#gilear talks

[gilearstimboards]

Health PSA for fellow stimboard creators!!! Please NEVER tag flashing content with the photosensitive epilepsy tag, epilepsy, photosensitive, or anything related. You should tag it instead with: flash warning, flashing, cw flashing, tw flashing, flashing gif, flashing gifs etc.

Flash warning is the best tag to use in my opinion.

If you use the photosensitive epilepsy tag you are instead broadcasting your stimboards to people with photosensitive epilepsy. The very people you're trying to warn! This is extremely dangerous. Seizures can cause brain damage and death, and should be taken seriously.

I see too many flashing gifs in the photosensitive epilepsy tag and it's honestly terrible to see.

[gilearstimboards]

I am so sorry for being so absent my lovely followers and stimboard enjoyers. It has been quite a difficult and busy time for me recently. It's difficult for me to sit up for long periods at the moment, and I do my stimboards on my computer, so it's been a bit tricky. :(

I see all your requests, and be reassured I will get round to doing them, but for now I need to prioritise my work - but in the next coming weeks I may be able to do more of them. That being if my health allows me.

I hope you're all doing well, I just thought I owed you all an explanation as to why I've been so absent.

Take care of yourselves. :) I miss stimblr so much, but I will be back - don't worry. :)

[gilearstimboards]

I'm a little nervous about making this post, because I'm not sure of the reception. However, I've decided to do so anyway, because it's better asking than never knowing.

If I had a Ko-Fi, would you all mind? It would just be a way to support me if you'd like to. :) You'd literally be helping my love of tea and boba. :)

I wouldn't expect anything. If I never receive anything: that would be alright too. I know how hard it is to be doing okay financially right now. I also wouldn't "expect" payment for any stimboards etc, it's just a way to tip me if you have some spare change and like the idea of Gilear enjoying his matcha latte. :)

Any feedback is appreciated, but please be polite. :)

[gilearstimboards]

I want to say with all my heart, thank you.

Times have been difficult recently and now, as in the past, I have been able to come back to this blog with a big smile on my face. I have it because I know there are wonderful people here who care about my wellbeing beyond just the stimboards I put out there. Stimboard making has been a wonderful hobby I have had the pleasure of indulging in over this year. I am so grateful and joyful every time I get on this blog.

I also know that you all don't mind when I take breaks, or just casually start making my own boards and ignore requests. My inbox has been so respectful, especially as of late - and that's really a wonderful thing.

Thank you stimblr. I can't believe it's almost been a year, the time has flown. I hope for many more years doing this - or for as long as it brings me joy. :)

[gilearstimboards]

Xenogender/Neogender Headcanon Stimboard Pride Event

Hello there, friends. :) In order to celebrate coming back just in time for Pride Month, I am suspending current inbox requests, in favour of the following:

Xenogender/Neogender Flag Themed Boards

Characters you headcanon with a Xenogender/Neogender Board

You must send me a link to the coining post of any flag that you send, so I can properly credit the creator. My request rules still apply, but I am happy to do these boards for fandoms I am not familiar with (of course).

I will delete or respond with a no (in some cases) to requests I am not happy to do.

Have a wonderful pride month, and let your true self shine.

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[gilearstimboards]

Unfortunately due to my location in the world, I can no longer view anything marked as mature. This usually wouldn't be an issue, however tumblr continues to wrongly flag stim gifs as being 'mature', when they contain no such content. I keep trying to appeal my stim gifs, but I have very little/slow success.

I refuse to give any platform my government ID, it's dangerous and a violation of my privacy.

I still intend to make stimboards, however it will be more difficult for me now. If my boards do not have quite the same quality as they do before, I apologise. This is outside of my control.

I sincerely hope tumblr fixes their flagging system, it keeps throwing out false positives for stim blogs and it is getting rather frustrating now.

[gilearstimboards]

A Big Thank You and a Stimboard Challenge

Hello everybody. :) Yesterday I reached five thousand likes and I wanted to say a massive thank you to anyone who has supported me. I thought to celebrate that I'd attempt to do one of those stimboard challenges I see people doing. Anyone can participate as long as you do not fit my DNI. (No Age Regression Sexualisers or NSFW Centric Accounts).

The theme for this is to express gratitude for the things and people that bring you joy:

A person you are grateful for, this could be someone you know personally or someone online.

A hobby you love to be able to do.

A place you were grateful to visit, or you would be grateful to visit.

An interest/special interest/hyperfixation that brings you a lot of joy.

A community that brings you a lot of joy.

An animal or a pet (if you have/had one) that brings you a lot of joy.

A song that makes you feel alive.

A book/book series you're nostalgic for (or if you don't have one, one that you've really enjoyed).

Your favourite season.

Your favourite aspect of nature.

I hope you all find this interesting, and would maybe like to participate? If you do, feel free to @ me and use the hashtag: gilear's gratitude challenge (which I will put in this post).

There are no rules for order or if you have to do all of them, do what brings you the most joy. :)

Thank you again for the support on this account. Have a lovely day.

[gilearstimboards]

Hello, wonderful friends. I am so sorry for being away so long, disability and university has meant my time sat up making stimboards is not possible at the moment. However, I'm very excited to report I am almost finished with my degree. :) By the end of May, I will be completely free. I hope to do some more stimboards before then for fun, but I felt the need to make an update to let you all know I am okay. :)

Thank you for being patient - I see all the requests in my inbox I promise - I am so looking forward to coming back. You are all wonderful, I miss this account so much.

Please take good care of yourself, and remember that you are loved. :)