemn in a way that is insincere or pretentious.

self-serving. having concern for oneself and oneself only.

sycophant. someone who is too eager to praise or obey someone in order to gain an advantage.

complacent. smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements.

vainglorious. overlay vain, excessively proud of oneself.

obnoxious. extremely unpleasant.

egoistic. relating to egoism, preoccupied with oneself, synonymous with self-centred.

callous. showing or having an insensitive or cruel disregard for others.

cruel. wilfully or deliberately causing pain / suffering to others, potentially with no remorse.

abusive / emotionally abusive. extremely offensive or insulting. a form of interaction wherein the abuser is psychologically controlling, manipulating or harming you.

manipulative. exercising control or influence over another individual or situation. can be intentional but equally can be subconscious.

self-righteous. a certainty, especially an unfounded one, that one is totally correct or morally superior.

unsympathetic. not expressing, showing or feeling sympathy towards others or a situation.

toxic. poisonous, very harmful or unpleasant in a way that is pervasive or insidious.

insidious. the proceeding of something in a gradual, subtle way, but with extremely harmful effects.

malignant. very dangerous or harmful.

#mental health awareness #writing resources #actuallynpd #npd safe #rp resources #resources.#writing resources.#npd related.#will probably do one for like... aspd and psychotic or smth #as someone who has removed a bunch of words from my vocab #it's not impossible and if you really want to care about everyone you make the effort

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whumpshaped · 3 months

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Hey, hier ist der deutsche Anon von gestern!

I'm so sorry, I thought german was your native language — didn't want to passive-aggressively pressure you into picking up DuoLingo, of all things 😅😬 (the update that removed the skill tree made the appbso godawful..)

Sadly, I don't have any great german whump recommendations either - german writing onkine seems rare, I know a bunch of german creators but they all exclusively write and chat in english (which is why I mistook you for one, LOL).

The actual reason why I asked you, is because in my experience, reading unexpectedly whumpy stuff in your native language in a book for example just *completely* overruns you. I tend to feel more strongly when hearing/reading in my native language.

But on the other hand, german is notorious for having absolutely disgusting, unappealing dirty talk/sex words in general ('breast warts' for nipples and 'sheath' for vagina, urgh). So it's a fickle thing, ha ha.

Sorry for teasing and then not delivering! 😅 Maybe someone reading this *does* know good german whump that is meant as such!

IM SO GLAD UR BACK.

it is in fact not my native language, im hungarian :) but yeah theres a BUNCH of german whumpers here who all write in english, and from my experience u guys have a particular talent for it😭 its so good.

also this is super controversial but im loving all the updates theyre rolling out........ also no im glad u did. again, yesterday was the first day in maybe 5 yrs that i spoke any german and it rly reminded me how much i adored the language and wanted to pick it up anyway. then apparently by complete coincidence u sent that anon and my pattern seeking mammal brain was like this is a sign

i do love well written hungarian literature that has whump, but all the shit online makes me cringe so bad. and i know its in my head mostly (or the fact that im not looking in the right places?) but yeah. what usually gets me is poetry. hungarian poetry is extremely good. im still looking for that one poem of the guy listing off all the things he loves abt his muse and he goes into incredible detail and starts getting unhinged w it and starts going on abt how he loves her organs and her guts and etc etc. its visceral. literally. we have such good poetry and well all poets r depressed so its always a little whumpy /j

it definitely hits different. i mean, its my native language. that always hits different. i should rly read more hungarian stuff bc my vocab is honestly deteriorating-

IVE HEARD THE DIRTY WORD COMPLAINT BEFORE. i used to follow a german kink blog (it was all in english i found out later that the blogger was german) and she always said she doesnt even ever dirty talk bc its just Bad😭😭 rip. im very bad w any dirty words tbh in any language. thats why i dont write smut ever <3 IT JUST MAKES ME CRINGE I REACT TO HAVING TO SAY/WRITE THOSE WORDS LIKE A REPRESSED CHRISTIAN HOUSEWIFE. but! i think hungarian has decent words? idk! hungarians who have sex please sound off, is the dirty talk good? /j

bro that woman sounds awesome. i wish her the best forever and ever.

AND... what did i wanna say. wait. OH YEAH. i did go looking for german whump and .... i found tatort whump??? i mean hey.

bonus, i took the duolingo test and i skipped ahead a bunch bc apparently im still extremely good and talented and amazing /j bonus bonus, lily should mind her business. dont look at my suitcase

#asks #sorry i spammed that post incessantly i felt like an impatient dog sitting by the door #barking Once every 10 minutes #i do wonder .. do i give off german vibes #i feel like im the exact opposite of a german

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lilicriticallanguages · 6 years

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How To Create a Self-Study Schedule Part II: Casual Studying

Hello polyglots! I apologize for the lateness of this post! As you know I posted about how to create a study schedule if you are studying a language(s) intensively. Now I’m going to talk about how to study one language or multiple languages casually.

First, I need to define what casual studying even means. Studying casually means that you are foregoing certain aspects of language study in order to maintain a slow and low commitment pace. For example, say you’re learning French casually. Instead of psycho crazy grammar schedules filled with practicing grammar and vocab over and over, and quizzing yourself every day until your brain turns to pulp, you opt for a simple audio lesson every day for 15 minutes after you come home from work or school. Easy right? Yes! That’s the goal. With casual studying your schedule is freed up for other things. In addition, casual studying gives you the leisure to take your time to learn things deeply and thoroughly. Casual studying, however, implies that you are not studying so much for full fluency but for practical, everyday usage. So casual learners care a little less about learning the specifics about complicated grammar but instead want to learn how to use it in conversation by learning dialogues and repeating phrases. So how do you create a casual study schedule? Here’s what you’ll need to get started.

STUDY SCHEDULE AND LEARNING GOALS

One Language

If you are casually studying one single language, it doesn’t get much easier for you! While there are certainly difficult aspects of the language you’re learning, you can take all the time you need to get it right. I suggest finding audio lessons that are conversation based and not grammar based. What do I mean by that? I mean that you want lessons that provide a real conversation between native speakers (you do NOT want to hear native English speakers in your dialogue because that’s practically useless to you *cough* Rocket Language Japanese *cough*) and then they break down the conversation. This is the simplest way to learn practical language. So what does grammar based lessons look like? They provide lessons based on one or two grammar points and spend the whole time explaining that grammar point in English and only provide a few sentences as examples. That’s certainly useful sometimes, but you do not want your entire studies to be based on learning one grammar point to the next, unless you’re studying for an exam (like TOPIK or HSK), and you especially don’t want to hear a bunch of English instead of conversation in your target language. Your lessons should be conversation based so you can begin conversing immediately.

If you are studying one language this is what your daily study checklist should be:

· 10-25 minutes: Daily Audio lesson

· 10 – 15 minutes: Review vocabulary and grammar points

· 5 – 10 minutes: Review dialogue and practice saying outloud

That’s it! Every day you spend less than an hour a day studying your language! About 25 – 45 minutes to be exact! In a week, that’s about 2 to 4 hours a week (assuming you don’t study on the weekend)! Of course, you can increase this time if you like. It’s entirely up to you!

Your weekly learning goals will vary depending on what program you are using to study, but you should aim to learn at least 25 new words every week and 7-10 grammar points. Quite easy coming from someone who learns 10 grammar points a day.

Two Languages

If you are studying two or more languages just double or triple the time that you see above and that is how long you will be studying all of your languages all together. Since you are studying your languages casually, I actually do not recommend studying more than one language per day. You may not have time in your schedule or it may be confusing. So I recommend studying one language per day. You can alternate days or even weeks if you like. Whatever works best for you and your learning needs!

You should aim to study 50 new words and 10 grammar points a week. Make sure to have a notebook for every language you are studying.

YOUR NOTEBOOK AND ORGANIZATION

The most important aspect about studying casually (or studying intensively too for that matter) is organization. You will often have large gaps of time between your studying so you will need to make sure your dedicated language note book(s) is very organized, so you can easily pick up where you left off.

It is important that you write down everything you learn in your lessons so that you can review them on the go. Make sure to get a notebook that will fit in your purse or bag so you can easily pull it out and review should you be on a train or waiting at the doctor’s office for an appointment. You may also use an iPad or something similar if that’s more convenient for you. Evernote is an excellent app for notetaking. I like to use about three pages per lesson. The first page is just the list of new vocabulary words and phrases; the second page is the grammar points covered including explanations and details about usage, and example sentences. The third page consists only of a blank page for writing out new vocab words about 5 times each.

Also make sure you date every page at the top so you can keep track of your learning. If you have any questions, make sure to stick them in your notes so you can look up the answer to it later on.

Language Types

European Languages

If you’re studying a European language, the hardest thing you will encounter are conjugations. They will probably introduce them in your audio lessons but make sure you study them on your own time so that you fully understand them. Use online flashcards if you need to. I recommend either Study Blue or Cram.

Asian Languages

If you’re studying an Asian language, you need to decide if learning to write is important to you at all. If you would prefer to just learn to read and speak, then it will make studying that much easier. In every Asian language there is a kind of romanji or transliterated text to help you read words (Chinese uses pinyin since it has tones). You can use that to help you learn to speak and pronounce things, but you should remove your dependence on romanji/pinyin as soon as you can because it will cripple you in the long run.

If you do decide to learn to write, go SLOWLY. Try to learn 5 characters a day. If you’re learning Korean, you’ll learn the alphabet quickly but Chinese and Japanese are another story. If you’re learning Chinese and Japanese, start with radicals and go from there. The order should basically be: radicals, numbers, basic words (dog, cat, big, small, man, woman, etc.), then harder stuff. Just focus on speaking in the beginning.

It is very important for a casual learner to remain consistent. You have to keep chugging along with your studies either until you make progress. The biggest downside to casual studying is that progress is much slower. So you’ll need to keep yourself motivated to do your lessons every day even though you may not be able to see your progress at that time. Give it some more time and some more practice and you’ll be speaking in no time!

I’m sorry this post was so long but I hope you enjoyed it! Please feel free to ask questions and make suggestions for posts you want to see and I’ll do my best to provide the best tips and advice that I can! Good luck!

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