Pay attention to the things that fuel you, the things that pique your interest, the things that fascinate you, no matter how small or silly they seem. Those feelings are signposts of alignment. They are crucial to your trauma recovery. Notice them, collect them, pin them.

like how this cover turned out (for a bonus nsfw comic I'm printing!!)

tired of places like webtoon? Want a self hosted site but don't know where to start? Maybe SpiderForest is for you!! www.spiderforest.com/apply/

Collectives, webrings, self-hosted sites and word of mouth. People able to sell directly to their fans easily.

if my work keeps sending me to conferences ill work there forever i dont care i fucking love conferences

the new goal of online fandoms seems to be getting the creator to stop loving their work

you don't have to tell anyone why you're doing or posting anything online. You don't have to apologize for reposts or explain why there's been a gap! you don't have to! I mean you can, if you really want. I'm just saying, you don't have to. Also most ppl don't particularly notice things like that.

the youtube algo gave me a video of a reiki healer so now all my obstacles are removed. you better watch out

all it does is draw attention to something i would not have perceived.

why is it impossible to find colorful polo shirts

I actually LOLed. Which for today is quite a result.

me listening to any song ever made

me excited I am about to do the last quiz before summer but discover canvas is down

can't wait to travel to the "do not travel" state every week for school in the fall lol.....

colleague trying to pretend they are someone who likes video games and I'm asking them what games they like: the ones the ,... uh go boom ... jumping??

for some reason in today's state meeting i have the ability to mute people. i havent used it. but this is the 3rd time, 3 very different contexts, i had some sort of access i wasnt supposed to lmao

EW www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

Watching movies with friends tonight and we talked about zigzag not being tumblr sexyman material I told them that tumblr was never ready for him and also sorry

I got into Emporia State's MS in Art Therapy!! YAY!! This also means I'm going to be even BUSIER!!! AHHH

I went to the titanic exhibition in town, and it was great. I also amazed at how cursed the voyage was from the beginning. - an officer was dismissed and took the key to the binocular case with him - they didn't bother doing any safety drills and only had half the lifeboats needed for everyone

Spoiler: you're going to lose people along the way in this trauma recovery journey. And that sucks. But it's worth it to not lose yourself. Not anymore-- not ever again.

Trauma Brain is bullsh*tting you about how the things you do well or right are "random," & the things you struggle w/ or regret are the "real" you. Your strengths are as real as your vulnerabilities-- & none of it means you're "defective." It ALL means you're a work in progress.

I like it when you hit something in a video game and it makes a sound like pbwbbt, just like in real life

This is such a little thing but it floors me every time someone comments hateful shit on the ONE (1) ingress page where I say “please donate to minnesota” with a bunch of racist lies without realizing I literally had guns pointed at me for being a witness & that we’re still seeing random abductions

It's not weird that, after decades of managing your emotions-- keeping your head above water-- that you let your hobbies & interests & passions slide. Remembering & rediscovering them in trauma recovery is remembering & rediscovering you. That is: a high recovery priority.

That people pleasing reflex isn't you being "weak," or even a "choice" per se. It's the tip of the iceberg of the "fawn" trauma response, which has its roots deep in our sympathetic nervous system-- but which can LOOK like a "choice," or even a manifestation of our "personality."

You do not have to conquer every trigger or trauma response you experience w/ elegance & charisma. Are you kidding? Just get through it. That's the goal. Get through it without kicking the sh*t out of yourself. Anything beyond that is gravy. This isn't ballet. Just get through.

forgot about this creature i made March last year when the shareholders were getting sick of musk , i think this is an actual quote from an article

this is your chance to info dump, i want to hear about your niche interests!!

What you need or create in your own trauma recovery will be specific to you, but I can tell you one thing that is NOT part of ANY survivor's recovery: perfection. If you're giving yourself sh*t for not being "perfect," you're responding to an old wound w/ an unrealistic goal.

gift for David to celebrate our 11 year anniversary, and also trying out alcohol markers for the first time! Steiner from Final Fantasy IX #finalfantasyIX #markers

you should read momo's comic and also my comic, i too am 38 yo. when mine is getting too dark and you need a break read momo's

leave a comment with your special interest and i'll do my best to engage with you about it, even if i know nothing about it.

Addicts did not "choose" addiction any more than abuse survivors "chose" abuse. I know that throws a wrench into many peoples' desperate need to shame both addicts & abuse survivors, but it's the f*ckin' truth.

saw another bald eagle today (this morning)

You are not only "worthy" of love & safety when you're making good choices or being your best self. Sh*t happens. Some days are diamonds, some days are rocks-- & you're as worthy when you're a sh*t show as when you're a rock star. Grace over guilt.

KC lawyer ads are mostly ridiculous photoshop creations of the main lawyer who looks like Tarzan riding giraffes in the jungle with the slogan "DUI?? Save your neck" , then there's Mike, whose ads are a picture of him, the most ordinary looking man in existence, with the slogan "mike's got this"

as time goes on, i realize im kinda like zero from ff14, who is a person from a world of literal demons. She had the opportunity to leave but stayed to help her world be better instead. so - yeah my country is a shit show but it's MY shit show and im not going anywhere biches. i fucking REFUSE

it is so cute how often characters in final fantasy 9 say "geez"

You don't struggle to love yourself because you're "not worthy" of love or "unloveable." You struggle w/ it because you've been conditioned to feel & believe negative things about yourself that aren't true-- but FEEL "true," because they're so familiar & ingrained.

CEOs Never Cum

oh Steiner ....

i saw a bald eagle today. just to make sure i didnt go crazy, i looked it up and it turns out its the right time of year to see them here. wow!! it felt like a good omen

I’m getting so much mileage out of corncob.jpeg

The weather guy I follow on youtube had to put out a statement about people using AI to impersonate him to make fake weather reports full of misinformation. These people have something wrong with them. If you think you need AI for anything no you don't please stop supporting the bullshit generator

Breathe. You're enough, & you're doing enough by focusing on just the next recovery supporting micro choice. Breathe. Breathe.