Mental health club!

[KnightSkye Reforged They/Them]

I am totally not awake from cptsd nightmares and sharing memes to help calm down. Nope. 

 

 

 

(Ok recognoze the irony, but it's still true)

 

Edited January 17, 2025 by KnightSkye

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, KnightSkye said:

I am totally not awake from cptsd nightmares and sharing memes to help calm down. Nope. 

(Ok recognoze the irony, but it's still true)

 

*cry*

that first one is real

the second one less so, for me, but still yes

[Wittles he/him]

12 minutes ago, KnightSkye said:

I am totally not awake from cptsd nightmares and sharing memes to help calm down. Nope. 

 

 

 

(Ok recognoze the irony, but it's still true)

 

That second one...hehe

[TwinStorm He/Him]

7 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

*cry*

that first one is real

the second one less so, for me, but still yes

*hugs*

[MirkerLurker she/her]

7 hours ago, Wittles said:

A book called A Monster Calls is really sad, but it deals with grief and working through said grief in a way that I thought was really moving

Also, you are very welcome here :). (I realize basically everyone has already welcomed you, but welcome anyway)

Thank you! For both the recommendation and the welcome.
bows

7 hours ago, KnightSkye said:

 

 

This one! hahahaha *cries*

[MirkerLurker she/her]

9 hours ago, Thee insane said:

Yes! It is thank you for hating me. Ope I misspelled . Tohru is so adorable. I also loved hatori and kureno. They both deserved better. And controversial opinion. Akito is a good character. 

So, I had deliberately not listened to Thank You For Hating Me, because from the title it looked like it might be a bitter "take out my pain on someone else" song. (And I try to be careful with what I choose to dwell on in my head, because if I'm not deliberate with choosing what I think about, my thoughts go dark, and I could easily let myself turn my hurt towards other people, and I don't want to do that.)
Which was a silly thing to think, because this is Citizen Soldier we're talking about, and of course they would handle it well. I went and listened, and omg it's amazing! Adding it to my CS playlist.

And oooooh, controversial opinion!
Ok so I don't want to say too much, because I've been trying to get KnightSkye to read those and I don't want to spoil anything.
But man. Akito. Ok, well, Akito is a well-written character. A crucial piece to the story. And I like that the direction of the story is redemption and forgiveness. I like the theme that everyone's cruelty comes from their own pain. I'm not sure I could say I like him. But, well. It was well done.
And Hatori! Yes. Hatori is my second favorite character, after Kyo.
In Kureno I see a little too much of my own mistakes to like him per se. That "I want to help, so I'll keep doing the thing that makes you feel better, only to realize that was enabling you to get worse and refuse to grow - that my help actually made things worse"...yeahhh, that one hurts. That's one of my background anxieties; that I'm somehow corrupted, or twisted, or there's just something wrong with me, and that any attempts I make to help someone will somehow make things worse instead.
Been working on that one in counseling. It's done a lot of good.
...This is the point where I feel like I should apologize for being personal, but I think that's the point of this group?? So uh, yep.

[Keke They/he]

37 minutes ago, MirkerLurker said:

So, I had deliberately not listened to Thank You For Hating Me, because from the title it looked like it might be a bitter "take out my pain on someone else" song. (And I try to be careful with what I choose to dwell on in my head, because if I'm not deliberate with choosing what I think about, my thoughts go dark, and I could easily let myself turn my hurt towards other people, and I don't want to do that.)
Which was a silly thing to think, because this is Citizen Soldier we're talking about, and of course they would handle it well. I went and listened, and omg it's amazing! Adding it to my CS playlist.

And oooooh, controversial opinion!
Ok so I don't want to say too much, because I've been trying to get KnightSkye to read those and I don't want to spoil anything.
But man. Akito. Ok, well, Akito is a well-written character. A crucial piece to the story. And I like that the direction of the story is redemption and forgiveness. I like the theme that everyone's cruelty comes from their own pain. I'm not sure I could say I like him. But, well. It was well done.
And Hatori! Yes. Hatori is my second favorite character, after Kyo.
In Kureno I see a little too much of my own mistakes to like him per se. That "I want to help, so I'll keep doing the thing that makes you feel better, only to realize that was enabling you to get worse and refuse to grow - that my help actually made things worse"...yeahhh, that one hurts. That's one of my background anxieties; that I'm somehow corrupted, or twisted, or there's just something wrong with me, and that any attempts I make to help someone will somehow make things worse instead.
Been working on that one in counseling. It's done a lot of good.
...This is the point where I feel like I should apologize for being personal, but I think that's the point of this group?? So uh, yep.

Its alright. The whole point of this group is to talk to each other about everything. Like group therapy but we don't fix unless they ask to. If it helps I can relate to that to. The whole story of it is just spectacular. It was a strange start cause I'm used to stuff like my hero but it was so good. And tyfhm. That song is great. Like the message that the pain made you stronger. What do you think about the song everybody hates you?

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

4 hours ago, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

*hugs*

*hugs*

[Keke They/he]

6 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

*hugs*

*joins hugs*

[The Wandering Wizard he/him]

*joins hugs as friendly giant* 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

3 minutes ago, The Wandering Wizard said:

*joins hugs as friendly giant* 

*whispers* old

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

*whispers* old

*snickers*

That'll be youuuuu

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

4 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

*snickers*

That'll be youuuuu

hehehe yes but I'm a younger old person

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

hehehe yes but I'm a younger old person

Yeeees but soon you won't be

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Yeeees but soon you won't be

true

*pat pat*

smol child

not going to be an adult until next year

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

true

*pat pat*

smol child

not going to be an adult until next year

You're a smol child

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

You're a smol child

hey rude 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

5 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

hey rude 

Nuh uh! 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

3 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Nuh uh! 

grr yes it is

[Keke They/he]

10 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

hey rude 

 

11 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

You're a smol child

Heeyyy now no fighting depresso espressos

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

grr yes it is

Well, you called me smol and you called him old sooo

Just now, Thee insane said:

 

Heeyyy now no fighting depresso espressos

Aw! No fair! 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Thee insane said:

 

Heeyyy now no fighting depresso espressos

but she called me something mean-

[Keke They/he]

2 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Well, you called me smol and you called him old sooo

Aw! No fair! 

No calling people mean stuff

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

but she called me something mean-

She's younger then you your older then her. So be older. Humph.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, Thee insane said:

No calling people mean stuff

She's younger then you your older then her. So be older. Humph.

Yes thank you! 

 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

4 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Well, you called me smol and you called him old sooo

Aw! No fair! 

true

1 minute ago, Thee insane said:

No calling people mean stuff

She's younger then you your older then her. So be older. Humph.

WE'RE REALLY CLOSE IN AGE THO