#easing concerns

[autisticaradiamegido]

thoughts on dave and aradia (<>)?

day 356

BIG fan tbh. in this house we love and respect timerails

truly yall read this log and tell me theyre not cute

#day 356 #year 4 #dave strider #aradia megido #aradave #homestuck #she really saw this kid and was like OH YOU HAVE ISSUES WITH YOUR MORTALITY?? :D #boy do i have some relevant life experience and wisdom to impart on THAT ISSUE SPECIFICALLY #and then she just. very gently and kindly makes the subject more approachable for ghostdave #the pesterlog i linked is literally my FAVORITE aradia moment. to me it is THE character defining moment for god tier aradia #yes she is being kind of ominous and trickstery at first #but it VERY quickly becomes clear shes got genuine concern for this kid she's had very little to do with up until this point #she really wants to connect with him over their shared time aspect stuff #and she really DOES care about how he feels about everything. she wants to help and she wants to put him at ease #because she KNOWS from experience that being dead and having to cope with what that means for you is like VERY UPSETTING AND TRAUMATIC #shes not just like. 'hee hee i think death is great and awesome because im edgy' #shes like 'no dude being dead is scary if you dont have anybody to explain this shit to you. so im going to explain it-' #'-and hopefully by the end of this conversation you will have some new things to feel relief and maybe even joy and excitement about' #'not just in spite of the death thing but BECAUSE of it' #i know shes spooky and has weirdgirl swag and we all love that about her but like #at her core she is a very KIND person. she may occasionally struggle to connect to people through the Death Special Interest Haze #but she WANTS to and when she DOES she is like. a genuinely very warm and comforting presence for her friends #ANYWAY. if andrew hussie or i guess james roach now want to give me an honorary doctorate for my 12+ years of intensive aradia studies #i will be here waiting patiently

[im-still-watching-anime]

naruto: i never know what to get sasuke since he’s not very materialistic

sakura: hm, have you tried thinking of anything that’s more unique and means a lot to both of you

naruto: …..oh my god you’re right i have the perfect idea

sakura: wait where are you going??

naruto: i’m going to go dig up our severed arms so i can give them to sasuke duh

#naruto #naruto shippuden #naruto incorrect quotes #sasunaru #sns #uzumaki naruto #uchiha sasuke #haruno sakura #you ever say something in a dumb moment and then hours later realize it was like highkey fucked up? yeah #everyone stops naruto from doing it but then enter a heated debate about whether or not sasuke would have been into it #i think he would #but mostly because i think he wakes up in a cold sweat at night wondering if orochimaru is out there trying to get to it #between all those sharingan switches and living with orochimaru i think sasuke is VERY concerned about his body parts being stolen #man went himself to dig up their arms and hold a funeral for them just to put his mind at ease #though tbh this is all assuming they weren’t like disintegrated by the ninja magic but whatever

[dearlybelovedemilyko]

candy turning out to be older than edward is something that answers so many questions

#and eases a lot of my concerns about her upbringing #shadows house #shadows house spoilers #candy shadows house

[tomdayaland]

Heyo! Will you be posting Dune content?

More like I'll post Z content during the Dune press tour.

I've said months ago here that I don't care about the movie, I'm not gonna be the one to go to for quick updates or every single interview unless she says anything other than her usual few talking points when she can't say much about a movie which we got a glimpse of in Brazil.

Blood vessels are gonna be popping but heh the usual.

#Regarding that old post where I say I dread Challengers: The trailer was good so while I'm still wary it eased down my concerns a bit. lol #The blood vessels part: Confirmed. 😂

[candied-cae]

S2E2 Ed's plot my beloved-

I ADORE THIS EPISODE IN HOW IT PORTRAYS ED'S MENTAL HEALTH!!!

TW, this post is going to discuss Ed's suicidal behavior and attempt in depth. It will not be heartwarming, I am agonizing over the details. Please don't open if that reading is going to be damaging at all to you. Protect yourself first, y'all! Anyway...

Every little detail from his time on screen is spent sending hints to the viewer that it's Ed's last day alive.

The first time we see him that morning, he looks refreshed. He's decidedly sober and cleaning up his cabin and he's joking and almost... bright again. He's talkative and seems so calm. And it's because he's finally decided to kill himself.

It's been a long observed point for folks with suicidal thoughts/actions that once they've decided on doing it, there's a certain kind of peace that comes with that. Because it's going to be over soon, you know you'll be able to rest. There's an expiry approaching, and there's a comfort in knowing you've almost reached the end, like getting close to the end of a long work shift.

And so he's cleaning up, so he'd doesn't leave as much of a mess behind (Also something that is well documented from people who attempt). At least, assumably that was the idea, like he hadn't originally planned to take the whole ship down with him, it seems like he was planning to do something smaller for just him as of that morning. So he’s tidying up for the rest of them.

It's both a gesture of kindness to make sure they aren't left with as much of a "hassle" once they find him dead, but it's also a point of "pride" in a way. So when it's all over, they will sweep through a cleaner room and remember him better in that last day, than so much of the mess and stress of the earlier ones.

The second time we see him is when he's figured out Frenchie didn't finish off Izzy. And not only does he offer for Izzy to do it, he tells him that it'd be a good thing for him to do. Like it was a favor, killing him would've been "just what the doctor ordered" to make him feel better.

But Izzy doesn't do it, and he assumes Izzy ends himself after he's left the room.

The third hint is that he's so forgiving with everyone. He doesn't hold a grudge against Frenchie for lying to him and hiding Izzy in the secret room, he doesn't yell at anyone (like Jim or Archie) for conspiring with him, he even tells Frenchie to take the day off and thanks him for the closure.

Again, it's following that motion of peace and contentment, he doesn't have to go into death mad, he can do it calmly. He can let it all go, because soon enough it won't be a problem and he knows he's now decided to take them all down with him. So he might as well let them enjoy their last few hours as much as they can.

And he instead resides to sit at the wheel, turning them sharply right into a dark storm, all the while he wears the softest smile. Because he is calm, he is clear headed, and he is done waiting for something else to kill him. And that's a very common thing for people to want in those last moments. To go clean and sober and content and in peace.

They hit a lot of the MAJOR signs they teach you that someone is about to take their live, the only one I can think of off the top of my head that wasn't explicitly included would've been the giving away of personal possessions.

(But, perhaps even following the idea that originally he was going to go alone, he was going to be leaving everything including the boat to his crew, so maybe that idea was kind of hidden in there. It's just not as direct as personally going to people and handing over things.)

Anyway, I'm sure a lot of these clues were well picked up by the fandom, I'm sure a lot of us have learned about these stages of suicidal action for various reasons ourselves. I just wanted to point out that timeline and how perfectly it seems to fit across the whole episode as this singular, unspoken intent behind every single one of Ed's actions until it comes to a head and the crew on deck can't ignore how drastic everything had turned.

#Cae Has Lots of Feelings About Our Flag Means Death #I love love love this plot of the episode #From the moment it started and we saw how at ease he seemed... I knew what was coming #The suicide plan was officially in motion as far as Edward Teach was concerned #And there is some soft sweetness that he was going to do it all alone originally. #That he had made the decision that there wasn't anything to live for and he was going to just take care of himself in that way. #That he only decided to try and take the whole ship down with him when he was 'scorned' again by his crew. #AHHHHHH! #I just love Ed so much and his character is so beautifully written and played and expressed #That moment towards the end as his crew huddles together - terrified - and they can't figure out why it all seems to backwards #Why he's acting 'better' but steering them right into the violent waters of a sea storm #Because they weren't taught these things. They don't know what it looks like when someone's ending their life like this. #And they are trying to follow the logic of 'Ed is a sailing genius' 'He knows what he's doing' 'He has to' 'But this...' #It's 100% perfection #and though I definitely have a few gripes and concerns about this season so far... This episode's Ed plot is not one of them. #Not in the least. #Our Flag Means Death #OFMD #Our Flag Means Death Season 2 Spoilers #Our Flag Means Death Spoilers #OFMD Spoilers #OFMDS2 #OFMD s2 spoilers #Edward #Edward Teach #Blackbeard #The Kraken

[gentlemenbarstools]

does anyone here have any experience with getting their OCD diagnosed/medicated that they wouldn't mind sharing? it's been eating away at me for years and i'm just now beginning to start to be able to talk about it properly inside my own head, so was just wondering if anyone could maybe shed some light on the process of managing it? apologies if this is weirdly worded lol

#ocd #actually ocd #mental health #mental health help #at this point ive been in a vicious circle of if u talk about it bad things will happen for so many years and i am. Tired so tired actually #bit concerned that bc i Know its all irrational etc that there's nothing therapy can teach me when it comes to easing the stress of it all? #help pls

[bitchapalooza]

Researching ocd for yourself is hard to do when you’re barely sure of who yourself even is 🥴

#some more outwardly stuff really do coincide with ocd that it’s made me wonder on and off #about it for the past 6ish years #but I’m mostly concerned with my intrusive thoughts #they make me sick to my stomach sometimes and I really wanna find out the source of em #I know intrusive thoughts are normal but at what point #is it considered ocd related? is there treatment to help to ease the anxiety they often give? #idk I’m just trying to help myself feel more at ease… #talkies

[lem-argentum]

surprisingly for as much as i gush about all of his little intricacies, prom is the most difficult f/o for me to write. they just did such a good job making him feel REAL which makes it REALLY HARD TO EMULATE.!!!!!!!!

#lem text #📸 gold and bones <3 #i adore his writing………. could not do it myself <3. #reno is actually the easiest to write. because his characterizations vary so much across iterations that there’s less concern with accuracy #and they give him distinct speech patterns. frequent cursing + shortening words (thinking -> thinkin’) + ‘yo’ at the end of sentences etc. #<- EASE ONLY GOES FOR DIALOGUE THOUGH. no idea whats going on in his head. all my fics are chrome pov studying Him hfkndjn <3. #prom does speak very distinctly too there’s just so Much detail and dialogue in ff.xv efndmfn <33 #one thing he does is he calls people ‘bud’ and ‘buddy’ a lot. and he says ‘oh em gee’ instead of oh my god. <3 he’s cute. <333 #he also draws out lots of words for comedic effect. and does little accents for jokes. andmfnkfdhj <33 (<- likes him a lot) #ALSO NOT PROM-EXCLUSIVE BUT THE CHOCOBROS CONSISTENTLY MAKE PUNS AT EACH OTHER WHICH IS VERY ENDEARING. THATS ALL. <3

[sapphicautistic]

Something in my lower belly feels like, rearranged in a less than optimal position, ever since surgery. There's a weirdly localized pressure esp when I'm bloated down there, like something is pinching part of my insides. I gotta figure out a better way to describe this before my surgery follow up next week.

#updates on my boring life #it's slightly concerning when added to some unpleasant symptoms I've been having but nothing like. concrete or serious seeming #but i def wanna mention it cuz it would put my mind at ease if she knows what I'm talking about and it's no big deal #maybe it's just a normal part of healing and will go away

[gazpachoandbooks]

Theon in the not-so-distant future:

#rickon surpasses arya and it's funny then #he gets taller than jon and sansa and theon's having the time of his life #but then he surpasses bran who is actually quite tall when not in his chair and theon begins getting nervous #one day rickon comes up to him and just casually swings his arm around his shoulders with ease and now theon is properly terrified #half of his smuggery comes from his height alone i just know it #this is a real valid concern of his #he's the baby he should NOT be getting this tall it's clearly a sign of disrespect towards his elders and JON STOP LAUGHING AT ME- #my squid son #theon greyjoy #rickon stark #theon and rickon #starklings #asoiaf

[starzzify]

you don’t kill someone as a substitute!!! you don’t load a gun, close your eyes, and shoot!!! you don’t kill a man!!! to buy a clue!!! this is not a plan, lawmen can pursuit!!

#-there are lines #death note musical #current obsession #death note #i love how in the musical soichiro (lights dad) seems so much more like concerned with this because #in the show i remember him being like hey that’s not cool L but like that might just be me having watched it a while #but like in the musical he’s much more against(?) L #like he’s not AGAINST L but he says that he couldn’t be at ease with him because of his methods that #“lack moral code” #like in the show he was kinda like that and i remember him disagreeing with what L was doing a bit #but they really showed it in the musical #they played more on how much lights dad didn’t think that light was kira #and then in honor bound when he was kinda realizing it but in denial #like i love this musical so much #and the ending??? #i don’t remember it ending like that in the anime or manga?? #but it was so good omgg #anyway i should write a whole thing about how i like this musical sm that’d be fun :3 #starzz thoughts #starzz obsessions #starzz ramblings and madness

[callixton]

seeing a local production of merrily tomorrow and if i have a complete mental breakdown. well. i don’t know what i’ll do i guess

#seeing it with my parents. who are reasonably concerned about my career choices. i do not think this will put their minds at ease #oh my GOD i’m so excited though. i get to hear that score live #ted talks #merrily we roll along

[caustic-crow]

you good dude? you're posting a lot of homestuck in 2023. i'm not mad, just concerned

I need you to know, anon, that I just wheezed for three minutes straight. I cackled. I was unable to form proper words. fuck. yeah man I'm so in the shit. @witch-of-stem handed me homestuck and it rewrote my entire brain with dave strider. yeah I'm good just fundamentally changed as a person and I can never be who I was before. fuck.

#this will do nothing to ease your concern #legit tho yeah im fine #homestuck just literally rewrote my brain #i read the whole damn original comic #and then had an identity crisis so hard i realized several things about myselx #its so chill #thank you anon i needed that laugh fuck it was so funny #“im just concerned” killed me like yeah man i would be too #im saving a screenshot of this

[guideaus]

ohhh my god, i forgot about this

#personal #im still thinking abt comparing shima and vash 🤔 #ive thought abt them and they both are averse to conflict but for different reasons. and diff reasons for self loathing. #my boy shima has low emotional intelligence and is a people pleaser. he'll do what other ppl expect of him. he wants (?) to fill his role #BUT he still wont like it. mitsumi listened to a rumor abt him and he silently got pissed abt it and avoided saying why. he compared #himself to a nazi soldier bc he hates his inability to change/be decisive/commit to improving himself #from ch 10 to almost where the series is at rn he's still struggling w that. he prioritizes how he's perceived over anything else. #how likable he is is how much hes worth. he doesnt think hes allowed to be happy otherwise #shima also doesnt believe himself (?) when hes kind. he claims he doesnt really care. even when acting to make someone happier is #good enough evidence probably that theyre kind lol. if ur actually shitty u wouldnt do smth #while vash has the uwu puppydog babygirl vibe as much more of a strategic way to ease tensions. hes also performative in his role of #human typhoon and his rep. he doesnt like it ofc but chooses to use it in regards to others. while alone he might be full on suicidal #and trigun is ofc an action sci-fi but if u replace the ppl vash has unintentionally hurt w 'disappointed' (to be relevant to shima's pov) #its similar. tho the twin in trigun are meant to be hypocritical. vash specifically imagines second chances/love&peace for everyone but him #and goes out of his way to imagine rem (his mother!! who he idolizes) being disappointed w him if he does make a mistake #how trimax ends also kinda skips past his personal development concerning his perception and unintentionally (imo) uses him as a tool to #end the story #sorry i wrote an essay in the tags FHSDFHJSD

[partyinthemysterymachine]

meanwhile, on the Silent Hill: Room 302 set.........

Look who’s bonding! 👀 That’s our Mr. Frank Sunderland and Mr. Braintree, chatting the day away....not like they should be busying ACTING, or anything...😤 JK. It’s down time.😝 Now Idk about you guys, but....Omg....👀 If you know....you know. 🔥😂😂😭

- from Eileen Galvin’s personal instagram [email protected]

oh yeah. those two’re becoming fast friends.......

wonder what they’re talking about..? 🤔

#richard braintree #frank sunderland #silent hill 4 #sh4 #my art #🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 indeed..... #(frank's actor is irish; richard's is welsh and honestly? good for them) #(only using character names for sake of ease and avoid confusion - they def have Real People Names LOL) #hehe >:3c but yeah as far as actor au is concerned sh4 is being filmed in the same studio lots lol. shenanigans ensue #actor au

[tierracottas]

#typing this as i listen to javelin #the past few weeks haven't been the kindest but i am trying to rid myself of the notion that help is something to reach for #only when things are past enduring... when that shouldn't be the case just because i can and i have #it's been this reminder among many others #so on that note i'm trying to book an initial psych consultation soon hopefully before the year ends #which isn't easy because of the few doctors in the field + financial concerns #and it's a painful experience in itself to tread through all the limitations and obstacles of the medical world #it isn't something i already have a good relationship with in the first place but it's worth trying in hopes of some ease #anyway if you're reading this i love you and i am wishing sweeter days ahead for us