#to cure your illnesses

[wortcunningwitch]

PSA: my blog is NOT for people who believe crystals can cure disease, mental illness, chronic conditions, disabilities, etc. or people who believe crystals can substitute modern medicine and be effective in the slightest. yes, this includes people who say crystals can “help with depression/anxiety/etc”.

#saying crystals can ease certain symptoms of mental illness is a VERY slippery slope to saying crystals can cure said illnesses or more #if by ‘crystals can help depression’ you mean crystals can boost your mood #then stop misusing words like depression and anxiety. say what you really mean #my stuff #witchcraft #crystals #pseudoscience

[raivenantcravings]

Round 6 Reaction/Analysis

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I woke up to twitter analysis saying that Till never even looked at Ivan until his final moments. And I made pre round 6 fanart titled "look at me." Couldn't manifest it. He never looked at him in the end,,,

broo dont look so happy. oh my god you lovesick fool.

reaction and analysis under the cut

First detail I noticed was that are the mics clear because both Ivan and Till are being vulnerable? They have nothing to hide anymore, so they'll show the world their whole being.

Anyways, to my main point,,

My interpretation of the ending was that Ivan was really trying to "cure" Till.

Till opens up with wanting to feel pain, to feel hurt.

"Please, leave me scars"

"Please, hurt me so that not a single drop of me remains"

Which, I realize he's talking to Mizi, but it's a cry for "help" either way.

Ivan's part goes:

"Notice my pain and mend me right now"

Again, he's talking about himself, but I think it could apply to what he does to Till.

So they kiss.

And, I've seen a lot of other people already say this, but I also do feel the kiss was not only meant to be for Ivan to selfishly show his love for Till.

Like bro don't go nonconsensually kissing your crush, what are you doing!?

When the scores came out, Ivan was much lower than Till than I expected. I thought it'd be a Mizi-Sua situation where the scores were close, but Mizi barely edged it out.

But Till almost had 20 points over Ivan.

And I know it's because Till is a rising star. And his new image change would really garner the attention of everyone. But it's not like Ivan is a nobody either. I didn't expect the scores to be so different.

I do think its because Ivan kissed Till. As a final nail in the coffin that guarantees his loss.

Alien Stage is commentary on the idol industry. One of the most prevalent issues in the idol industry is the romantic lives of the idols. Idols are not supposed to be in relationships, at least not outwardly. Their whole image is for the fans. Nothing they do should ruin that public image as an idol.

Much less in a in a queer relationship.

Now I don't believe the universe of Alien Stage cares about LGBTQ+ issues because there's bigger issues surrounding their human pets. But I think that it is an issue that Vivinos is trying to address because they certainly never shy away from queer issues in their other works.

And I feel the idea that idols/pets should not be swayed by their romantic emotions is still prevalent in their society.

So for the audience to see Ivan kiss Till, in one of the most outrageous and public displays possible, further pushes the votes in Till's favor.

And yeah, I also do believe that he kissed Till for him to finally look at him, but I also feel that it was a self-sacrifice too.

And then Ivan violently chokes Till.

Possibly, as another way to give Till votes. Since when Mizi started punching Luka, the audience was outraged at her actions.

Violence is definitely frowned upon on the stage.

More on the choking scene,,

I also saw some people saying that it's because Ivan wanted Till to die with him, which may be part of it. I don't think everything Ivan did was completely selfless.

But

Till accepts it. Earlier when he is at the bar (party? venue? the private show either way), he fights the alien who tries to punch him.

He did show him Mizi's missing image, so he is enraged in this moment, but he does have fight left in him even then.

He doesn't resist when Ivan chokes him just closes his eyes and awaits death. Perhaps if Mizi was already dead, he can just join her in the afterlife since he had no way of knowing she was still alive.

In this way, Ivan is his savior. The one who is finally freeing him from all this pain he felt after losing Mizi. This is his "cure."

And for Ivan, he sorta wants to be a savior to Till. He has freed him on multiple accounts from his shackles. Even helping him run away with him, so they can experience freedom together.

They both get what they want, but,,

Ivan lets go of Till and Till, with an expression that feels like shock, finally looks at Ivan.

Killing him would not give him the freedom that Till needs

that Ivan wants Till to have.

So, like the countless times Till has been chained around his neck, Ivan gives him his chains:

hurting him like he desires.

A scar around his neck.

(Where the scar from his name is)

And mending him,

by taking away the final chain that Ivan could release from Till.

His "cure."

It felt like his final desire was to get Till to snap out of it, to realize that he needs to find true freedom, to not get apathetic at the situation, to keep on going and to live.

He really, truly loves Till even if Till does and never will understand it.

Also final thoughts, is it not strange that Ivan is able to release Till's bindings so easily?

No one else is shown releasing the bindings, so maybe it is just as easy as a press of the button. Yet, I don't feel like it's just poorly designed if that's the case. Because you literally have a person like Ivan releasing a dangerous human like Till. Shouldn't a cautious society like the world of Alien Stage made sure it wouldn't be super easy to get out of.

If there is more to it, I wonder if that'll be a plot point later on. With Ivan leaving behind the secret to getting out of the bindings for Till. So, when a character maybe Till or even Hyuna or Mizi have been captured, they're able to escape since they know how to remove them.

Maybe, I'm just being delulu

And final final thoughts, the kiss was great and definitely made me almost scream. But the way Ivan nuzzled Till has got me acting up.

Like, it's just so soft and sweet and not a big show of it like when Ivan kisses Till on stage.

It feels so intimate, so personal, so full of love.

I just, I just can't. They'll be the death of me.

#alien stage #alnst #에이스테 #alnst ivan #alnst till #alien stage analysis #alnst analysis #rai's ramblings #ivantill #alien stage round 6 #alien stage cure #thinking about the one person who tagged my last art as they need to make out right now #glad you got your wish :'))))) #i want to make fanart so bad #but ill be busy all day today #this is the best i can do for you ivantill #god they make me sick

[illiana-mystery]

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#this cleared my skin #and cured my mental illness #lol #i do look at this a lot when i'm sad though #because it makes me really happy #so don't mind me blessing your dash #hope it brings as much joy #as it did to me #😁😁😁😁 #poor things #interview #willem dafoe #mark ruffalo

[moodyjazzyblues]

i love doodling little guys at family gatherings

#art #mk1 #mortal kombat 1 #fanart #johnny cage #mk1 2023 #mortal kombat #sidewalk chalk art #chalk art #kencage #johnshi #little blorbos i love them sm #u ever get a hyperfixation so strong that it instantly cures your mental illness #cuz i was fr down in the dumpster for like 2 years when the genshin fixation wore off #im back and better than ever bitch #moodyjazzyblues

[nectarishes]

In his eyes

#golden wind #vento aureo #pannacotta fugo #my art #jojos bizarre adventure #jojo no kimyou na bouken #overdramatic half finished fugo drawing what’s new #let’s get one thing straight. I don’t give a shit if I get no notes #posting is like how people used to think leeches sucking your blood cured illness #if my jojo drawings aren’t put on my tumblr blog they’ll cause a blockage and my brain will shut down. this too is therapy #also fugio adjacent drawing. even though giorno isn’t pictured #also I’m trying out a new rendering style without actually rendering lmk if it’s doing anything for ya

[satans-knitwear]

Oooooo i love how this fits 🥰

Treat me ~ Tip me ~ More of me

#Dyed my hair again this morning to cure myself of all ills! It worked for 10 whole mins as usual 😂😂 #I hope your weekend is treating you deliciously my loves. #Things fitting me nicely is a worthy thing to celebrate. #Any tips or treats would be massively appreciated right now 💕 #Satans knitwear #Alt pinup #Pinup girl #Black strappy lingerie #Pretty lingerie #Lingerie bodysuit #My gif to you #bi girl #cheeky #uk girl #wlw #Girls with short hair

[heyitsropi]

i was looking at the new operator skins and this motherf**ker (affectionate) decided to turn and look straight into my soul. whoever added this movement to the operators, thank you and bless you, i will never be the same.

#what is my life #battle pass is treating us well this season #HE PRETTY #my baby ray of sunshine #john soap mactavish #soap x reader #johnny mactavish x reader #cod x reader #cod mw2 #mw2 #nothing to cure your mental illness more effectively than falling down the rabbit hole for fictional men

[tomatoteddy]

Glad to see I'm not the only one going absolutely feral for Wonderful Precure, specifically Komugi

Also saw your question abt if she can have chocolate and

...yes (maybe)

The answer is solved! She can eat chocolate! (at least in her human form, it seems)

#i hope they add a warning on the box saying ‘WARNING: KOMUGI IS A MAGICAL DOG. YOUR DOG IS NOT MAGIC. ONLY MAGICAL DOGS CAN EAT CHOCOLATE’ #i need to write a fic about her discovering the joys of sugary foods #ill wait until the series premiers tho 😅😅 #also glad to see someone else who is equally as crazy about her as me! i rotate her in my mind 24/7 like a microwave! #precure #pretty cure #cure wonderful #komugi inukai #wonderful precure #dt’s askbox

[benoitblanc]

mulder and scully. you agree

#AGGGHHHHHHHH I LOVE THEM SO MUCH #stupid-ass codependent basement ghostbuster genius freaks who are also the two hottest people alive #ladies would YOUR man commit treason multiple times to cure the terminal illness inflicted on you by the government? #if not get higher standards #arwen.text #the x files

[muffinmoonn]

dark precure deserved better

all she wanted was to be loved by her father. thats why she wanted to kill moonlight. not just cuz its her "purpose" but bc she wanted to be sabaku's "real" daughter. she even says that once she kills moonlight, she'll become the "true moonlight"

she was jealous of yuri being sabaku's biological human daughter and wanted to kill her to take her place. all she wanted was to be loved by her father

after she's defeated, she shakily stands up and yells at yuri to get away from sabaku, because he's her father. she sees yuri cling to sabaku and she fears he's is leaving her for yuri. she doesnt want yuri to take her dad away from her, that's her greatest fear.

and then she dies in his arms and we see her genuinely smile (i think this is the only time she smiled in the whole anime?). sabaku tells yuri that dark precure is her sister, and he loves her just as much as he does yuri. and then she dies.

man this shit was so sad. she had so much potential that was only unleashed at the very end. she didnt deserve to die, she shouldve lived. she died "evil" and thats fucked up. apparently in the novel its confirmed that she doesnt have a heart flower. she doesnt even get a NAME. she's called a "doll with no heart" and yet we see her break down and reveal her true emotions. there no way she doesnt have a heart, u can see it right there in the episode. and she dies with only a little sympathy at the very end, and yet she never got to be human, she never got to be seen as human by the damn show. its so fucked up, she deserved better.

#dark precure my beloved ill save you from your doomed narrative #dark precure #heartcatch precure #precure #pretty cure #i dont use usually make long talky posts but idk i was feeling funky fresh so #muffin talk

[localravenclaw]

I do.

#good morning my mutuals #your groom awaits #mutual mass grave #sebastian sallow ai #ai generated #my edit #not me squealing when the ai threw this image at my face #i changed my mind about marriage #i wanna be legally bound to this handsome dumbass #YOUR HONOUR I LOVE HIM! #i am ill for this man and there is no cure

[sarcasticmudkip]

He's yellow. He's a friend. He believes in socialism. He doesn't quite understand what capitalism is. He has a vest. He beat the shit out of his landlord. He has a fedora. He wears his jacket wrong. He's a cowboy. He loves his Papa. He's got a southern accent. He is simultaneously the most city boy and the most country boy of his group. His character theme is jazzy and electric. He's yellow. His last name is yellow.

#you know this is a real moment of character growth and development for me because i NEVER go for the happy bright fellows #i always go with the dark and broody weirdos but MY GOD. #what did they put in this guy when they were mixing him up.... #It's the hat for me. The hat adds so much. Specifically because it reaches through the screen to look at me like: #''Hey Kip. We know you like hats. We know you robe your jackets. Look at this guy we made and give us money'' #and yeah it worked actually i'm quite mentally ill and mentally cured by his existence #partitio yellowil #octopath traveler 2

[fanstuffrantings]

Concept: elf tav who is just under 300, all of her children died as adventurers or guards. Her husband and her became vastly different people in the wake of all the grief. They havent spoken in years, incapable of existing around each other before breaking down. The journey after the crash she keeps seeing shadows her kids in the various party members and as such she desperately wants to help them. Save them in ways she couldn't for her own children. A pillar of love and guidance because her children may be gone, but she will always be a mother.

#molten rambles #bg3 #hugging karlach tightly when her engine slightly stabalizes and losing sleep trying to research a cure #chastising gale for thinking he should kill himself and repeating constantly that he does matter #giving shadowheart the love she missed out on and encouraging her to save her parents #knowing if she had the chance shed bear any pain to keep her kids with her #knowing astarion is trying to manipulate her with a lust she doesnt have for him but holding his hand gently as comfort #being aware that arguing with Lae'zel won't help her but that she can figure things out with guidance #getting into a verbal sparring match with duke ravengard because “how dare you toss out your son” #delighting in the tiefling kids and even thinking their chaos is a bit funny because it reminds her of old times #she'd be best friends with Jaheira #dote on minsc #and in general find Halsin's presence very calming while she invites him to have tea #dont feel like replaying the game cause im mid jubilee run #but i think ill sketch her up #oh man imagine her trying to talk down astarion and failing #how disappointed shed be in any of the companions willingly ascending

[caspers-delusions]

Psych Whump Masterlist

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This is going to be my go-to list every time I find something with medical or psych whump in it that I want to remember. I'll reblog it frequently and try to keep it updated but it's going to start small because good psych whump is so hard to find. (This in no way endorses medical abuse, I'm a mentally ill individual but I love consuming psych whump in media. Just about everything in these movies, books, etc are at the very least morally gray so consume at your own risk. Also, I only enjoy these things in fiction. Irl it makes me sick to my stomach, I know bc I've experienced some of this.) I'll try to add trigger warnings for each one but I might miss some so I apologize in advance. If you have any recommendations please message me! I'm scouring the internet for good psych whump but medical/sickfic whump is also wanted.

Movies:

A Cure For Wellness: Guy gets tricked into becoming a patient at a "resort" that's really a mental hospital in disguise that uses its patients for nefarious means. CW: incest, medical abuse, teeth falling out, sexual assault, some weird eel shit ^^There's probably more but I haven't watched the film in a while.

TV Shows:

Moon Knight: Whole season of psych whump, the main character has DID and loads of past trauma. Has a huge ancient Egypt theme and the MC gets (kind of) forced to accept psychiatric care. CW: lots of ableism, mental break, psychotic episodes, forced institutionalisation, child abuse, restraints

Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten: German soap that's been running since 1992. The specific episodes that have good psych whump are from 26.5.2017 to 01.06.2017. Extremely hard to find online, only some clips/gifs exist as of now that are easily viewable.

Perception: Schizophrenic professor who teaches at a university spirals and gets put in a mental hospital. He has a caretaker friend who helps him and the professor also sees hallucinations of an ex-girlfriend who helps him solves mysteries. CW: extremely inaccurate portrayal of schizophrenia, delusions, paranoia, and really any mental illness for that matter; lots of ableism, I think I remember one character calling the professor a freak, people treat him really badly

Books:

House of Leaves: This book is a fever trip but the MC (kind of?? The book has multiple authors, it's honestly very confusing but it's great) suffers from declining mental health and spirals hard. CW: child abuse, lots of sexual content, mentions of a caretaker beating a child, mentions/delusions of sexual assault, death of a dog (it was brutal, huge warning), mentions/descriptions of suicide and attempted murder

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: This is chock-full of psych and medical whump, it all takes place in a psychiatric hospital (I've actually been to the one in the film! -Not as a patient) CW: huge amounts of abuse from staff, doctors, nurses, there's also a scene where SA is implied on a patient, the MC is there after being convicted of SA'ing a minor and he's pretty unremorseful (the MC is a dick though anyways), racism, ableism

OG Works (not mine):

Redwood Psychiatric Insitute: Forced institutionalization, great read and it has just about every trope I look for in fics all packed into one series. Please give it a read, it's fantastic. Source - https://www.tumblr.com/only-shadows-dwell-where-we-are/706656298337435648/redwood-psychiatric-institute-masterlist?source=share by @only-shadows-dwell-where-we-are

Fanfiction:

Into Your Arms: This is a Star Trek fanfic that follows a girl who has a severe eating disorder and mental illness. It's not the normal kind of sickfic or psych whump I go for but the aftercare in this is topnotch. Source - https://archiveofourown.org/works/15185897 by moose-misses-sweets on ao3 CW: suicide attempt, severe eating disorder, abusive partner, cutting/self harm

Summarized List

Movies: 1. A Cure For Wellness TV Shows: 1. Moon Knight 2. Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten 3. Perception Books: 1. House of Leaves 2. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest OG Works (not mine): 1. Redwood Psychiatric Institute Fanfics: 1. Into Your Arms

Note: If something you made is on this list and you want me to remove it, please message me and I will. I don't check messages very often but it doesn't mean I'm ignoring you, I just forget I have a tumblr sometimes.) *Extra note: this was originally posted on my side blog @ennead-of-whump but I'm slowly integrating that blog into this one. I'm now only going to be using my main blog @caspers-delusions which means I'm only going to update this masterlist post from now on.

#whump #psych whump #medical whump #psychiatric whump #recs #mental illness #masterlist #list #recommendations #moon knight #perception #into your arms #redwood psychiatric hospital #one flew over the cuckoos nest #house of leaves #a cure for wellness #new blog same person #gute zeiten schlechte zeiten

[mugentakeda]

i just loveeeee the idea that there was a big gap of understanding between lu ten and iroh the same way theres a big gap of understanding between zuko and iroh. mistakes that iroh didnt realize he made with his son he then also made with his nephew and still not realizing it. a whole world of things about lu ten that iroh didnt know about, and will never know about. im gonna talk about it though because i am insane so look away from my cringe

lu ten had gone to his father with problems before, and iroh cant help but wonder, now, if his son had ever been trying to imply deeper things in between sugarcoated words because there were things you just didnt say in the palace, and irohs head had been so far up his ass he hadnt seen it. despite it being waved practically right in his face by his son, desperate for sound advice from his father, whos brain was too waterlogged by thoughts of how he was going to pull off his next bloody conquest. like how zuko was always howling for help, hurt and confused like a cornered animal, hidden deep under his fits of rage, and irohs head was Still so far up his ass that he kept meeting zukos silent begging for straightforward guidance with convoluted proverbs. he can sit here and bury his face in his hands in shame over the sheer amount of times hed failed his nephew without realizing, and how much convincing it'll take to get his nephew to understand that yes, iroh did fail him so many times, and he couldve prevented so much suffering simply by holding himself to the same standards he held his nephew to. all those times during those three years before the avatar returned that he couldve done something. sit here and think about how sad it is that he has to even try hard to convince his nephew such a thing, how sad it is that he finally got zuko to stop seeing ozai as some all-wise god that can do no error as a father, just for zuko to start seeing iroh as some all-wise god that has done no error as an uncle. but he can at least go and do something about it. he can never do something about what he did to his son. the things he knows he did, the things he doesnt know he did, and everything in between. he will never find out what lu ten truly thought about him. he will never have that reconciliation, that silent scream of relief and violent shiver in the crook of his neck that zuko gave when iroh yanked him in close after their separation, with his lu ten. he just has to hear about his own son through word of mouth and somehow be content with that. and worst of all, its all his own and his god damned family's fault. no amount of healing and learning by trying to do right by zuko and the world he helped nearly ruin not much more than a half decade ago can act as a balm for the agony that brings him. he knows healing his guilty conscience isnt supposed to even be a reason for why he helped the avatar, but god- it's when the rationality leaves him and he realizes that this is something he cant seem to make himself be the bigger person in. he knows its his own fault, that there are hundreds- thousands, maybe- of earth kingdom sons he personally stole from earth kingdom fathers, and only gave up on his siege when the consequences of his war came into his own backyard, but he cant help it. doesnt want to help it. hes still angry and hateful anyway. his son should still be here. his son should still be here. his son should still be here. and if he tells zuko about how much he still hates himself as both an uncle and a father, zuko will definitely rush to reassure him, all the while he is chained to his desk and meetings day in and day out, fixing this uncles mistakes best he can, losing sleep and forgetting to eat. none of it will mean anything to zuko, if it means he can make his uncle feel better. and if that happens, iroh might actually vomit in front of his nephew.

#i love when characters outright refuse to heal or move on!!!! yayyy!!!!!!!!! three cheers for bitterness and hate forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #making lu ten a personality and then remembering hes lit dead so so cool. Like hes just dead. he will never come back. No plot armor #sometimes... characters having unsatisfying unhappy ends.... is the best. #THIS NIGHT HAS OPENED MY EYES.... AND I WILL NEVER SLEEP AGAIN........................ #HE SAID HED CURE YOUR ILLS... BUT HE DIDNT AND HE NEVER WILL.................................... #(starts vomiting blood everywhere #i should tie this with my hcs about ursa and lu ten being close cus they were left alone together in the palace a lot #and how lu ten helped shoulder a kind of deranged amount from her by basically co parenting zuko and azula with her #meanwhile ursa was a grown adult and lu ten was like . 15 #oh the curses of being the eldest sibling oh the horrors #atla

[lazulisong]

the gender care services social worker called to see how i was doing which was lovely! it really confirmed im doing the right things!

but during the conversation i just fucking realized that i treat dysphoria like another god damn chronic condition i gotta deal with and THAT was why i was so worried i wasn't dysphoric Enough and now i gotta process that shit

#meg what is your problem #top surgery adventures #living with chronic illness #and living with people with chronic illnesses #gives you a very skewed idea #of what can be cured #and not just endured