the more time you spend in active recovery from any given self destructive behavior or addiction the more you understand the common conception of the "relapse" as defined by a broken "streak" to be, like, so bad for one's own well-being that it would be funny if it weren't resulting in just a lot of misery and death
I told my girlfriend to think of quitting vaping as training her endurance by seeing how long she can run before she gets tired, then doing it again and hoping to go further next time. She said it really helped her.
This is the stages of change model, with each circle being a part of the process of growth. You'll notice how relapse is not a failing of the model, or a set back, but an active step in continuing to grow and change. Everytime you relapse, you learn something; maybe a certain time of year is difficult for you. Maybe certain people push you back into the habit. Maybe your other coping skills/replacement habits didn't work how you wanted and you need to strengthen them, or develop new ones. Maybe it's not quite as clear cut and you need to spend the time figuring out what exactly went wrong so you can catch it next time. It doesn't matter the exact lesson, but it's part of the process.
"wahh i only like enemies to lovers if it's gay bc i don't want men to be mean to women" what about a woman doing heinous shit to a man and that man (who also sucks) being pathetically psychosexually obsessed with her. you people have no fucking vision. if you were willing to read & write women doing actual wrongs this wouldn't be a problem. let that female character commit atrocities with the sole goal of ruining one guy's life while they have weird sexual tension about it
if you're gearing up for the wpbl, the qualifying stages of the women's baseball world cup began play today (7/22/26) with its first 6-team bracket. group rockford is playing in rockford, illinois and is comprised of the national teams from Australia (#10); Canada (#3); Hong Kong, China (#8); Korea (#12); Mexico (#4); and the USA (#2). they'll be competing in a 5-day round robin tournament with the top 3 teams advancing to the finals in 2027, also hosted in rockford, alongside the top three teams from group tainan who are scheduled to play in taiwan in august.
games are played each day from the 22nd through the 26th at 11am, 3pm, and 7pm (central) and are streaming for free in the us and canada on the bally live sports mobile and tv apps, with mexico airing on TVC Deportes 1 and 2. those in the area who can't make it to rivets stadium can check their local programming for broadcasts, while international fans are being directed to W-Sport and All-Women's Sports Network (AWSN).
the rockford group will have over two dozen signed wpbl players who will turn around to begin the league's inaugural season just five days after the conclusion of this world cup stage, with Canada bringing (9), the US (8), Australia (4), Mexico (4), and Korea (1)
âThe graceful gesture of a queenâs hand at the ephemeral moment she points out a marsh fowl to pharaoh Akhetaten during a hunt. Her fingers show the artistâs keen use of perspective, breaking away from the rigid posture of Egyptian art. Limestone fragment, Amarna temples 1353â1336 B.C.â (via Michel Lara on twitter)Â
writing a paper on antigone and had to draw her or iâd go insane. love the fascination different translators have with Antigoneâs eulogy for herself and the role of fate in the play
