im like, probably the weirdest guy in the universe

27 | poetry, art, & other stuff that doesn't fit on my main | follows from 23meteorstreet

[toomanyrats]

on shame and yearning (pt.3)

[feral-ballad]

Kim Addonizio, from Wild Nights: New & Selected Poems; “Good Girl”

[feral-ballad]

Kim Addonizio, from Wild Nights: New & Selected Poems; “For You”

[catnippackets]

when we try to befriend cats we mimic their meows and get down on the ground to their level and try to gently coax them to interact with us right

that horrifying entity mimicking human noises at us maybe just thinks we’re cool and wants to pet us?

[catnippackets]

had to draw it

[catnippackets]

a few people pointed out that they probably wouldn’t understand what they were saying and just mimicking whatever sounds they happen to hear so I wanted to add this

[1-jar-of-stars]

On Friendship.

[sparrowlucero]

lords of the forest fire

(available on my kofi as adoptables!)

[valtsv]

sorry i'm basic but i love the act of killing someone for the first time as a metaphor for sexual violence

[valtsv]

loss of virginity as a social construct representing the loss of innocence, phallic weapons penetrating flesh and being withdrawn stained with blood, guilt manifesting as a feeling of uncleanliness that can't be washed away, the cultural associations of both your first kill and first sexual encounter with achieving manhood/maturity, hesitation or refusal to participate being met with coercion and mockery. you know what it is.

[kuttithevangu]

Being a calm, gentle, non-reactive person is really hard work, which is probably why many people are none of these things. Personally I think it’s worth it but sometimes one does want to just roll around on the floor wailing at the top of one’s lungs

[kuttithevangu]

People in my notes who think I’m repressed or dissociating: you will feel better when you learn emotions are not a binary of Not Feeling It vs Being Overwhelmed By It

[blorbospinninhouseplant]

Ok but How Do I Do That

[kuttithevangu]

Self-regulation for adults: Strategies for getting a handle on emotions and behavior - Harvard Health

Learn strategies for enhancing self-regulation skills, and discover the benefits of mastering this essential life skill to help emotional dy

There are many techniques (also, there are drugs)

[kuttithevangu]

Emotional Regulation: 5 Evidence-Based Regulation Techniques

Emotional regulation is about managing emotions to maintain balance.

A little meatier than the Harvard page but covering the same ground. These pages will give you additional phrases to google for advice

[2colde]

how it genuinely feels

[tilthat]

TIL in 1896 a temporary, one-day city was named in Texas called Crush, where two locomotives were to be smashed head-on for purposes of spectacle. It was, for a few hours, the 2nd largest city in TX with 40k attendees. The collision caused engine boilers to explode, resulting in death and injuries.

via reddit.com

[justthesource]

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crush,_Texas

[mangonetics]

you could just do shit back then

[pyomorphic]

texas is still like this

[tyrannosaurus-rex]

[snowriddenwolf]

[ololygas]

Sophie Calle

[veryluckyclovers]

[toomanyrats]

on shame and yearning (pt.1)

[angstandhappiness]

INTENSE

[recondaughter]

[recondaughter]

[kosmogrl]

[kosmogrl]

[mayanhandballcourt]

Photographer Jason Lee