#dr. mick

[tulips--garden]

I’ve been getting into No More Time on Roblox, So I had to draw my two favorites to use so far! Dr. Mick and Swift. I also drew swift in the Roblox style too!

I’m working on a Roblox au based on No more time, i wonder if i should do it??

[gentlyrowan]

My husband made me stop watching Dr. Mick play Horizon Forbidden West so he could play Horizon Forbidden West.

This is the ideal level of marital conflict.

[writing-challenges-and-prompts]

Writing Tip: Caregivers

A lot of caregivers do not open themselves up to being taken care of. Because they view that as some sort of suggestion that they're not capable of helping others.

In the role that they take on as being somebody who takes care of, they are only open to help when it's on their terms. Because they feel like they are giving somebody a sense of purpose as opposed to having somebody passively suggest that maybe they're somebody who needs help.

Oftentimes, the thing that people who are taken care of want for the people that take care of them is for them to use that amazing caregiving ability on themselves and to also ask for help. Or acknowledge that they need help if they do.

[gentlyrowan]

I just finished this fantastic stream series, and I can't wait to start watching his playthrough of Forbidden West!

Not only is it fun to watch someone point out psychological and sociological concepts at play in a story and characters I already care about, I'm also finding it really valuable as a writer.

Dr. Mick isn't focused on the craft of storytelling; but in analyzing the world and characters' responses to it and to each other, he highlights the skillful work the writing team at Guerrilla Games incorporated through a thoughtful, nuanced, and often empathetic understanding of individuals and societies. We're talking about the building blocks of the THEMES and CHARACTER ARCS and EMOTIONALLY IMPACTFUL REVEALS that make us love these stories!

You don't have to agree with every individual interpretation of his to get something out of it. Even when I don't agree with his take, it gives me something to bounce off of to better hone my own understanding by contrast. He gives my Writer Brain a lot to work with!

Horizon Zero Dawn with a Therapist

My entire playthough of Horizon Zero Dawn!

[writing-challenges-and-prompts]

Writing Prompt: Dialogue

"None of us are entitled to other people seeing us the way that we see ourselves. We are also not entitled to people agreeing or seeing ourselves in the negative ways we see ourselves."

[writing-challenges-and-prompts]

Curiosity is the antidote to naivety.

[writing-challenges-and-prompts]

When you channel grief into harming others, that is inappropriate. You don't get a pass on being an asshole to people and harming them because you're grieving.

[yepthatsacowalright]

He only just started, but I already feel like I want to recommend watching Dr. Mick's play through of Silent Hill 2. I've mentioned his channel before because I really appreciate what he does. He's a licensed therapist who streams games and focuses in on the psychology and mental health topics that come up as he plays. (My personal favs that he's done in the past are The Last Of Us and Detroit Become Human.) He knows nothing about the story so keep spoilers of any kind out of the comments of his videos, but if you also know nothing about the story I think his play through might make a really interesting first watch. I'm loving his observations so far, even just a couple hours in.