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My love languages according to my mental illnesses
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Anxiety â Words of Affirmation
I need you to verbally tell me you like me otherwise I perpetually convince myself you hate me
Depression â Gift-Giving/Receiving
True happiness comes from seeing others and being seen
ADHD â Acts of Service
Must do somethingâno motivation to do anythingâmust please everyone everywhere
PTSD â Physical Touch
A simultaneous aversion to and desperation for physical touch
Flatlining Self-Esteem â Quality Time
People willingly choosing to spend time with me is a baffling wonder
The Wicked movie has an epic avengers endgame-level applause-worthy moment yall
Like I had to physically restrain myself from giving a standing ovation right there in the movie theatre
Bingeing critical role and have to match mattâs intro face every time
âTonightâs episode of⊠Critical Role đ€šâ
Here is a free pdf of the players handbook
Here is a free pdf of xanathars guide to everything
Here is a free pdf to monsters manual
Here is a free pdf to tashas cauldron of everything
Here is a free pdf to dungeon masterâs guide
Here is a free pdf to voloâs guide to monsters
Here is a free pdf of mordenkainenâs tomb of foes
For all your dnd purposes
Hereâs a site that has literally every official (and most UA) dnd stuff
including the books and campaigns
and you can add homebrew
Hey rb this!!!
Guys donât share this kinda thing people may use it to get access to the dnd source books for free instead of paying for them. This is extremely dangerous for the flawless company that wizards of the coast is.
Is anyone else on the medicine cat to cleric pipeline?
someone: hey I noticed this thing you did in your writing!
me, kicking my feet up flirtatiously: oh??? do you want to hear my thoughts on why I did that? do you want a play-by-play of the language choices in every related sentence? do you want an exhaustive breakdown of The Themes???
Cultivating a playlist for my dnd character and I considered Bad Liar by Imagine Dragons, but given the fact that my character has +6 to persuasion and +4 to deception⊠it just doesnât fit lmao
to you, it's a shitty sentence. to some random bitch 500 miles away, it's a fire line that'll haunt them for the next 17 years.
you don't know how impactful your writing is because it's been in your brain for far too long now. you've stared at it for hours and repeated "this sucks" over and over again to the point that you killed your capacity to feel anything about your work.
but trust me, once you get your shit out there, someone's gonna go over that paragraph you hate and go "jesus fucking christ" and put the book down to have an existential crisis.
How To Write And Research Mental IllnessesÂ
Mental illnesses are a large aspect of literature often incorporated into various different genres. However, even with their prevalence, many authors are often unaware of how to write about mental illnesses accurately. If youâre an author writing a character with a mental illness, here are some tips on how to write with mental illnesses.Â
Donât âSelf Diagnoseâ Your CharactersÂ
When writing about mental illnesses itâs important to consider whether or not your character would realistically have this mental illness given their situation and story. Many authors often âself diagnoseâ their characters without actually taking the time to research these illnesses and figure out whether their character would develop this illness if they were a real person.Â
I say âself diagnoseâ because as authors we generally do diagnose our characters based on our own interpretations and plans for them and their story, without looking to real people with these illnesses.Â
Just because your character is going through an unproductive slump doesnât mean they they are depressed. Just because your character is nervous and experiencing stage fright doesnât mean they have anxiety.Â
Take the time to look into these mental illnesses and genuinely consider whether or not your character has a mental illness, or if youâre just self diagnosing and wrongly labelling them.Â
Do Your ResearchÂ
Whenever I blog about such sensitive topics, I always find myself ultimately mentioning this one point. This is because even with so many resources available to us both online and offline, writers still choose to be blissfully unaware of sensitive topics mentioned in their WIPs or stories.Â
I sincerely cannot stress how important it is for a writer to do their due diligence and research the topics they write for, especially if it is something as sensitive as mental illnesses.Â
Once you have established that your character would realistically develop or undergo a mental illness given the situation they are in, it is now time to research what exactly they would go through.Â
A simple google search can tell you everything you need to know about your characterâs mental illness. Or, you could reach out to people you know who suffer from the same illness and ask them questions about it.Â
Researching your characterâs mental illness helps ensure you donât accidentally misrepresent that illness or create symptoms that are inaccurate and insulting to people who do suffer from that mental illness. It will also provide you with a sense of ease as an author, and allow you to work on your WIP without having to worry about accidentally offending an entire community.Â
Remember The Three Ss
One of the biggest challenges writers face with writing with mental illnesses is unrealistic representation. Unsure where to start with your research? Here is a simple guide for you to keep in mind.Â
When writing about mental illnesses, you need to recall the three Ss:Â
SymptomsÂ
Side effectsÂ
StagesÂ
SymptomsÂ
Every illness or disease has its own symptoms, the same applies to mental illnesses. When writing about a character with mental illnesses, you need to take the time to research the symptoms of this illness and how these symptoms can impact your character on a day-to-day and general level.Â
For example, a character with PTSD would face trouble sleeping and concentrating, would be irritable, angry and face overwhelming guilt or shame. These symptoms can all make it hard for a person to excel at school or the workplace and can lead to delayed deadlines, unfinished work, and a lot of stress and anxious thinking.Â
A character with PTSD would likely not be able to handle being at the top of their class, unless they completely engross themselves in their studies to the point where they canât think of anything except that. However, if that were the case then they would find it very hard to handle ânormalâ situations and wouldnât be getting a lot of sleep.Â
Side EffectsÂ
A side effect is a temporary and commonly unwanted effect of a drug or medical condition. Unlike a symptom, a side effect can be harmful or beneficial and most go away on their own over time.Â
They wouldnât be considered as âseriousâ as a symptom, however, they can still significantly impact your character, their story, and their dynamics with the characters they interact with.Â
Following the above example, a character with PTSD would generally suffer from an inability to develop or maintain positive, healthy interpersonal relationships and an inability to trust others. They also often face side effects such as social isolation, chronic feelings of fear, etc.Â
These are all side effects that would make it hard for a character with PTSD to maintain emotional relationships. You can use this to portray their sudden lack of connection with friends and family, and how they find themselves only associating with people who have either been through or understand their situation.Â
StagesÂ
A person with cancer, or other such physical illnesses, doesnât suddenly hit a chronic level overnight. The same logic applies to mental illnesses. Mental illnesses donât just develop overnight. Your character wonât suddenly wake up one day in chapter ten and have a full-blown panic attack because they developed a panic disorder.Â
Yes, people can face symptoms or side effects pertaining to a mental illness after facing a traumatic event. However, when writing about such events, itâs very important to do your research and consider whether or not a person would realistically undergo such serious symptoms in such a small timeframe given the circumstances.Â
Outside of incidents that are a direct result of a traumatic event, itâs important to consider the stages your character would experience as a result of their mental illness.Â
For example, a person with PTSD goes through five stages, the first being the impact or emergency stage, during which they struggle to process or deal with the situation they have gone through. Then comes the denial or numbing stage.Â
Following the above example, a numbing stage would be akin to when a character pretends the traumatic event never occurred and throws themselves into their work or school. Then comes a rescue stage, which would be when other characters begin to intervene or when the character comes to terms with the events and starts to better themselves.Â
Knowing the stages of your characterâs mental illness allows you to accurately plan out what happens in your story and create a realistic portrayal of their suffrage. It also helps flesh out your story for your readers and allows you to seamlessly incorporate your characterâs illness into the story.Â
Donât Define Them By Their Mental Illness
Now that you have a general idea of how to write and research mental illnesses, I would like to end this blog post with a small reminder. People with mental illnesses are human. They have personalities, hobbies, likes, dislikes, and other such traits that often have nothing to do with their mental illness.Â
When writing with a mental illness, itâs important to take this into account and ensure you donât constantly define your character by their mental illness, or even worse, reduce them to their mental illness.Â
I hope this blog on how to write and research mental illnesses will help you in your writing journey. Be sure to comment any tips of your own to help your fellow authors prosper, and follow my blog for new blog updates every Monday and Thursday. Â
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Merlin season six where itâs modern day and merlin (bearded colin morgan) lives in London, and when arthur (still Bradley james) comes back to life they have to save the world and whatever BUT ALSO the knights havenât come back to life but theyâre like reincarnated into new people (varying genders/races/etc) who suddenly find themselves wrapped up in this medieval destiny
LIKE
(Gwaine) just moved to London and is floating around looking for a place to crashâboom. Runs into Merlin, touch of destiny and all that, Merlin lets them stay in his spare room (they donât have a job so they âpay rentâ by not complaining when arthur and merlin do it in the next room, also by doing the dishes).
(Leon) is just trying to get through a masterâs program in medieval studies and classic literatureâboom. Runs into Merlin at a library, both of them looking for the same ancient document for research and they get overly invested in whatever it is Merlin and Arthur are working on because goddamn these strange men know a lot about saxon-era britain and thatâs the topic of my thesis.
(Lancelot) is climbing the corporate ladder in some random business just trying to make ends meetâboom. Stops Merlin and/or Arthur from walking onto the street as a car hurtles past and thereâs a sort of âahaâ moment Merlin and Arthur take them out for coffee talking a bit about a problem theyâre having with their mission and (Lancelot) asks a really obvious question they hadnât considered so they adopt them.
(Elyan) is friends with (Leon)âs roommate and practically lives with them and one day when theyâre there and the roommate is goneâboom. Everyoneâs over so (Leon) can fetch a relevant document theyâre borrowing for their research and (Elyan) answers some obscure question the others didnât know so they get absorbed into the group.
(Percival) lives outside the city working a low level job after their rugby career was a bust andâboom. The team needs some help and (Lancelot) âknows a guyâ because the two worked together on a project during their undergrad and weirdly stayed in touch ((Lancelot) helped them get their current job) so when they need some extra muscleâŠ
So we get arthur and merlin in love having to save the world while parenting a team of half-feral 20-somethings who supposedly carry the spirits of their long-dead friends
Does this make sense? Please add on more ideas
Barbie | Dir. Greta Gerwig
I cannot tell you how happy these gif sets make me đ
I have discovered that nothing inspires me to write more than reading other peopleâs writing on tumblr. Like yâall are SO TALENTED and it just makes me want to write too đ„ș
Should I be catching up on work or studying for exams instead?
Probably.
For now I will simply immerse myself in this inimitable sea of creativity and drown in it đ
Can we talk about the Whumpees who know they are going to be (re)captured? The ones who will meet their fate head on.
Sure, maybe theyâll fight, maybe they donât. But they seek out Whumper willingly, fully knowing they don't stand a chance and very much aware of what's waiting for them.
They may leave a note. Could just contain a single word "Sorry".
Caretaker will notice something is off when they're more clingy, wanting to hug and cuddle. Whumpee just snuggles up against Caretaker, without a word, simply to feel this one last time. And as a goodbye. And reality will hit Caretaker like a ton of bricks when they receive the news, everything suddenly making sense.
Whumpee will stand around in their apartment, just dazed and looking around. Maybe theyâll rage. Rage against their fate. Or they'll cry and cry so that when they join Whumper there are no more tears left to fall.
me, as a reader: STOP HURTING THIS CHARACTER, HOW DARE YOU?!
me, as a writer: look at this poor glow stick
my character: iâm not a glow sti-
me, as a writer: *snaps character multiple times* look at them shine!!
its funny to have a nerd interest widely accepted by irritating elitist nerds (men) because like at the end of the day you like lord of the rings because you think war is cool and I like it because i think those hobbits were scissoring