sussurrus

new liver, same eagles

[chuwenjie]

The Golden Age of Airbenders. I painted these images for the flashback scene in Avatar Aang, showing Sonam and Tagah in their heyday.

[rythms-of-synthax-deactivated20]

Quote of the day

[baffledtreesquid]

I’m seeing a lot of people saying this post changed their brain chemistry, and as a neuroscientist I wanted to say yes!!! Yes it does!

Wanting something requires dopamine signaling, but liking something doesn’t.

If you have a mental illness/disorder that affects dopamine, you might feel that you don’t want to do the things that you like. You do still like them. You will appreciate having done them.

Let your likes guide you.

(If you want to read more, here’s one experimental paper about it. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5171207/ This theory called the incentive-sensitization theory was originally created to explain behaviors in addiction but can be applied elsewhere as well)

Rewards are both ‘liked’ and ‘wanted’, and those two words seem almost interchangeable. However, the brain circuitry that mediates the psych

[henstomper]

imposter syndrome is so funny like fuuuuck i hope nobody finds out im tricking people into thinking im competent by knowing things and doing them

[heartseeker]

i think about “ham and bean” on the daily

[moonnogginn]

Wulian week day 4: Afraid, Doubt, Fangxin, Flashback

Meanwhile, Xie Lian:

[suss-urrus]

how hard could it possibly be to act morally as a landlord

[suss-urrus]

i feel like ive never looked so much like The Old HagTM as in this photo i took of my hair for my family 😹 #witchylife

🧙‍♀️🪄🧹

[suss-urrus]

adulthood is just parenting yourself 😔 just told myself "no anime till chores are done"

[hxneyfarm]

Happy pride month specifically to folks on the asexual and aromantic spectrum who oftentimes feel isolated and left out of the conversation. You belong here as much as the rest of us and I hope that you are all loved in a way that is comforting to you.

[suss-urrus]

[ryllen]

[yilinglaozu]

WANG HEDI as DONGFANG QINGCANG in Love between Fairy and Devil (2022)

Once I break the curse, I’ll kill that Little Flower Spirit, burn her greenhouse, destroy Shuiyuntian, break the bones of Lord Yunzhong and soak them in liquor. 

[evercelle]

[deliciousblizzardshark]

Shen Wei’s best smiles are when he’s telling Zhao Yunlan something terrible about his life

Shen Wei: I wear a mask so my enemies won’t know how scared I am

Zhao Yunlan: … 

Shan Wei: fortunately I’m used to getting injured

Zhao Yunlan: *I am so done with your bullshit*

[elenothar]

#shen wei: it’s fine! I’m used to suffering horribly! :D#zyl: I am going to commit atrocities (tags via @perkynurples)

[suss-urrus]

big mood tho... you gotta smile so everyone knows how okay it is! its fine, see we smile when things are well :) right? :) why aren't you also smiling <:,)

[raspberet]

it's been mentioned before, but Pippin is a delight

[nutongzhi]

[marilearnsmandarin]

Link to the video on youtube

[ambermaitrejean]

Starla, the yellow-eyed starling. European starling. Jefferson County, Colorado. Photo by Amber Maitrejean