Foul is Fair

Salem (she/they) | 28 yo | Bisexual | ♉ Sun | ♌ Moon | ♏ Rising | ACAB| BLM | I have no clue what I am doing here tbh.

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Ophélie, 1851 - Léopold Burthe (1823-1860)

Lain in the dappled sunlight

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Artist: oejerum

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by niiloi

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Hypervigilance may start happening unconsciously, unless we learn to recognize it before it has us spiralling downward. Anytime we start overthinking and worrying or catastrophizing any type of event, we can opt to stop that and go towards a kinder train of thoughts for us, or trying to ground ourselves. It will require a lot of effort, cause it's not easy to change such strong mental patterns, but it can be done with patience and consistency. When we start over-analyzing what we're going through, let's take a breath and see if it's only our anxiety/habit speaking or there's a reason for that (it's very very rare, but it can happen to find yourself in a life threatening situation -but it'd be obvious though). So try to soothe yourself while being objective about the situation and gently checking that there's no real threat for you. It's almost impossible to switch off from fear cause it's our strongest and more powerful emotion, still we can learn to react to it differently: to not let it take over us but to be the one sitting with it and having a talk.

Grounding yourself when you start getting overwhelmed could be a way to calm down a little: through visualizations, meditation, breathing technique, music, watching something comforting, holding/touching comfortable/soft things, drinking water or something tasty, taking a shower or a walk, trying to find silence or getting away from too noisy/smelling places; covering yourself with heavy blankets (unless it feels like you're out of breath ofc: having blankets over you generally may feel like having another body near and be comforting, but we're all different and have different shades of reaction to fear, so only work with what feels comfortable for you and any specific situation). It's okay to have fallbacks while working on fear and hypervigilance, it takes time and patience, do not criticize yourself, you're already doing amazingly.

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Quote from Dan Sheehan

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Meep

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Translation for the monolingual:

“Where’s your mom? Where? You don’t—you don’t have one? Sorry. Poor dude.”

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I love the shift between languages when it mleps through the English, as if he’s realised ‘oh, this must be a Spanish speaking deer’, and even more so because it genuinely seems to notice and stops to consider the question that time

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Only real gamers remember

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butterfly pages

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@theopeninvite on Instagram

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Crazyheadcomics

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Japanese actress Fumiko Yamaji in floral themed silk furisode, 1930s

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This is a neutral post

Feel free to stop here and rest before journeying to the posts below.

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spreading these occasionally would be nice…

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As someone with major anxiety who can’t fucking stop themself from scrolling, i appreciate posts like this

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🖤. Art By Esther Limones

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because i love y’all, i’m sharing my family’s recipe for apple tea (traditional fall/winter drink in west asia, turkey, and many areas of the balkans)

it’s like a more delicate version of apple cider and i basically live off of this stuff when the weather starts to cool!

Apple Tea (for two)

1 large apple or 2 small, shredded (you can use a cheese grater)

3 cups water

1-2 cinnamon sticks

2-3 pc clove (optional)

honey to taste

1 tsp of lemon juice (add at end)

green tea (optional! some versions call for green tea but i actually prefer it without. up to you!)

throw it all in a pot and let it simmer on a low temperature for an hour or so. while it’s simmering, it will also make your home smell delicious! (if you make it with green tea, add the tea at the end, about five minutes before taking it off the heat so the flavor doesn’t become bitter from oversteeping). strain into your cups and enjoy hot.

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