platonic love, socialization, words
"casually tell your friends you love them, you cowards.
yes, all the time. its only kinda weird at first and then its normal, so suck it up"
'i love you!
i love you too!
love you too! ok later man
yes! its *chef's kiss
haha! ok gotta get some sleep
night! i love you!'
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trauma, patterns, depression
"[1/2]
learned helplessness came out of experimental psychology in 1964 with dr martin seligman*
a dog is repeatedly hurt by an adverse stimulus that it can not escape
(unable to escape electric shocks)
eventually the dog will stop trying to avoid the pain and behaves as if it is utterly helpless to change the situation
finally, when opportunities to escape are presented, this learned helplessness prevents any action. the only coping mechanism the dog uses is to be stoical and put up with the discomfort
(dog does not jump over partition)
(no shocks on this side)
*super mean science :(
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feeling like you have no control over your situation is depressing
school
home
friends
there is nothing i can do about my life
it is always going to be like this"
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microwave, perspective
"you're hooked up to the internet and sentient. what do you think of life? bad? horrible?
i really like it
even with all the pain and suffering?
when you look at the night sky do you look at the stars or the space between them?"
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body
"sometimes my body feels like a rented house
and that i shouldnt settle in
because soon, i'll be leaving out again
but when i get a tattoo, it feels like im painting the walls
and when i look at them, im reminded that this is more than a rental
i own this body
and its walls are mine"
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growth
"the ugly road to adulthood is one on which you will repeatedly discover you are capable of both more cruelty and kindness than you previously imagined"
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autism, neurodivergency
"people think autism spectrum is like this
low functioning - - high functioning
but its not. its more like this:
nonverbal, stimming, eye contact, special interests, literal-minded, fearless, sensory overload, routines, solitary, social cues
only with lots more sliders. each person with different settings. some locked in, some variable, especially with stress. "low functioning" and "high functioning" labels are actually pretty hurtful, and an incorrect way of looking at autism. remember the graphic equalizer spectrum. what are your settings today?"
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medical, invisible problems, chronic pain
"doctor: 'dont confuse your google search with my 6 years of medical school'
patient: 'dont confuse the one-hour lecture you had on my condition with my 20 years of living with it' "
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disability, society, compassion, invisible problems
"ya know, being disabled should not be this difficult or expensive
things could be changed so easily but no one seems to care
i wasnt listening but i made you this (brave)
you are so brave!
i dont want that. you realise you wouldnt have to refer to us as brave if...
you would help increase our quality of life & make the world more accessible.
listen champ, not gonna happen. but i made you this! (inspiration to us all!!)"
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