Within the shadows

Welcome to the notebook of my soul. Shall I offer you a portal to a shadow? Mind not the angst of my writings, for they are just the faint whispers of a scarred soul and a mind who cares not who hears it's voice.

[classycookiexo]

Hopefully this tip can really help someone, please take this advice or suggest to friends and family if you feel it could really assist them

[battymoonflower7]

ID: Twitter thread by ashley fairbanks @/ziibiing reading

The number one best tip I have for anyone dealing with chronic illness is to make your health binder.

I’m waiting in the lobby at urgent care, and I swear, even when the intake nurses see it, they treat me so differently.

In my binder I have all my current prescriptions, a log of my hospital visits, and treatments. I also have the names of my doctors and specialists and my blood work. Being able to reference an official looking thing has really seemed to help from my concerns being dismissed.

I no longer feel like I get dismissed as drug-seeking. It feels easier to get the medications I know work, or talk through other treatment plans that are informed by my history.

It’s such a gift not to have to explain everything when I am in the middle of a debilitating migraine. /End ID

[alexseanchai]

I saw this post fairly soon before my most recent appointment with a new-to-me health care provider, so I made me a Google doc and brought my tablet to the appointment, and holy shit the difference is night and day

[cheaphalloweencostume]

not to be insensitive but some of the salem witch trials were so funny bitches like “i saw her at the devils sacrament!!!” girl… what were YOU doing at the devils sacrament 👀

[altospaceangel]

If ANYTHING is a heritage post it’s this.

[tastefullyoffensive]

Portals to Hell by hrmphfft

[marchqueen-deactivated20161002]

IT’S BACK

[lady-dirtbag]

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND THIS AGAIN FOR MONTHS

I AM SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW

[2ndratewig]

ITS BACK 

[trumpetnista]

This is one of those posts that you need to save and tag or you’ll never see it again for 84 years.

[lisa-ssp-deactivated20210503]

hey guys look…i found one of those iconic viral Tumblr posts

[thescaredfluid]

@hellsite-hall-of-fame

[monsterromance]

I’ve been pushing myself to do more compilation posts to explore motifs in Monster Romance. Gargoyles deserved some love

Monster Romance Field Guide: Gargoyles

You can thank 90s kids for this one

[cognitivejustice]

Download this easy DIY clothing repair guide (only 10 pages) from Uni of Kentucky

link to PDF

[gothiccharmschool]

Today's advice from your Goth Auntie

Blink a few times, have a snack, take your meds.

It's okay to have fond memories of people you removed from your life.

The Cursed Object wants books on hexes for legal proceedings.

❤️Auntie Jilli

[jactingjoices-deactivated202406]

we are in a media literacy crisis

[jactingjoices-deactivated202406]

friendly reminder that characters don't need to be saints to be entertaining. and telling a story does not mean endorsement. art does not need to be all about morally good people.

[vergess]

IDK if this was meant as hyperbole but it's literally true:

Adult literacy is low.

Child literacy is low.

Information literacy has shifted dramatically in the last decade, but reputable information sources like research journals and factual news reporting have been unable to keep pace.

We are genuinely in a crisis of media literacy, with ever fewer genuinely factual resources available in the style and language used by contemporary audiences.

It may sound condescending, but we genuinely need to remind people, or worse, explain to them for the first time that art is not evidence of real world behaviour.

So, thank you, for this reminder. Genuinely.

You're correct:

Art does not need to feature exclusively morally pure characters. Art is not proof of the creator's secret, violent desires.

ETA; Yes, the links are US American; no your country is not immune to propaganda. Be POLITE in asking, and I will help you find the data for your own country as well.

[caseywond3r]

hey guys so apparently this is a thing a lot of people don't realise but like. if you have had writer's block/ art block for like. six months. a year. two years. that's maybe not a block. that's maybe depression. and you should maybe look into treating the source of the problem instead of just beating yourself up for not being able to write/draw. be kind to yourself and know that your struggle to create isn't based in laziness or a lack of skill or talent.

[tyrannosaurus-trainwreck]

You also do have like, a finite amount of energy. Especially creative and emotional energy.

The celebrate-the-grind stories where some famous artist held down two grueling part-time jobs to make ends meet and got by on four hours of sleep a night so they'd have time to write their novel or paint or whatever, so what's your excuse are absolute bullshit. We should look at those about the same as we look at long-haul truckers doing a lot of amphetamines to handle driving for 16 hours a day or AAA game studios and crunch time.

So yeah, if your ability to make art has dried up, you really should take a good look at the underlying reasons and see if there's maybe some self-care you need to be doing. The answer is pretty much never "laziness."

[opalescent-potato]

tags via @tyrannosaurus-trainwreck

[christfucker-deactivated2023040]

whenever I tell someone “I’m tired” and they say “go to sleep” and I say “I’m not that type of tired” and they say “there’s only one type of tired” I always feel amazed. Astounded. How do they not know the different versions of tired.

Physical exhaustion from the chronic illness. Not drowsy, but needs to lay down. Maybe my Hashimoto’s or bad knees or plantar fasciitis is acting up, but either way, I need to relax with an ice pack and a tens unit.

emotional exhaustion. The type of “tired” people mean when they say “I’m sick and tired of x.” I’m so numb and usually I’d be about one minor inconvenience away from snapping but the exhaustion of being alive has gotten so heavy that I don’t even notice inconveniences anymore.

drowsiness. If I’m trying to tell someone I need to sleep, I’ll say “I’m sleepy” or “I want to go to bed.”

unable to process what’s going on but the closest word I can use to describe how I’m feeling is “tired.”

[cripple-cryptid]

5. The kind of tired that comes with severe brain fog. You don't mean to be struggling so much just to answer a simple question, but you are. And the effort makes it worse.

[softness-and-shattering]

6. Mystery Mix, youre not about to fall asleep but what were you doing again? Why? Right. Ow. Would this be a good time to cry?

[paris-in-space]

Decided to draw this photo of the Dracula 1931 characters, but with my designs of the book characters…

[prideknights]

In honour of disability pride month, we made a disability Pride Knight! Stay proud! ⚔️🌈

[middleagedandoutoftouch]

BEAUTIFUL!!

[brokenmusicboxwolfe]

Support Stephanie Wolfe on Ko-fi! ❤️. ko-fi.com/brokenmusicbox

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I know. I’m embarrassed posting this. But sometimes things are dire enough you need to swallow your pride.

TBH I’ve gone from “Oh, I can get by if I just skip a few things” to “There us no such thing as getting by”. The basics are now at risk. So if you like my posts, please consider helping with my survival. Posting is kinda a luxury when you struggle keeping boots on your feet and water flowing through the house pipes.

Over the next few weeks you I may reblog this. Sorry.

[kaiserin-erzsebet]

Lucy being described as "stout" when she is healthy is lovely. I wish adaptations would cast an actress who has a fuller figure as Lucy. It's there in the text that her healthy body isn't thin.

[kaiserin-erzsebet]

Here's my take on it: Nicola Coughlan has been my fancast for Lucy for a while.

Though it's a different period, her in Bridgerton gives me what I imagine with Lucy:

[shutyourmoustache]

Phenomenal news. Just what the people ordered.

[neil-gaiman]

Were the "Moms for Liberty" prosecuted for theft?

[iliothermia]

In case people weren’t aware, there seems to have been a massive issue throughout Patreon. People have had their subscriptions cancelled and many had their payments flagged as fraud with their bank. 150$ of my patronage disappeared, that’s 150$ a month as a disabled artist that took months to build that I’m unsure I’ll ever get back..Gone. It won’t allow me to message anyone whose payments were declined.I also had around 10 people’s payments flagged as fraud, some have had to re-patron. If you’re supporting Patreon creators I advise you look to see if at least the people you remember supporting are still there / that your payments aren’t marked as fraud, especially if you’re supporting for physical rewards you’re expecting. 

[ohnoitstbskyen]

It doesn’t look like I have been hit by this, thank god, but if you support anyone on Patreon, consider taking the time to check on your pledges and making sure things haven’t exploded and unsubscribed you from things you want to keep supporting!

[gothiccharmschool]

Today's advice from your Goth Auntie

Take some deep breaths, have a snack, take your meds.

Reading things you hate for "fun" isn't actually fun or good. 

The Lurking Horror found the box with the fancy blank books, and is trying to claim them all.

❤️Auntie Jilli

[joshsundquist]

Everyone deserves the opportunity to dress their best. That’s why I’m so glad to be able to share Tommy Hilfiger’s innovative #TommyAdaptive collection with you. #TommyPartner

[captaindibbzy]

I know this is very important for people with disabilities and such but all I’m thinking is “Oh this is where super heroes get their shirts from.”

[symbisexual-disaster-deactivate]

my mom’s arthritis makes buttons so hard for her omg 

[luxlightly]

Oh man that would be so nice for me, too, honestly. Buttons against my skin make me crazy with my autism. But fake buttons I might be able to do!

[unashamedly-enthusiastic]

This is why we need diversity in design, these answer SO MANY problems that some people face every single day.

And now that we have them, who else would just enjoy these things? Who would use them to solve a problem they have with some activities? Or in some outfits?

Gawd I love diversity

[gothiccharmschool]

These are such amazing ideas!