Mental health club!

[Through the Living Hope]

3 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Book recommendations?

I recently got a recommendation for Sky’s End from Elan and it was really good, and I’ve been reading Uglies which is good

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Mmmmmmm

Caraval

The Night Circus

I Am Number Four

Renegades

Scythe

Gone (the series by Michael Grant)

To Kill a Mockingbird

[#1 Taln Fan he/him]

13 minutes ago, The Shattered Cosmere said:

I read those already. NEXT!!!

Darci's books? What'd ya think?
And have you read Cradle?

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Spark of Hope said:

I recently got a recommendation for Sky’s End from Elan and it was really good, and I’ve been reading Uglies which is good

OO? Ehe

Okay

OH I wanted to read Uglies a few years ago, but my mom looked at the cover and didn't want me to??

That was like five years ago so I'll probably try to read it again

[Through the Living Hope]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

OO? Ehe

Okay

OH I wanted to read Uglies a few years ago, but my mom looked at the cover and didn't want me to??

That was like five years ago so I'll probably try to read it again

I remembered Insa reading it in middle school but I never did

Want a basic blurb?

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Spark of Hope said:

I remembered Insa reading it in middle school but I never did

Want a basic blurb?

I kinda know what it's about . . . eh, sure!

[Through the Living Hope]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

I kinda know what it's about . . . eh, sure!

So when they turn 16 they get a surgery that makes them “pretty” but before that they’re “ugly”. MC really wants to be pretty, but one of her ugly friends ran away and the government makes her find her friend before she can be pretty

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Spark of Hope said:

So when they turn 16 they get a surgery that makes them “pretty” but before that they’re “ugly”. MC really wants to be pretty, but one of her ugly friends ran away and the government makes her find her friend before she can be pretty

Oof. Dang okay

[#1 Taln Fan he/him]

8 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Book recommendations?

I loved the Cradle series by Will Wight (first book is called Unsouled)
A lot of Sanderson fans also tend to like his books, and they ain't too long. (Tho they get a bit longer as the series progresses) 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, #1 Taln Fan said:

I loved the Cradle series by Will Wight (first book is called Unsouled)
A lot of Sanderson fans also tend to like his books, and they ain't too long. (Tho they get a bit longer as the series progresses) 

oooo okay

hehe

*scribbles*

[#1 Taln Fan he/him]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

*scribbles*

Also the author is a Sando fan 
(Same for Darci Cole, who's a long-time beta reader)

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

12 minutes ago, #1 Taln Fan said:

Also the author is a Sando fan 
(Same for Darci Cole, who's a long-time beta reader)

Oh really? That's awesome

[KnightSkye Reforged They/Them]

On 3/12/2025 at 1:19 PM, Magi said:

(it was a king Arthur retelling).

If you want other recommendations for Arthur retellings, may I recommend the Squire's Tales by Gerald Morris, and the Pendragon Cycle, by Stephen Lawhead.

On 3/12/2025 at 1:12 PM, Magi said:

The author is Marion Zimmer Bradley, look her up at you're own risk it might be triggering.

Yeah . . . .*sigh*

...yeah, that author is... Special. ugh.  

[ANHlittleinsane girl but gendern't mostly]

On 3/12/2025 at 1:19 PM, Magi said:

Yeah . . .  it's such a shame, the book seemed pretty interesting (it was a king Arthur retelling).

KING ARTHUR BOOKS!!!! I’VE BEEN SUMMONED!!!
First: hugs for all

Second:

The Eighth Day Series by Dianne K Salerni is kinda Percy-Jackson-ish in writing style. It’s not the most King Arthur-y at first, but most characters are distant descendants of Knights of the Round Table and such. I love it so so much lol

The Dark is Rising Sequence by Susan Cooper is one of the fantasy series my mama read when she was my age, and gave to me at the age of nine lol. I ate them up amagad. So good. SO GOOD. They don’t seem THAT King Arthur-y at first, aside from it being British, but by the 4th book it sets in and it’s so delicious like yes give me that loreeeeeeee. If you finish the five book series, you will have grown to love northern Wales. I’ve never seen it, or been there, but whenever someone says Wales it makes me happy and i entirely blame Susan Cooper lol

[#1 Taln Fan he/him]

11 minutes ago, alittleinsane said:

KING ARTHUR BOOKS!!!! I’VE BEEN SUMMONED!!!

This is a hilariously ironic statement to me because the King Arthur retelling I mentioned above is titled "Summon" xD

[Keke They/he]

Ok i got a big dog video.

 

Ignore my voice. I was happy cause big dog

 

Quote

 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

7 minutes ago, Clinically insane said:

Ok i got a big dog video.

Ignore my voice. I was happy cause big dog

 

 

awwwwwwww

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 hours ago, Clinically insane said:

Ok i got a big dog video.

Ignore my voice. I was happy cause big dog

 

 

I love big dogs  

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

2 hours ago, Clinically insane said:

Ok i got a big dog video.

Ignore my voice. I was happy cause big dog

 

 

DOGGO!

[Keke They/he]

2 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

awwwwwwww

 

12 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

I love big dogs  

 

11 minutes ago, Kaladin Stormcursed said:

DOGGO!

Frrrrrr

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

17 hours ago, Spark of Hope said:

I recently got a recommendation for Sky’s End from Elan and it was really good, and I’ve been reading Uglies which is good

Ohohoh

i got #2 for m’bday

and it was good

[Through the Living Hope]

34 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

Ohohoh

i got #2 for m’bday

and it was good

According to my reading app I’m 71% through #1

OH @Through The Living Glass

All Rights Reserved and Access Restricted are also really good 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

5 hours ago, Spark of Hope said:

According to my reading app I’m 71% through #1

OH @Through The Living Glass

All Rights Reserved and Access Restricted are also really good 

OO OKAY :D:D

[Mags she/they]

Spoiler

I have no idea what to do

I feel so alone and so awful and I don't even know how to explain it. It's like the whole world has started caving in on me from every direction and I always feel wrong and I always feel guilty and I'm always so, so tired. 

I think I feel to much, way to much. I wish I could just not care but every emotion I pass by radiates though me and I have to deal with myself on top of that and the fact that I cant control how I feel at all. Like, someone is sad, so I'm sad, so, so sad. But then I remember someone else I saw a while ago who was mad at the person who is sad for being sad and so now I have to be angry for the angry person and sad for the sad person and I can't stop it. I try so hard but I can't. And it hurts so much.

I don't feel like I can talk to anyone because I know what they'll say and last time they said it, it hurt so badly. I don't even know how to tell people I feel sad without twisting it into a joke. Because everything has to be a joke, that way it won't hurt as much.

And I'm so tired. I'm so tired. 

I don't fit into any of the lines people draw around me, least of all the ones I draw around myself. I'm not that girl and I think back on the day and I don't even recognize the person speaking with my mouth and doing things with my hands. I don't even feel human. I'm like a dysfunctional cloud of emotions and guilt stuffed into a body as if that's what makes up a soul.

And everyday I try to live a little better and push myself harder but i'm just left feeling exhausted. 

The world is so full of love and so full of hate and all the loving people hate each other and that scares me so much. Every blade of grass and every living thing is screaming at me to be on their side and I have to be. I have to be or I'll be all alone again. 

It's like a cage that's getting tighter and tighter around me and there's no way out and there's nothing I can do.

Mom I don't think the vitamin supplements are curing my anxiety

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25 minutes ago, Magi said:

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I have no idea what to do

I feel so alone and so awful and I don't even know how to explain it. It's like the whole world has started caving in on me from every direction and I always feel wrong and I always feel guilty and I'm always so, so tired. 

I think I feel to much, way to much. I wish I could just not care but every emotion I pass by radiates though me and I have to deal with myself on top of that and the fact that I cant control how I feel at all. Like, someone is sad, so I'm sad, so, so sad. But then I remember someone else I saw a while ago who was mad at the person who is sad for being sad and so now I have to be angry for the angry person and sad for the sad person and I can't stop it. I try so hard but I can't. And it hurts so much.

I don't feel like I can talk to anyone because I know what they'll say and last time they said it, it hurt so badly. I don't even know how to tell people I feel sad without twisting it into a joke. Because everything has to be a joke, that way it won't hurt as much.

And I'm so tired. I'm so tired. 

I don't fit into any of the lines people draw around me, least of all the ones I draw around myself. I'm not that girl and I think back on the day and I don't even recognize the person speaking with my mouth and doing things with my hands. I don't even feel human. I'm like a dysfunctional cloud of emotions and guilt stuffed into a body as if that's what makes up a soul.

And everyday I try to live a little better and push myself harder but i'm just left feeling exhausted. 

The world is so full of love and so full of hate and all the loving people hate each other and that scares me so much. Every blade of grass and every living thing is screaming at me to be on their side and I have to be. I have to be or I'll be all alone again. 

It's like a cage that's getting tighter and tighter around me and there's no way out and there's nothing I can do.

Mom I don't think the vitamin supplements are curing my anxiety

…

I’m not really sure how to help you, but I can try to offer some wisdom. First off: don’t let anyone draw lines for you to fit into, least of all yourself. Life is complicated, and lines will inevitably be stretched and broken. So instead, just try to be who you are. Instead of spending your effort trying to meet standards, spend it on improvement. And improvement isn’t always active; sometimes it’s just taking a break. Basically, what I’m trying to say is; don’t force yourself to be something specific. Just try to be better, and that’s enough.

As for siding with everyone, you don’t have to do that either. It’s good to be able to empathize with the feelings of others, so long as you remember to zoom out sometimes. Take care of yourself. Not siding with someone doesn’t make you alone.

Of course, take everything I say with a cup of salt. I’m sleepy, tired, and probably more than a little crazy, not to mention pretty inexperienced with how the world works. But I hope this makes you feel better anyway.

Life is rigged to make us hate ourselves. Don’t let it.