Posting these back up as I’m tentatively excited about Mass Effect: Andromeda! 

Whether it can topple my current obsession with Overwatch remains to be seen :) 

If you liked Netflix’s Stranger Things, here are some podcasts you might enjoy:

ONE OF THE SAFEST PLACES FOR MENTALLY ILL KIDS AND LGBT+ IS IN DANGER OF BEING SHUT DOWN.

VENT, is a single media social networking app that helps users identify the emotions they’re feeling with and then vent about it

it can be extremely helpful for closeted lgbt, for abuse victims, for anyone who would get in trouble for talking about certain things because it can be passcode protected

users can “ listen to “ ( or follow ) other users and interact with “ vents “ in a supportive way with buttons like “ hug “ ( which is the default interaction much like ‘ likes’  here ) “h4u” and “yna”

for android users there is a “ nightmode “ option like on twitter that is easier on the eyes. 

you do not have to be visible to others on this app, there is a “private account” option where other users can “ask to listen“ and cannot see your account until you accept their request.

the app is inclusive, having holiday emotes not only for christmas but also Hanukkah Yule and Kwanza and the vent staff actively listens to users concerns 

THIS BEAUTIFUL APP one that has saved my fucking life MAY BE SHUT DOWN , BUT YOU CAN HELP STOP THAT. LINKS TO DONATE ARE BELOW.

this is the direct link to their paypal

this is the link to their website incase the paypal link breaks

PLEASE REBLOG AND HELP OUT IF YOU CAN

Old fan art ✨

A late happy new year everyone!

The last months from the previous year my upload schedule became like, nonexistend, and I realized that just know so yeah, I’m trying to change that and be more active here again :’D These sketches are a bit older now (I drew them in September I think?), but I wanted to show them nonetheless. I really liked the “kids” from Mother/Earthbound Beginnnings :>

Scientists invented fabric that makes electricity from motion and sunlight. To create the fabric, researchers at Georgia Tech wove together solar cell fibers with materials that generate power from movement. It could be used in “tents, curtains, or wearable garments,” meaning we’d virtually never be without power. Source

Y'all are fucking idiots. Clean energy will NEVER be enough to replace the energy we have now. We’d have to tear down DOZENS of forests just to fit enough windmills and solar panels to get even a QUARTER (probably less, tbh) of the energy we can produce now.

Yeah, sure, when they’ve already calculated that a few square miles of panels in the empty ass Arizona desert could power the whole nation. But ok, fracking and the diminishing petroleum supply is worlds better.

Nevermind that windmills are often most efficient off the coast. There they take up no land, impact no trees, don’t pollute the water, and are conveniently located where winds are often strongest anyway.

And solar panels can literally be built into roofs of buildings and in empty areas like deserts. The sun strikes the Earth with the same amount of energy in an hour that our civilization uses in a year.

But yeah, it would be impossible for us to ever have enough energy from clean sources.

Durr hurr technology is bad and I would rather light shit on fire than have clean energy

I can also testify to the Arizona desert being empty ass. And the California desert. And the Nevada desert. 

also…no forests were cleared to make space for Denmark’s windmills and yet they regularly produce so much power that it covers almost all of the country’s power needs. Oh, and then there’s the times when the windmills generate 140% of Denmark’s power needs. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jul/10/denmark-wind-windfarm-power-exceed-electricity-demand

Friendly reminder that oil pipelines are a scam.

The fact that anyone can believe a limited amount of dinosaur oil is more plentiful and efficient than moving air or fucking sunlight is proof that entire populations can be completely brainwashed.

20 years later and God decided to turn the tables on you

don’t question why he casually has his phone out…

GUYS, MASS EFFECT 2 IS FREE ON ORIGIN RIGHT NOW, GO SNAG IT BEFORE THE OFFER RUNS OUT  https://www.origin.com/ind/en-us/store/free-games/on-the-house

FRICKING SIGNAL BOOST

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“What is Dissociation?”

I was prompt to make this after answering at least 10 asks about this. During my latest ask about it, I found myself really thinking more about posting it because I was so inspired. I dedicate much of my blog and much of my study as a psychology student to awareness and advocating for mental health, so I was driven to post this. However, I also made this post because I see stuff like this around tumblr and social media: ”Omggggg I dissociated soooo baddddd todayyyyyy I was in school and didn’t payy attention!!!!” ”I zoned outttttt! I am so symptomatic!” Ok let’s stop. There’s all these people who read about it on google and tumblr, then run around acting like they’re “sooooooo symptomaticcc!” and so many people think they have what they read. It’s quite insulting and mocking of the struggle. Some may just need to be more informed. Dissociation is a general and broad term referring to a lack of and disconnection from reality. It’s a psychological defense mechanism. Dissociation is not to be confused with psychosis/psychotic symptoms, which is a loss of reality (rather than a lack of reality) in which symptoms outside of reality occur (hallucinations, delusions, etc). The concept of dissociation in psychology is very broad and very complex. It is based on a spectrum– it can be anything from nonpathological dissociation (Which is “normal” dissociation; not relating to and not caused by a disorder, such as daydreaming and zoning out), to pathological dissociation as a symptom, to dissociation as a disorder in itself. So while daydreaming and zoning out is a form of dissociation, there is a difference between this nonpathological dissociation, pathological dissociation as a symptom, and dissociation as a disorder in itself. Compared to symptomatic pathological dissociation, daydreaming, zoning out, among other states, is a nonpathological dissociation. This psychological response is typically minor and natural. Examples of this include daydreaming and kind of zoning out in a convo, dissociating while driving for long distances, and zoning out while watching a movie or reading a book.

Nonpathological dissociation can occur for various reasons, whether it’s a psychological defense mechanism to boredom, fatigue, a lack of stimulation, if someone has a lot on their mind, to disconnect from stress/anxiety, etc. Now, just because it is common and nonpathological doesn’t mean it can’t be problematic. We can all agree dissociating while driving or when stressed in certain circumstances can be very problematic. There are still grounding techniques to manage this issue. Technically, as you can see, we all dissociate. Sometimes, every day! On the other hand, pathological dissociation means it is dissociation relative to and caused by a disorder. This symptomatic dissociation: disrupts one’s life, continues despite efforts to stop it, is autonomous, intrusive, typically very unsettling and startling, and is more chronic. Symptomatic pathological dissociation usually occurs in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Related Disorders (PTSD) and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). I want to mention that periods of dissociation may clearly happen more often in disorders like Major Depressive Disorder and Anxiety Disorders. In those mental illnesses, it’s not on the criteria, nor is it typically as severe. It is not a main hallmark symptom like it is for PTSD and BPD, in which it is on the main symptom criteria. Naturally, as stress/anxiety may be a trigger for even nonpathological dissociation, it would make sense to see that if someone has a disorder that causes stress, anxiety, and depression, it may occur more often and more severe than it would for someone without those disorders! While it’s not on the criteria or a main severe symptom, that doesn’t mean there’s no struggle and need to handle it and put it under control through grounding and therapeutic techniques and skills.

Symptomatic dissociation in PTSD and BPD is a psychological defense mechanism that is to a severe extent where it starts to affect multiple areas of one’s life, has various symptoms attached to it, and occurs typically because of triggers. One can almost view it as the fight/flight system “freezing” in response to stimuli or an altered state of consciousness. Dissociation occurs in these disorders to lessen and fend off the emotional reaction, memory, perception, or occurrence, and defend itself by “blocking it out” and disconnecting from it. For example, with PTSD, it may be in response to a traumatic trigger or reminder. In BPD, it may occur in response to reactive anger and impulsiveness or a distorted perception. Due to the nervous system “blocking out,” a series of symptoms occur that cause one to feel detached, disconnected, and separated from themselves, the things around them, and reality. Overall symptoms include:

It’s NOT just experiencing one or two of some of these symptoms, either. Someone isn’t symptomatic because they’ll feel deja vu at times or moments in which they may experience one or two of those reactions. Additionally, sometimes nonpathological dissociation may also be worse at times than others during times of fatigue or stress, but it doesn’t automatically make it pathological. Psychological reactions like that would be on the verge of nonpathological dissociation because as you can see, there’s a few overlaps, and it’s a spectrum. Some of this logic also wouldn’t make sense. If someone was only experiencing dizziness or a headache and nothing else, that’s clearly not dissociation. That’s a headache. I write this because people tend to think they’re symptomatic when they experience some of these responses that can be part of nonpathological dissociation to a certain degree. Pathological dissociation, as mentioned, is disruptive to life, autonomous, typically a trigger, etc., Dissociative reactions can be more acute (i.e., dissociating/blocking out in response to an immediate trigger, distortions, etc.) or more chronic, such as if dissociative feelings (i.e. disconnected, floating, etc.) remain for periods of time. Notice how some of the symptoms listed there wouldn’t necessarily last as a chronic dissociation– someone wouldn’t chronically “freeze,” for example. Additional signs/symptoms of dissociation that typically occur in chronic instances throughout one’s day, may include:

When it comes to dissociation as a separate mental disorder in itself, it occurs with its own set of symptoms/criteria to a severe extent and unique pattern, rather than a symptom of another mental disorder. Dissociative disorders are defined by affecting perception, feelings, identity, and awareness. Very briefly, this would include:

Notice how nonpathological dissociation occurs typically as a disconnection from immediate surroundings from boredom, stress, distraction, etc., and symptomatic pathological dissociation goes deeper into disconnecting from the triggers, identity, intense emotional experience, perception, and awareness. © All rights reserved. 2016

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