#nc2016

[tenshin4ever]

My feet hurts 😢 but being Envy is fun♡ #närcon #närconsommar2016 #nc2016 #envycosplay #envy #fmacosplay #cosplay #cosplayer #awesome #amazing #cool #great #follow #fullmetalalchemist (at NärCon)

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Cheesey white chick beach sunset picture balanced out by whatever the hell I was doing while walking down the Wright Brother's memorial thing. Today was my last day here (and as such the last time I'm gonna post this shit YOU'RE WELCOME) and I got really sunburned. Such is life. Up next: 16 hours in the car with my hella annoying family. Hopefully we all live.

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We went out on the beach and chased crabs and scoped them into buckets. @omgsamchap would hate this

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North Carolina photo dump days 3 and 4. Cape Hatteras and Bodie Island lighthouses yesterday (16 floors up Cape Hattaras yikes) and sand dunes today!

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North Carolina photo dump days 3 and 4. Cape Hatteras and Bodie Island lighthouses yesterday (16 floors up Cape Hattaras yikes) and sand dunes today!

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North Carolina day 2, featuring a high quality beach photo and my Douche Bag Look™. I put on sunscreen every hour and still got burned what up

[nishikataeiga]

Nishikata Film Review: Home Alone (るすばん, 1996)

In 1997 at the Mainichi Film Awards, Nozomi Nagasaki became the first woman to win the 1996 Noburō Ōfuji Award for innovation in  animation for her stop motion animated short Home Alone (るすばん/ Rusuban, 1996). Since then only one other woman has won the award: Geidai grad Onohana for Crazy Little Thing in 2014.

Home Alone is a stop motion animation that uses a mixture of cutouts, objects, and a puppet designed by Sumiko Hosaka. . .

[mentalillnessmouse]

I have horrible self-worth & I want to work on it & Idk how. My wife tries to compliment me & it makes me feel bad & anxious. I make her sad because the only way I can feel better is to shrug off or belittle her compliment. I am going to get a therapist in the next year but right now I cant & I want to make some progress myself. I was abused growing up & conditioned to think poorly of myself. Is there anything I can do to get on the right path? Please tag: NC2016 thanks so much for everything

I think it is great that you are self-aware enough to realize you are struggling with your self-worth, that you realize abuse of your past may contribute to this issue, and most of all that you have intentions to go to therapy. Try to start taking baby steps toward stopping yourself from negatively reacting to compliments. Force yourself to say thank you. You may not fully believe it, but you can respond in a neutral or positive way. It is a lot about self-talk, what we tell ourselves. So rather than telling yourself “oh im ugly, I cant believe she would think I look nice” Say thank you out loud, and once you become more comfortable with that, work on acknowledging that you were complimented because other people see something good in you, regardless of what you see in yourself. Remember it is all about our perspective. You may find some of the MH apps targeted toward self-esteem helpful, or self-help books or workbooks such as resources below:

Self-Esteem Blackboard

Cognitive Diary CBT Self-Help

This is a great post that lists some resources to help improve your self esteem.

Want a simply way to try and improve your self esteem try this  30 day self esteem challenge.

This is a great article on developing positive self esteem.

This is a post on learning-to-love-yourself.

take care,

Ari