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this year has been a trip

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yuumei-art

One of my long time patrons requested a space painting tutorial with a focus on how to make the stars shine and the colors vibrant. So I recorded a speed paint I made under 10 minutes of how to paint the Milky Way. I hope it helps!

You can find free downloads of the brushes I used right here YuumeiArt.com/space-tutorial It contains a brush set for Photoshop and another set for Clip Studio (converted by Arcane Halo)

Music is Tree Soul by Kentdow

This shit is making me so depressed. I hope to wake up and see different results, but I'm not holding my breath.

scientistsarah

Out here double fisting chai lattes so they can take my shit

they being the doctors... the shit needs to be liquid 😩

scientistsarah

Whyyyyyyyyy is my poop solid the ONE TIME I need it to be liquid. BRUH

scientistsarah

Thank you to the lady at the clinic who knowingly gave me two collection trays 🙏

scientistsarah

Out here double fisting chai lattes so they can take my shit

they being the doctors... the shit needs to be liquid 😩

scientistsarah

Whyyyyyyyyy is my poop solid the ONE TIME I need it to be liquid. BRUH

grungekitty-77

Not that anybody asked, but I think it's important to understand how shame and guilt actually work before you try to use it for good.

It's a necessary emotion. There are reasons we have it. It makes everything so. much. worse. when you use it wrong.

Shame and guilt are DE-motivators. They are meant to stop behavior, not promote it. You cannot, ever, in any meaningful way, guilt someone into doing good. You can only shame them into not doing bad.

Let's say you're a parent and your kid is having issues.

Swearing in class? Shame could work. You want them to stop it. Keep it in proportion*, and it might help. *(KEEP IT IN PROPORTION!!!)

Not doing their homework? NO! STOP! NO NOT DO THAT! EVER! EVER! EVER! You want them to start to do their homework. Shaming them will have to opposite effect! You have demotivated them! They will double down on NOT doing it. Not because they are being oppositional, but because that's what shame does!

You can't guilt people into building better habits, being more successful, or getting more involved. That requires encouragement. You need to motivate for that stuff!

If you want it in a simple phrase:

You can shame someone out of being a bad person, but you can't shame them into being a good person.

grungekitty-77

Fun fact, that was literally what inspired me to make this post!

soloontherocks-moving-refol-blog

my favorite side effect warning is for antidepressants

pros: you won’t want to kill yourself

cons: you might want to kill yourself

notnights

Back when I was in a psychiatric hospital, and was offered antidepressants, my mother had declined them due to that apparent side effect. So the staff actually explained about this effect antidepressants have, that give reason to that warning. When first taking antidepressants they raise up your energy first. So that you have the energy to do the tasks you might have avoided doing due to your depression. Because of this those who were already suicidal, now have the energy to go do so. Which is the ones this warning is given for. It’s not that a side effect of antidepressants magically makes you want to kill yourself, it’s the energy it gives those who were already struggling with suicidal issues, to actually attempt the act.

butterscotchwm-deactivated20181

Very informative…

staying-happily-high

Wow. I’m so glad you explained that. Now I understand

its-thedinosaurman

My high school choir/psych teacher actually told is about this. She also said if you have a suicidal friend who starts seeming like they might be getting better because they have more energy, that’s the time to be cautious because that’s when they may still be suicidal but they’ll actually have the energy to go through with it

starlight-and-promises

THIS. a thousand times THIS. I had it explained to me in my AP psychology class in high school. super fucking important.

fatale-distraction

THIS IS SO IMPORTANT and I wish my doctors had explained it to me this well when I first started taking them.

fatale-distraction

JUST GONNA REBLOG THIS AGAIN TO ADD that my younger sister in law recently started on anti-depressants among other medications in juncture with therapy to help handle an extreme case of OCD and anxiety, and I was the one who had to explain this to her. Her doctor only explained the risks, and not WHY they would actually be considered risks, which put her off of taking medication for most of her life. I explained it, and she understood, and THAT is why she is now on medication that is significantly improving her life. DOCTORS NEED TO TELL US THIS SHIT.

grumpyoldnurse

Best description of why ‘increased risk of suicide’ is included in the warning for anti-depressants I’ve ever read.

Signal boost this to save a life.

ifyoufindmenoyoudidnt

Also worth noting that in individuals with Bipolar Disorder antidepressants can cause a lot of issues. If you have a family history of bipolar it’s crucial you tell your psychiatrist so they know to be careful giving you antidepressants

Out here double fisting chai lattes so they can take my shit

they being the doctors... the shit needs to be liquid 😩

scientistsarah

Random 1am thoughts

1) tbh really sick of hearing about trump. Want election season to be over

2) Crunch (dog) shits a lot

3) I hate taking methotrexate, I feel so exhausted alllllll the time. Looking forward to trying this new med (hope it works)

4) glad my eyes are no longer inflamed

5) still having a hard time processing that my tkd instructor was arrested for CP. Absolutely disgusting and I can't believe he was ever a trusted individual in my life. I feel gross and ashamed

6) really thankful for Nick. He works so hard and I'm so proud of him. I hope his new job goes well!

7) my boss is looking for another job. Wonder what that means for me.

8) hoping I'll get into grad school here.

9) the one guy i interviewed was weird and elitist but also just was not good at explaining physics. Then tried guilt tripping me publicly for not hiring him. Weird, but okay

10) worried for my friends in FL rn. Stay safe y'all

11) my bestie needs to move to WI.

12) probably should be asleep but my mind is popping off rn

Okay that's all gnite

scientistsarah

All that to say i feel like I'm mentally in a really weird place rn, but idk how to describe it

Random 1am thoughts

1) tbh really sick of hearing about trump. Want election season to be over

2) Crunch (dog) shits a lot

3) I hate taking methotrexate, I feel so exhausted alllllll the time. Looking forward to trying this new med (hope it works)

4) glad my eyes are no longer inflamed

5) still having a hard time processing that my tkd instructor was arrested for CP. Absolutely disgusting and I can't believe he was ever a trusted individual in my life. I feel gross and ashamed

6) really thankful for Nick. He works so hard and I'm so proud of him. I hope his new job goes well!

7) my boss is looking for another job. Wonder what that means for me.

8) hoping I'll get into grad school here.

9) the one guy i interviewed was weird and elitist but also just was not good at explaining physics. Then tried guilt tripping me publicly for not hiring him. Weird, but okay

10) worried for my friends in FL rn. Stay safe y'all

11) my bestie needs to move to WI.

12) probably should be asleep but my mind is popping off rn

Okay that's all gnite