Actually AvPD

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[actuallyavpd]

Ok, quick note of extreme importance:

THIS BLOG IS RADICALLY INCLUSIVE.

I don’t find exclusionism cute.

I do not welcome TERFs, supremacists, fanatics, fascists, purists, bullies, gatekeepers, ableists, phobes, pedos, or bigots of any description.

Respect trans people.

Respect BIPoC.

Respect disability, chronic illness, mental illness, poverty, substance abuse, homelessness, neuro diversity, gender nonconformity, nonbinarism, bi/pan people, aro/ace people, undefined and unsure queer people, intersex people, men and women of all descriptions, closeted people, fat people, religious people, atheists, ethnic minorities, and everyone else who’s been marginalized or GTFO.

Respect the everloving fuck out of intersectionality.

Find some other blog to follow if your idea of discourse is that You and You Alone are worthy, that the suffering you’ve endured entitles you to belittle others’ identities. Your purity pulpit is boring. You’re unwelcome in polite society and you’re unwelcome here.

(Everyone else can stay, you’re all decidedly lovely. High fives all around if you’re kind to others, you rad people you.)

[64mpg]

guy who has a mental health condition that comes and goes: i’m cured this time actually i can feel it

[64mpg]

same guy when they start having symptoms again: what the fuck is happening and why

[greelin]

get fucking seen & accepted idiot

[greelin]

“but—” nope! you are loved, you fool. you cannot escape it

[gingehh]

reverse solipsism: everyone else has a vibrant interior life but I'm just a passive observer

[thatsbelievable]

[amethystsoda]

PSA: if you're watching the new Knives Out mystery (Wake Up Dead Man), please be aware that around 1 hr 34 minutes in, there's a series of flashing/strobing lights. the sequence lasts about a minute.

[amethystsoda]

^ comment I got on tiktok bc I posted this same thing there. this is why I'm giving the warning because netflix and the theaters didn't 😔

[identityarchitect]

[ID: comment reading "I have epilepsy went to see it yesterday and covered my eyes too late and had a seizure and all I could think was why are we STILL not putting strobe warnings on movies..." /end ID]

[etymologeez]

To be specific [spoiler warning for Wake Up Dead Man] there is a scene in the rain, the priest will slip on mud, run into the woods, and a fist will knock him out. Close your eyes immediately when you see the fist. Don't open again until you start hearing conversations.

[thebaconsandwichofregret]

Sharing for the plot specifics which makes it a bit easier for people who are watching compared to tracking the timings

[madenthusiasms]

Tagged “not spoiler” because this betrays nothing about the plot but does give a specific cue for the strobing.

[healing-is-cool]

You are going to laugh until your stomach hurts again. You're going to be in awe of a sunset. Watch your favorite show while you eat your favorite food. Find money on the street. Discover a great band you haven't heard of before. You will find your way back.

[lobotomyscars]

sorry can you repeat that. i was busy trying to make eye contact and act normal and didn't hear you

[sizzlingsandwichperfection-blog]

The ceaseless work of trying to love others as you wish to be loved, eclipsed only by the work of trying to love yourself as you wish to be loved.

[typewriter-worries]

there’s this extremely kind soul of a woman on instagram that makes accessible recipes that don’t require standing, chopping, or a stove and she might just have a permanent place in my heart

[peridotglimmer]

She's on YouTube too! For non-Instagram using friends:

I love her, she's great. Her recipes are friendly for both physical and/or intellectual disabilities. And her 5-year-old helps her cook. 🥰

Link to her YouTube channel:

Epicurious Expeditions

Celebrating the intersection of food and culture, travel tales, social commentary, grieving out loud. 🇳🇬/🇺🇸 👰🏽🧒🏽👧🏽👩🏽‍💼⚖️ Paid Collaboration

[npdkondraki]

oh fuck life is worth living isnt it. shit

[npdkondraki]

turns out theres actually beauty everywhere and we have to keep living because theres little bits of joy in every day. who let this happen

[plushcorp]

yoy all just hate me because I'm cold and distant and don't put effort into any relationships and off putting and frustrating to try to help or make plans with and I don't text and I don't call and I don't like doing much and I constantly make excuses for it all

[illinicoise]

I Was Trying To Be Funny But It Came Out as Really Mean: A 5-part documentary starring me.

[aviculor]

I Was Trying To Be Loving And Supportive But I Probably Overstepped My Boundaries And Came Off as Creepy: a feature-length film with two sequels and a TV series adaption.

[gipsiidanger]

I Was Trying To Tell You I Relate To Your Difficult Situation But It Probably Sounded Like I Was Making It All About Me: a novel saga with several side book adaptions and a movie.

[avpd-polls]

i’d be curious to see how many people with avpd also have selective mutism!

maybe being asked like this? feel free to reword anything i’ve worded poorly/add options: Do you have selective mutism? 1. Yes, I had it as a child and still have it as an adult 2. Yes, I had it but it got better in adulthood 3. Yes, I had it as a child but it got better in childhood/adolescence 4. No, but I experience some other form of mutism or being non-verbal (not entirely sure how to word this one?) 5. Unsure / Maybe / I relate to the symptoms but I’m unsure if I have it (whichever you think is best) 6. No, I do not

Do you have selective mutism?

Yes, I had it as a child and still have it as an adolescent/adult

Yes, I had it as a child but it got better in adulthood

Yes, I had it as a child but it got better in childhood/adolescence

No but I experience something similar (verbal shutdowns, mutism, nonverbal, etc)

Not sure

No, I do not

Voting ended onMar 13, 2025

[ur-daily-inspiration]

[actuallyavpd]

My mom: yes, call the fire department

My uncle, the firefighter: yes, call the fire department

The fire dispatcher: we’re glad you called, they’ll be there shortly

Four different firefighters who showed up for what turned out to be nothing: it was the right thing to do to call

My three cousins, all firefighters: yes, it was good to call

My other uncle, the retired fire chief: yes, calling was the right thing to do

My best childhood friend, former firefighter & paramedic: I’m really glad you called, it was the right thing to do

My AvPD: you’re a mess and an idiot, you shouldn’t have wasted everyone’s time like that they’re probably all laughing at you

Me: I dunno everybody, the mental illness has a point

[neenarchive]

me: you literally have a disorder. this is symptoms

me: no perhaps my soul is rotten