Jrahrah

fat.hapa.genderqueer.dreamer.navigating hearing loss in the pacific northwest.

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“Seals In A Kelp Forest” by Kyle Mcburnie

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forgive yourself for the stagnancy that was produced from your depression

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poem.  from salt. by nayyirah waheed.

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poem.  from nejma. by nayyirah waheed.

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More “wtf are humans, please leave the rest of us be” stuff:

Human reactions to fear!

No, I’m not talking about screaming or freezing in one spot and pissing yourself. I’m talking about the weirder, more specific-to-only-humans fear reactions.

Like singing.

Idk how many of you have watched people play horror video games, but a surprising amount of people start narrating what’s going on in a sing-song voice.

Imagine being an alien, walking in a horrific, dark tunnel with these weird gangly creatures, you’re all scared out of your wits and then one of them starts fucking singing.

In a dark cave. While everyone’s terrified.

“ ♫ ~We are all gonna fucking die, this is terrible and I wanna go hooooome~ ♬ ”

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No one asked but this is because the vibrations stimulate the vagus nerve (which is closely associated with anxiety) and reduce stress & pain signals ! Also often times stress songs we sing are slow which helps regulate breathing and heart rate in you & your group. Singing and humming especially at certain pitches can even help with physical pain.

Also its a way to get out those scared/stressed feelings without panicking or crying (which would like be pretty bad in any scary situation) and most people have more positive associations with singing (when its not related to performance anxiety) so its comforting in that way as well.

So as hilarious as it is it actually makes loads of sense from an evolutionary perspective but then that also bares the question: did cavemen sing while being attacked by wild beasts? Is this why cats purr? Are cat purrs narrating surrounding activity? Why has no one taken away my phone its 5 am?

[brainflossandmindfrills]

What I got from this post is that human singing is the equivalent of a cat purr.

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The healing process hurts more than the injury itself.

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You Can Now Stream 22 Hard-to-Find Films From Black Cinema’s Earliest Pioneers on Netflix

In 2015, Kino Lorber released a treasure trove from American history in a DVD box set, Pioneers of African-American Cinema. Hours upon hours of feature ...

To see black people breathing, living, acting in these films in the early 20th century is kind of amazing. Watch if you have Netflix.

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It’s okay to live a life others don’t understand.

Jenna Woginrich (via wordsnquotes)

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Forrest path by Tommy Hemmert Olesen

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Hey I wouldn’t do this unless I really needed it but if you can pls venmo/PayPal me like $20 so I can eat til I get paid on Thursday I would appreciate it so much. I feel so bad about this situation but I need help rn. PayPal email is [email protected] and venmo is fee-lopezruiz

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About BrownNippleBraggadocio:

I am a 29-year-old autistic non-binary femme (they/them). I took leave from work in May to provide PCA care for my fiance. In the midst of all kinds of medical adventures & eventual lack of resources (no income/insurance/outside support because misogynior and ableism) we have been DIY-ing this whole journey from surviving to thriving for the past few months. Patreon is a vehicle of independence which allows me to provide said care for my family while having absolute control of distributing my art.

Survival Art? Survival art means exactly what one might think: utilizing various mediums to discuss the journey of healing from abuse. Creating art is my way through.

Goals:

Self-publish 2+ books of poetry

Keep 3 loved ones housed & safe ($1000/month rent + utilities)

Be my own boss

The Goods:

Get exclusive access to the strange world that is my brain.

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Please reblog!

Much love,

Jai

[ttomateverde]

when u know the way ur dad acts is because of his own unresolved issues/trauma but at the same time u know u dont deserve to be treated the way ur being treated but u cant do anything abt it

[jrahrah]

I feel so seen and validated.

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This blog is Dedicated to anyone suffering from Anxiety! Please Follow Us if You Can Relate: ANXIETYPROBLEMS

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This can save lives of many Black people who were wrongly convicted and arrested on drug possession charges. Please spread!

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