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infectiouspiss

2026

FUCK HARD

FUCK FAST

FUCK BADLY

NEVER USE GENERATIVE AI

CREATE JOY

MUSIC ALWAYS

PSPSPSPS AT KITTIES ON THE STREET

YUMMY SOUP

go see the doctor about that thing

BE TRANSGENDER

KISS YOUR FRIENDS

EAT CHEESE

NEVER KILL YOURSELF

THRIVE

#new year 2026 #2026 goals

reverieaudios

why bother complaining about not feeling creative bc "the world is on fire" and just make smth smdh plenty of ppl can still make stuff its not the end of the world use the chaos as fuel or smth

Friend, you are wrong on multiple levels there, but you just gave me the opportunity to be a psych nerd, so thanks for that

Just to be clear, this is literally what my degrees are in (plus a minor in sociology with my bachelors degree), and if it weren't for some financial issues I'd either be working toward or already have my doctorate in psychological research (specifically on cognitive development and societal impacts on it. So like. This is my jam lmao)

So yeah, normally I'd delete this shit but I'm using it as a teaching moment to hopefully right some wrongs, there

Now, you are absolutely correct that some people are still able to be creative (or even more creative) while under stress! The issue is that that isn't the whole story. Many people, when they don't have any pre-existing conditions that are exacerbated by stress (depressive or anxiety disorders, for instance), experience a boost in creativity when under mild to moderate stress.

Mild to moderate stress would be things like a deadline, maybe a test, or a sense of competition.

However- pervasive, uncontrollable stress (stress that they can't get away from, and with no definitive way to fix it/end it themselves) has a strong negative correlation with sleep, memory, physical health, attention, and creativity. Stress goes up, and all the rest of those go down.

Societal factors such as racism, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, poverty, and political turmoil have massive effects on people's wellbeing- both physical and cognitive. When people are terrified for their lives, it's fucking insulting to tell them to "just get over it."

Not to pull out the old Maslow's hierarchy like I'm teaching an intro to psych class but-

You want people to focus on the tip of the pyramid when they're struggling to fulfill their needs at the base.

There's a lot more nuance to the hierarchy and Maslow's research as a whole, but I'll leave it at that for the sake of brevity. (Ha, nothing about this response has been brief lmao)

Now, some people are able to push through this, even when in states of high, uncontrollable stress! But these people are not the norm. I'm genuinely happy for the people who are directly affected by the shit happening in the world right now and are still able to create, but to act as if that's the standard, and everyone else "just needs to make something" is a gross belittlement of the very real societal impacts on people's lives and wellbeing.

And because it wouldn't be right to have said all this without citing at least a couple of sources, here are some you can glance through. I'm also (genuinely) happy to decipher any research jargon that you don't understand.

(Sorry they aren't in APA format)

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1871187124000592

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-025-05263-3

https://www.psycnet.org/record/2025-33831-001

the-river-runs-deep

Being a psych nerd makes loads of sense.

But in reality, this is a great explanation of my lack of creativity currently, so I put it out for others to see.

#was I extra sassy in this? yes but I can't stand it when people take little snippets of research out of context and run with it #usually misconstruing it in the process #also the ask itself was kinda dickish so it feels warranted lmao #but also where did this come from? I made that post a while ago now but you just sent this in like a day or two ago what triggered this lol #reverie audios

grilledcheezy92

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1 month of an Early Access tier to Redacted Audio Patreon

Depending on how many people OVER 18 are interested, it'll either be the Heartbreaker (EA Only) tier or the S.O (EA+BA) tier.

Reply or reblog and I'll reach out 🫡

If you also have the funds to become a glucose guardian feel free to piggyback off this post

the-river-runs-deep

I mean, I'd be very thankful.

#redactedverse #redacted audio #redacted asmr #redacted hbs 2025

rudamaruda520

rip Barty Crouch Jr. you would've loved to tell people that they just lost The Game

the-river-runs-deep

FUCK MAN

This was so uncalled for

#you just lost the game #marauders #marauders era #dead gay wizards #barty crouch junior #barty crouch jr

steady-cadence

dare i say lasko moore

the-river-runs-deep

Dare I say Dear

#redacted asmr #redacted audio #redactedverse #redacted lasko #redacted dear

Current Porter reminds me so much of early Tank. And I can talk about this for hours.

#redacted darlin #redacted asmr #redactedverse #redacted porter

thesolaireslawyer

Sam x Porter

i will not explain.. i don't i can explain

the-river-runs-deep

I mean I get, no clue if I could explain it but I get it

#redacted audio #redacted sam #redacted porter

Late night thought that I must share immediately. I'm laying in bed listening to 'cuddles and confession with your vampire mate', and i was like tank would start off calling Sam cowboy or something overly dumb. And what if it slowly shifted to tank callen sam 'sugar'. and like angle and David are like "why sugar?" and tank goes on like a whole ass rant about how sweet sam is, and at one point they were like "Sam you remind me of sugar" and it just kinda stuck. And of course tank says it with a alight southern drawl(im from Texas so names like that have a drawl). And it makes sam melt everything they say it.

Anyways thank you for reading my late night idea when I should be in bed.

-river out

#redacted darlin #redacted sam #redactedverse #redacted david #redacted angel #redacted asmr #redacted audio

I'm going to lose my fucking mind. Quuin has my blood boiling in the last few videos. Like I'm sorry I hate him so much and I hope we get a video of tank beating the shit out of quuin hell I hope tank kills him. He deserves to have his life fucking taken from him like he tried to do with tank and like he did with Fred.

-River out

#redacted darlin #redactedverse #redacted sam #redacted quinn #redacted frederick

romeo-the-homeo

i think if any redacted character were to get married first it would be david. but then hed have to deal with the struggle of not having his father at his wedding. perhaps thats something holding him back from proposing. idk just thoughts

the-river-runs-deep

Yes but also hear me out

Darlin and Sam impulsively going to the court after all this quuin shit.

Your telling me it wouldn't be just,

Sam: hey darlin

Darlin : yes cowboy

Sam: marry me? *is holding his keys already standing up* let's go to the court house do it now Vince and his partner can be our witnesses.

Darlin: hell yeah

And that's how I see it happening, and like darlin drops it casually while the solar clan and shaw pack are together like

Darlin: yeah my husband was a single dad and I love his kids.

David & milo & asher: husband!!

Sam: *small smile* thats me

romeo-the-homeo

yes i think if they were to get married itd be very private just for the two of them :) i think a proposal from either of them would be very intimate and unplanned. because of how important the moments of just them being comfortable around eachother are.

the-river-runs-deep

100% that's why I think it would be impulsive and they wouldn't bring it up just bc they forgot no one else knows.

So when it is brought up they are like oh yeah yalld onto know

#redacted darlin #redactedverse #redacted sam

romeo-the-homeo

the-river-runs-deep

Yes but also hear me out

Darlin and Sam impulsively going to the court after all this quuin shit.

Your telling me it wouldn't be just,

Sam: hey darlin

Darlin : yes cowboy

Sam: marry me? *is holding his keys already standing up* let's go to the court house do it now Vince and his partner can be our witnesses.

Darlin: hell yeah

And that's how I see it happening, and like darlin drops it casually while the solar clan and shaw pack are together like

Darlin: yeah my husband was a single dad and I love his kids.

David & milo & asher: husband!!

Sam: *small smile* thats me

#redacted asmr #redacted angel #redacted david #redacted darlin #redactedverse #redacted sam #redacted lovely #redacted vincent #redacted milo greer

Nah, because someone needs to take away my card before I spend money on merch that Noone in my personal life will get.

I just almost bought the 'danm' hoodie ans holy shit that would have been 40 dollars before I get payed. while it wouldn't be much on my card I can't be trusted with adult money and I'm not even and adult.

#redacted asmr #Redacted merch #redacted sam #redacted darlin #redactedverse

People ask why I have a rubber band on my wrist but seem to leave when I tell them why

#cutting #cryingmyselftosleep #crying #hatinglife #hatingmyself #self harm #fuckmylife #fellingnumb

Do you ever have those days where all you want to do is cry but nothing comes out or you are busy all day? Well that has been my weekend I had stuff yesterday and today and I’m just fucking numb I want to cry but can’t?

#cryingmyselftosleep #crying #hatinglife #hatingmyself #fellingnumb #fuckmylife #suiside #cutting