#it hits very close to home

[dumplingsjinson]

List of “presenting: an overthinker” prompts

“Do they actually like me?” 

Mind racing with a million thoughts about the possibility of things, and being scared they’ll actually happen, even if they are irrational as all hell. 

“So I… You know what, don’t worry about it.” “Are you sure? Because when you say that, that makes me worry more.” 

“I don’t know if I can do this.” 

“Do I even deserve any of this?” 

The constant need for reassurance, and even that isn’t enough to keep your thoughts at bay. 

Feeling the need to apologise for something you didn’t even do wrong.

Sitting in your anxiety and muddled up thoughts for hours when you don’t get a reply from that one person in a timely manner; wondering if you’ve fucked it all up with whatever you’ve said.

Reaching out to them multiple times and making your spiral worse when they stay silent on you.

It gets to the point where your overthinking feeds into your already growing anxiety, overwhelming you and eventually drawing tears out of you.

It gets so bad to the point where your chest feels tight, you feel numb and the world around you eventually becomes a monotonous blur because you’re too focused on this one thing you’re overthinking about. 

The rational subconscious of yours tries to drag you back to the side where things are okay and it’s really not that bad because it really isn’t that bad, but that small, irrational part of you takes ahold of you and continues to anchor you down.

You try to redirect your thoughts and it works for a bit… But then you eventually come back around to those thoughts. Sometimes, redirecting doesn’t work so you end up drowning in your own head.

Wondering if you’re being annoying by reaching out, even though you’ve been holding yourself back quite a lot, knowing you’re not being too much at all. Far from it, in fact. 

There are days when you so desperately wish you can escape your brain. Crawl out of your own skin, be someone who isn’t… Whatever the fuck this is. 

“I don’t want to be too much. I don’t want to need constant reassurance. It’s as suffocating for you as it is for me, maybe even more so, because I’m living in my own head, constantly. And it’s not something I can fucking just get out of overnight.” 

“I need to end this for my own good.” 

Drowning in your own never-ending spiral of negative thoughts. 

“Do you even care? Do you still love me? Does any of this even…”

“I’m sorry that/I hate that my brain is wired this way.” 

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#got a little personal there ngl #it hits very close to home #prompts #dialogue prompts #otp prompts #writing prompts #writing scenarios #angst prompts #the last one i've said too many times

[theirloveisgross]

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#Finished my Derry girls rewatch #That last episode hits me in the feels so hard #It hits very close to home #Ooof

[allylikethecat]

Time to go write something devastating because Dial Drunk ft. Post Malone is out NOW!

#allylikethecat #ally's thoughts #folk malone #noah kahan #post malone #dial drunk #stick season IS the best album of 2022 I'm sorry taylor and the 1975 #the deluxe version might be the best album of 2023 sorry boygenius #i just love me my sad new england boy folk music #it hits very close to home #being a sad girl originally from new england

[ourflagmeansgayrights]

ed is absolutely panicking in 2x7 bc he’s seeing stede having the time of his life being a famous pirate and he’s genuinely happy for stede but also he wants out of this life and he’s afraid stede will choose piracy over him and so he’s leaving first before stede can leave him again, all of which is bc deep down ed still thinks he’s unlovable and he’s scared to get hurt by stede again and he’s handling everything very badly

all that being said

the fact that ed has already decided that he can’t choose piracy for stede’s sake is so important to me

piracy was slowly killing ed long before stede entered the picture. and now that ed’s decided that he wants warmth and food and orgasms and he wants to live he’s not going to force himself to do a job that makes him fucking miserable. he still might not think he’s worth love and not worth choosing, but he’s at least moved past thinking he deserves to die. he’s past making himself so miserable that he wants to die. ed still has a lot of work to do but he’s making good progress and i’m proud of him.

#ofmd #our flag means death #ofmd meta #ofmd s2 spoilers #ofmd s2 #ofmd season 2 #ofmd spoilers #edward teach #ed teach #edward teach born on a beach #blackbeard #txt #meta #mine #og #s2e07 #idt it’s likely but i guess it’s POSSIBLE he’ll end up doing piracy a little bit longer w stede before retiring #but it’ll be like a very watered down version. they’ll make it their own thing #anyway ed’s mental health shit this season is hitting very close to home #not gonna get into it on tumblr dot com but let me just say. Oof.

[offshore-brinicle]

Can I say though Yi Sang and Aeng-du's instant connection and solidarity is one of my favorite things about this event, it's just so sweet and also so special how they find that feeling of safety just from also knowing someone from the homeland they have left behind while they remain so out of place in The City. It stands out so much when the general mentality of the world is "everyone for themselves" but S Corp's people and those who had to leave it behind seem to have found so much understanding and sympathy with each other.

Overall I find it so interesting and unique that more than any other District in The City the people of District 19 feel such genuine attachment to the land and its heritage, not just with Aeung-du, Kim and the rest of the Blade Lineage but going back to Dongbaek and Dongrang's EGOs too, it's just so special to see that very united sense of culture and heritage in a world that despite being multicultural and multilingual seems to have largely left such notions behind

#project moon #Limbus Company #lcb Yi Sang #lcb Aeng-du #Canto 5.5 spoilers #lcb Dongbaek #lcb Dongrang #I love S Corp lore so much.... #but also I think it's funny PM accidentally hit Yi Sang with the Funny Foreigner trope with this being the explanation for his speech #even though he's literally supposed to be the representative of their home country #but it also just hits very close to home to me and my experiences so it makes me happy to see #limbus company meta

[ahalliance]

just finished Nimona… DAMN does it feel good to watch such an openly queer movie man

#i haven’t read the graphic novel (though now I plan to!) so these are just my observations from the movie but #nimona is fucking trans & nonbinary man #like so fucking openly. refusing to answer balistair’s small minded questions and simply replying ‘i’m Nimona!’ #chef’s kiss. absolutely fucking astounding. the nonbinary/genderqueer experience in a nutshell #you cannot and will not pin me down ! #and obviously the major themes of being the odd one out among a whole society of people perceived as ‘normal’. wow that hit close to home! #and if the aggressively queer themes weren’t enough we have ambrosius and balistair too <3 like fuck yeah give us that on screen couple ! #overall… enjoyed it so very much #a new comfort movie perhaps….. #oh and don’t think i missed that pride flag in the credits lmaooo absolutely iconic #jay rambles #nimona #nimona spoilers

[cool-frog-hours]

I love Astarion. My Tav’s feelings are more… complicated. ❄️🌸

Text/Speech Bubbles:

Astarion: *flirting as a way to deflect and to manipulate Tav*

Arrow text: My incredibly autistic rogue who hates being bullshitted

Tav: “Listen, I don’t know what kind of shit you’re trying to pull, but it is NOT gonna work on me- Got it?”

Astarion: “I don’t know what you’re talking about darling~ ”

Tav: “Yes, you do. I like you Astarion. More than you’d think. But do not mistake my kindness for yielding.

Goodnight!”

Astarion: “… heh.

May I still feed on you tonight?”

Tav: “Yes! Now, FUCK OFF!!!”

#and yes i do see the irony in a rogue not liking bullshit #its moreso not liking interpersonal bs-ing #as opposed to occupational bs-ing #astarions whole schtich at the start just makes me squirm a bit bc it reminds me of people i care about very dearly #hits a lil too close to home #frogs art #bg3 #centavo #bg3 tav #digital art #dnd #baldurs gate 3 #baldurs gate oc #bg3 oc #astarion #astarion acunin #bg3 comic #comics #digital sketch

[dandyghest]

I received my copy of @yugsly's new book Viscera Objectica a little while ago and finally had a slice of time enough to read through it and appreciate it fully !! ^-^ Really stunning artwork and an absolutely beautiful story - I'm very pleased that a story like this has been told so lovingly and exists out in the published world now!!

#viscera objectica #hits close to home for me in a few different ways! #i'm amazed it arrived so early esp to rural Canada LOL it was a very pleasant surprise to have it arrive in the mail a couple weeks ago! #gallytrottings #theodor #philbert

[angrylesbianstereotype]

Every other aspect of Jesse’s trauma makes me go oh no poor blorbo :( but his relationship w his parents and thinking ab it in the context of the series aftermath actually makes me unwell… they never even knew him they only ever saw the worst in him and now they’ve had that validated by his own actions and they’ll never know how sorry he is and that he was a good kid at heart and they didn’t imagine it and they still love him but how can they have loved him if they never even knew him and only ever saw the worst in him *flatlines*

#i sometimes feel like i’m the only one here who cares ab jesse’s parents but look #i grew up upper middle class with very attentive parents who really loved me #who would also accuse me of doing really bizarre terrible shit based on nothing but me wearing too much black or reading the wrong things #the love is there but it’s conditional the love is unconditional bc you are my child but i don’t know or love you as a person #obviously jesse actually did some really bad shit but even before all that they thought of him more as a junkie than their son #not me unloading in the tags lol it just hits too close to home is all #if i ever put my parents through that shit i would have to kms sorry #breaking bad #brba #el camino #jesse pinkman #diane pinkman #adam pinkman

[corvidaeconundrum]

The Lovers - In life, one must find their commitment, and in love, one must choose. How much will you owe to the union you sacrifice yourself for? Find love, find strength, but do not lose self in the pursuit of balance.

I'm not sure how many details I did or did not get right considering the ref has not been colored yet, but I'm hoping I got somewhere in the ball park. This was awesome to do ( @mustangs-flames )

#digital art #fanart #corvidae art #hail true body #htb #htb azrael faust #htb fanart #I love him so much and I cant wait to see him suffer #I can already tell the arc between him and Adam is gonna hit so close to home #very exciting #the ginger is next on my hitlist

[frozentrash]

About the last Buddy Daddies Episode.

A lot of people are talking about how Kazuki basically saw Rei and was like: let me fix him.

And I don't mean in a toxic way. More a let me help him get better you know?

And we LOVE that for Kazuki and Rei. They found each other when they both needed someone to be there.

But I can't stop thinking about how Rei LET HIM help him. As someone who also struggled with depression and the whole cleaning and eating and all that jazz not working, I know how hard it is to let people help you.

Rei let Kazuki clean the house.

He let him even bath him.

He let him cut his hair.

He let him cook and take care of him.

And that is so fucking hard. When I was at my lowest and in desperate need of help, it took a lot for me to let people in my house and let them help me clean the kitchen and all that.

So yes. I am very emotional about that.

I love them so so much.

#buddy daddies #the way they are healing is just fricking beautiful #rei is sometimes hitting to close to home though #i also want a kazuki in my life thank you very much #did i do that post thing right?

[aleksanderscult]

Why do you hate Mal?

(TW!: verbal abuse! slut shaming! alcoholism!)

Well, long story short, he's a huge dick.

I could write three long metas about his toxicity and why I dislike him but I don't want to tire my fingers for him. 😑

Maybe because of his slut-shaming behaviour?

Oh and what is this? Ah yes, Mal being angry that Alina found happiness away from him:

I'm so sorry Mal that Alina wasn't tortured so you could feel okay. I'm so sorry that she didn't feel insecure enough to run back in your arms, needing you and depending on you like you always wanted for her.

You know, that's the thing with Mal. He did nothing to Alina.

Not when his "friend" was mocking her appearance (and yes this is serious for me because I too have a very thin body and people from my own family have mocked me for it. So it's no joke).

Not when she was apparently sad that he fucked around girls knowing that she knew.

He did literally nothing until Alina wanted to fuck the Darkling and showed interest for him.

(slut shaming her even here)

From then on he ✨magically✨ noticed her out of nowhere and he said that "now I see you".

BULLSHIT!!

According to Mal, it's okay if he fucks girls every other night but it's not okay when Alina wants to do it with a man that....I don't know. Supported her power and abilities maybe?

And he seems constantly so concerned that she has fucked him that he apparently doesn't care if she's truly okay.

What a normal person would say to Alina: "Are you okay? Did he hurt you? I'm sorry you had to go through this."

What Mal said to Alina: "FUCK TORTURE! DID HE FUCK YOU BY ANY CHANCE?!?!"

He's so unserious FR

That's his only concern. If Alina likes or fucked the Darkling (sometimes I wish she had done the latter just so I could see Mal's face after it).

Also! He's an extraordinary bad influence for Alina and her confidence! 😍

A few minutes ago, Alina decided to return to the Little Palace to lead. To do the right thing and stand in this war.

And now we have Mal threaten her: "If you go, I might not follow!!"

And that shattered Alina's confidence. Now she feels ashamed ("maybe he doesn't want me", "maybe he'll leave me") and after that passage when Mal exits the tent, Alina starts thinking "What am I doing? I'm no soldier, or Saint. How will I make it?"

Mal is an influence that constantly wears her down emotionally by making her doubt herself, making her have guilts and making her thoughts come back to him constantly ('cause he's always "What about me?? Think of me!! Look at how shit I feel!!").

Again, he makes the whole matter revolve around him.

There is a civil war ongoing and Mal is like "Okay, but what about me, Alina??!!?!"

LIKE BRO NOBODY GIVES TWO SHITS ABOUT YOU!! THERE ARE PEOPLE DYING HERE!!

And another toxic trait of his. Apparently, if a woman says "no" to him, it's unacceptable:

(The first passage is when Mal tried to kiss her but Alina saw the Darkling behind his back and the second one is when Alina saw Mal kissing Zoya, btw)

He gets angry for the fact that Alina withdrew from his attempted kiss. And apparently he "knows what that means" because every girl he had ever kissed was willing to him.

I'm sorry, Mal, for the fact that a girl changed her mind at the last minute.

If a girl changes her mind, then you must respect that. Not shout at her. NO MEANS NO, MAL.

Mal is that type of guy that throws you in bed, you kiss him and all, and at the last minute when you change your mind and don't want to go for it (for whatever reason the girl might have of course) he gets angry and says "BUT YOU SAID "YES" TWO MINUTES AGO!!!"

He gives me the ick for real, guys.

And, of course, his fury for Alina's power and status. Because, since she gained them, she's no longer depended on him.

Yes, people. Mal wanted to take out a piece of her soul essentially, so he could have her! Romantic!! 🤩🤩

Also, the fact that he was constantly looking like shit in S&S because he was drunk every night is also selfish of him. Mal was Alina's personal guard and protector. One of her three closest ones. By doing this, by having this behaviour, he gives a VERY bad image to Alina.

Imagine what the nobles would think if they saw him this way. The power of image is everything. Nikolai knew it. The Darkling knew it. Even Alina came to know it. By having one of your protectors drinking heavily all night, get into fights and look like shit makes Alina feel embarrassed for the image she gives to the other people. And she was actually in a very delicate position at that time, because she had to gain the trust of the King, his counselors and nobles. Mal should know better than embarrassing her.

Imagine if you were in a high position for the first time in your life, trying to make an impression so everything could go alright and, in the meanwhile, your guardian walks around drunk.

This is not good. In today's world, they fire such people from their work.

And all these bullshit from him in R&R saying "I told stories of you from your childhood so they could see the real Alina" is also bullshit. Bitch, if you wanted to do something good, look respectable for the part. If you want to cry and drink kvas 24/7 then resign, lock yourself up and do it. Don't embarrass your boss.

Also, Bardugo had said that after S&S she received a lot of negative comments about Mal's character. So it's no wonder she made him suddenly all "good" in R&R. She wanted to give reasons to the readers to like him and support his eventual marriage with Alina.

Anyways, I know people will say that the Darkling was no better but, guys...

This is not a competition. Of who is better or worse.

And just like another person had once said in this fandom "The Darkling represents a fairytale character while Mal reminds you of every jerk you've met in your life"

And it's a perfect quote to describe them.

The Darkling is the type of guy we all fall in love in fiction. A fantastical character that does bad deeds but still you swoon over.

While Mal is that asshole you met in high school treating you like shit. That boy you were seeing in corridors flirting with every girl he saw and being a fuckboy. That relationship you had that undermined your value.

Mal is a character that hits very close at home for the readers (with his actions and personality).

This post about him and M*lina explains my thoughts perfectly.

Go read it when you can, guys. It's an incredible mini meta.

#fuck that man #reminds me of a relationship my sister had with an asshole #so his character really hits close at home for me too #FUCK! HIM! #the Darkling should be redeemed by the very fact that he wanted to kill M*l #Aleksander + the readers 🤝 wanting to obliterate M*l's ass #anti mal oretsev #anti mal #anti malina #grishaverse #shadow and bone #siege and storm #ruin and rising #grishaverse trilogy #alina starkov #the darkling #pro darkling #aleksander morozova #pro aleksander morozova

[blimbo-buddy]

Remember when Encanto came out and it had a clear message of the faults of many Latino/Hispanic families and the generational trauma that can haunt one's family, only being able to be broken if one stops the cycle and also covered the armed conflict in Colombia at the time and nearly everybody that watched it cried when Abuela finally apologized for causing so much stress on everybody: And then a group of people pointed at it and went "It's about gay people!"

#blimbo rambles #yes I know a movie can have multiple meanings behind it and everybody interprets it differently #but maybe take a moment to step back and just look at all of the hispanic and latino watchers who related heavily to the movie #because it hit very close to home with them and their own hispanic/latino families #me when I'm in a ''making everything about me'' competition and my opponent is a white gay person

[notbecauseofvictories]

how are we fellas. how's life. I am currently a little sozzled and writing farewell letters to my coworkers, the boss I love, the team I adore, and it sucks unbelievably. But I have decided to take this other job, because otherwise I think I'll get sucked into liking my team and the people there and that's simply not a long term plan. Today the recruiter told me that I have "growth potential" and I think it was meant as a compliment but I wish she'd just said that I was splendiferous and amazing because otherwise I'm stepping off the edge of the earth because someone thinks they can fix me, and buddy, if I could fix myself I would have by now.

#semi-related but we watched ''the rehearsal'' that nathan fielder joint for the media club #and it hit...very very close to home. #the idea that you are just a facsimile of a person trying to be a person; running scenarios in your head #even as your heart beats and your blood races and the world is big and confusing and scary... #anyway it worked for me #that's my point here. #celestial emporium of benevolent knowledge

[pass-the-5sauce]

If this doesn't describe Michael and Luke to a T, i don't know what does.

#michael being very honest #and luke making a joke #because he has to make jokes when things get too serious #and then michael realizing he couldve said something lighthearted and backtracking #over-analyzing his previous answer perhaps #and also just michael immediately reacting to lukes joke and going along with it #idk it just suns them up so well #also same michael same #hitting a little close to home there mate #muke #mgc #lrh #michael clifford #luke hemmings #5sos

[igelmanz]

Thinking about writing a purely self indulgent Larissa x Reader oneshot where Reader is an asexual but they are not out to Larissa and dealing with their sexuality is incredibly hard for them, as well as communicating their feelings. So they do have sex with Larissa but they are always left feeling awful, unable to admit that and they don’t know how to confront the fact that despite the reactions of their body they don’t feel anything when they have sex and they are extremely scared to tell Larissa bc of reactions of past partners, general self doubts etc. BUT Larissa is actually an attentive partner who listens to and is there for Reader when they first struggle to open up but eventually do.

Would be hurt/comfort, Angst with a happy ending, and overall just a general lack of communication and anxiousness, ended with fluff

#I really want to write this #But idk since it hits very close to home #larissa weems #larissa x reader #larissa weems x reader #Would anyone even be interested in reading this? #wednesday