You are addicted to Tumblr
Please stop relying so much on Tumblr, shifttok, whatever it may be, and start relying on yourself.
Tumblr is a pretty good source of information. Sure, there are lots of misinformation, and it's not perfect, but it's an okay tool when you first get into shifting. It's basically there to show you the ropes.
But over time, I feel like people rely more and more on it, almost scared to let go. Maybe because you don't feel ready. But then again, when will you ever if not now? Some of you scroll on here, reading all those blogs, or perhaps even not reading them, just doom scrolling through them. Because I'm sorry, but I really believe that If you were reading all these stuff others put on here, after a certain amount of these advices,motivation, etc etc, you'd notice that the majority of this stuff, really is the same things written over and over again, just put differently, or changed up ever so slightly, but at its core, most of it is just being repeated over and over again. Even the post you're reading right now, has already appeared on shiftblr about a thousand times.
And I'm not saying that shiftblr bloggers should stop posting all together, or by no means am I trying to criticize them just to be clear.
What I'm simply trying to highlight, is that some people seem to be addicted to Tumblr. Perhaps it's because reading all those posts makes you feel like you're actually productive in your shifting journey, like you're making some progress. But you're not. And again, sure some posts might be helpful and all, make you realize something, but if you've been here for years and you're still looking for that one post that will make you shift, tough luck (Laufey reference??)
It's a bit like when a child is learning how to ride a bike. You can try to teach it all the theory, but it doesn't matter, because the kid will learn by actually getting on the bike, maybe falling off a few times, and eventually, finding out what works so that the bike will ride steadily.
If you were to ask me what helped me in my shifting journey, I'd tell you without a doubt and in simple words "fuck around and find out". Just experiment. Have fun, get creative, live a little! Let go of the idea that the only way to shift is by following in someone elses steps. Because you're not someone else. You're you! :)
Honestly, just try to shift like you would in ancient times. Without Tumblr, shifftok whatever it is. Take a break from it all, maybe even uninstall it for a few days and experiment. I'm not telling you to totally forget all that you have learnt on here, because some of it might help you. But also don't hold on to it desperately. If you don't like something, change it, if you like something, add it. Imagine if you were the only person in this entire world. No one else, just you. How would you shift?
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