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Day 17 @whumpmasinjuly-archive : What has been your most recent whump obsession?

Sleep deprivation!

As someone with schizoaffective disorder, and so have a fair bit of experience with (hypo)manic episodes, in the hypomania I am often still somewhat aware of the situation and can go for days, week, on only an hour of two's sleep a night. I can even trigger mania by not sleeping - this made uni fun… As such sleep is a complex thing for me, something I forever struggle with but somehow have to obtain. So maybe that's why the concept fascinates me… but just think about it... Ever wonder what happens when you push your limits and stay awake for too long?

First 24 Hours:

Cognitive Function: Your attention, alertness, and concentration start to falter. Reaction times slow, and problem-solving skills take a hit.

Mood: Expect irritability and mood swings. Emotional regulation becomes a bit of a mess.

Physical Effects: Notice tired eyes, constant yawning, and a growing sense of fatigue.

1-2 Days (24-48 Hours):

Cognitive Decline: Your memory gets shaky, and decision-making becomes even tougher.

Physical Health: Your immune system takes a hit, making you more prone to infections.

Mood and Behavior: Increased moodiness, anxiety, and stress. You might even start feeling a bit paranoid or aggressive.

2-3 Days:

Cognitive Impairment: Severe disorientation and hallucinations can kick in.

Physical Effects: Coordination and motor skills drop. Overall physical performance declines.

Sleep Deprivation Psychosis: Some might experience delusions and severe psychosis symptoms.

3-7 Days:

Brain Function: The frontal lobe (for executive functions) and limbic system (emotions) are severely impacted.

Health Risks: Chronic sleep deprivation can worsen physical health issues like hypertension and diabetes.

Emotional and Mental Health: Persistent mood swings, severe anxiety, and depression set in. Cognitive function is heavily compromised.

Beyond 1 Week:

Cognitive and Emotional Health: Long-term risks include serious cognitive impairments and mental health disorders.

Physical Health: More severe conditions like metabolic disorders and weakened immune function can develop.

Fun Fact: The record for staying awake without sedatives is 11 days! 🤯 Imagine what they went through to achieve this!

Also, I studied the brain for years, and anything that effects it kind of fascinated me... so, on that topic, I'm going to leave you with a bit of a (very much cut down but if you want anything expanding just ask) science dump: Cognitive Function and Brain Structures:

Frontal Lobe: Handles decision-making and impulse control. Sleep deprivation impairs this, leading to poor judgment.

Hippocampus: Essential for memory. Lack of sleep messes with memory formation and consolidation.

Amygdala: Manages emotions. With sleep deprivation, it becomes hyperactive, increasing stress and emotional instability.

Neurotransmitters & Neurochemicals:

Cortisol: Rises with sleep deprivation, ramping up stress and anxiety.

Serotonin & Dopamine: Imbalances can lead to mood swings and depression.

Adenosine: Builds up during wakefulness and promotes sleep pressure. Too much leads to a “sleep rebound” effect.

Neural Connectivity & Brain Systems:

Synaptic Homeostasis Hypothesis: Sleep helps balance synaptic connections. Deprivation disrupts this, affecting learning and memory.

Brain Plasticity: Sleep is crucial for brain reorganization. Lack of it impairs this ability.

Default Mode Network (DMN): Disrupted by sleep deprivation, making introspection and self-reflection difficult.

Reward System: Deprivation can mess with pleasure and risk-taking behaviors.

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Whumpmas in July '24 Day 17

What has been your most recent whump obsession?

My most recent whump obsession.....hmmm...that I've been writing? Definitely drowning. That I've been reading? Impalement and being buried alive.

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Whumpmas in July Day 17: What has been your most recent whump obsession?

Right now I have a major craving for powerful characters being degraded and dehumanized. I have a couple of stories in the pipeline on this theme. I'd also love recommendations on stories that fit this description! The grizzled general, the team leader, the wise leader... I want to see them broken. Slowly and painfully.

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WIJ Day 17 - Recent Whump Obsessions

Well, I'd say there's quite an obvious one to be mentioned, the same one I wrote about for Day 5. Before that though, let me talk about my most recent interest.

I am always a slut for emotional whump, so I absolutely loved the first four parts of the bahkauv by @deluxewhump which I read per @whumpsday 's recommendation. I've also read about half of the Max and Carlo main series which has been wonderful as well. The writing for both of them is incredible, and I basically had that really-tense-adrenaline-filled-terror feeling the entire time I was reading, so you know it's good lol. I really enjoyed the characterization in the bahkauv. I kept forgetting the names (because I kept accidentally skipping the dialogue tags) but it didn't matter because the characters were written well enough that I could automatically discern who was saying and doing what. Very good story, love it much.

Ok, back to the other one. I've calmed down about it by now, but for a solid week I could not stop thinking about the lovely whumpy movie I had watched: The Eagle (2011).

Since this is the obsession post, here's some of my thoughts about it that I wrote a while ago comparing it to the BBC radio series. This is not at all a comprehensive review of the radio series, I literally only got through half of the first episode (of four I think), so don't be like discouraged from listening to it, it was actually good!! I just didn't feel the need to listen more since I'd already seen the movie and enjoyed it a lot. Anyway. Slight spoilers.

Episode 1 (halfway through)

There's quite a few major differences already between the movie and the radio, the most apparent one being that the events of the entire like first 10 minutes of the movie aren't in the radio. Rather than seeing Marcus get hurt, we just start there.

(Side note: I have to commend Tom Smith (Marcus's voice actor) on his tremendous sounds of pain. It's lovely.)

I think it's actually a disservice to the series to not have that scene or a scene like that. I liked it in the movie because it obviously shows how Marcus gets hurt (which the series does briefly), but it also shows off his bravado and courage, which I think really define his character and make it easy to the audience to understand (among other reasons) why he wants to go after the Eagle.

I think that scene also does great work to make Esca's character more complex. Rather than taking him for his word, the audience knows Esca is telling the truth when he describes how the Romans have fought the Britons. You can't deny or brush off all the objections Esca had towards Rome and Marcus himself.

Which brings me to the other greatest change: Esca. I will say that we've only just met him so maybe this will change, but Esca in personality seems so different than the movie. I don't know if this is a book thing <A/N: Yes this was a book thing> or just a decision by a specific person but Esca seems almost content? Which is strange? He is absolutely not living in the best or even good circumstances, yet you wouldn't sense that from his interactions thus far. Even describing the terrible things that have happened to him, he sounds strangely and comically upbeat.

One of the things that I loved about Esca in the movie is that he's absolutely not content with his situation, which helps with making him a very well-rounded character. He hates being a slave, and he hates being a slave to Marcus, and he hates Marcus and Rome all together. And that conflicts with the honor he holds himself to of repaying Marcus for saving his life. And yet he's even further upset about that because he doesn't want mercy, nevermind from a Roman. His personality gives him a lot more agency than I've seen with the radio version thus far.

It all goes towards giving Marcus and Esca a very interesting dynamic in the movie that seems very different from how it is in the radio series.

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Whumpmas in July #17

What has been your most recent whump obsession?

i love to RP, though lately i've been doing much less than normal due to a lot of irl stuff going on and all the non-RP writing (sorry RP partners i've been leaving hanging! thank you all for your patience!). over the past year in particular, i've been really obsessed with a certain RP scenario: someone else's OC standing in for Jim in a Kane & Jim RP. essentially, an RP where another OC had been Kane's victim, now receiving him from the hunters.

"Just left the hunters" is my favorite era of Kane to write, and now that i've completely exhausted that era in the actual story, it's fun to get to write him more in RP. additionally, there's so many different scenarios that can happen! some characters are gentle caretakers like Jim, but with their own unique quirks. some are more hardened caretakers who provide him with basic needs, but not emotional comfort. some are carewhumpers, who do some combination of caring and hurting. some are whumpers, but with better circumstances than the hunters, that makes kane go full stockholm and feel grateful for their "mercy". some are pure sadists providing kane with a different but equally bad hell. and through it all, the (either implied or played out) history between the characters makes it all the better.

i have my favorite tropes, what can i say!

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Day 17: What has been your most recent whump obsession?

What piece of media has taken over your whump life lately? What tags or tropes have you recently gotten the most whumperflies from? If you had to go look up some whump right now, what current craving would you search for? Let us know!

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Whumpmas in July: Day 17- Recent Whump Obsessions

And yay! I am finally on track for @whumpmasinjuly !

Day 17: Recent Whump Obsessions

Hmm, alright, I am splitting this post into two:

A) Media Obsessions

Mostly in the realm of K-Dramas!

1. The starting of episode 14 of Destined With You. Good Gosh, the pain.

2. The ending of episode 7 and beginning of episode 8 of My Demon. I do love me a good stabbing scene!

3. The ending of episode 5 of She Was Pretty. Emotional whump is definitely one of my favourites, and his eyes…so expressive.

4. I forgot the episode, but I have searching for this scene for days- Cosimo’s trial in Season 1 of Medici the Magnificent. Just…the fevered, delirious way Richard Madden acted…goosebumps.

5. Season 1 Episode 2 of Daredevil. For all that the pneumothorax was NOT treated correctly, it was acted brilliantly by Charlie Cox.

B) Trope obsessions

1. Emotional coupled with physical whump. Ah, Audren and Tasgal, I’ve been re-reading you guys so often, and here I am with yet another tag for @redwingedwhump

2. Living weapon whumpee: There are very few good ones I’ve read in this genre. Kingdom’s Sword by @kim-poce and Fidelius by my favourite whump author, you guessed it @redwingedwhump

3. Normalized whump: Whumpee to whom the hurt is normalised. Whose reaction to someone apologising or being horrified is confusion. Again, with an example by @redwingedwhump David being utterly confused when Alice apologises for shocking him by mistake.

4. Misunderstood whumpee silently bearing it: I love this trope and I am going to use it for tomorrow’s fic, complete with resolution of the said misunderstanding among lots of tears.

5. Supernatural whump: Very picky about this, but of late I’m enjoying some whump featuring demons, devils and angels. Obviously Envy by @whumpwillow gets a mention.

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@whumpmasinjuly-archive 2024, day 17. Recent whump obsession

I don’t have any obsessions right now, but ive been enjoying listening to music and imagining animations with my oc’s that I could make. Ive been enjoying drawing them and writing with them. So I guess my short answer would be just playing with my oc’s…

Reading other peoples stories on here is always a highlight as well :) I’ve been catching up in my tags slowly and I always love reading and supporting other writers on here even if it may take a while.