Reblog If It's Okay To Befriend You, Ask Questions, Ask For Advice, Rant, Vent, Let Something Off Your

i mean this in the kindest way possible, but a discord vent channel is not a suicide hotline. it’s not a crisis line. it’s not therapy.

obviously leaning on your friends for support is a very good thing to do, but you’ve really really gotta use your judgment & decide what issues your friends will be able to handle & what is best left to those with proper training. i’ve seen way too many instances during my online life where someone has taken an extremely serious or dangerous situation to a fandom chat server & absolutely no one there had the qualifications to handle it appropriately. in mental health crises or situations of domestic violence or abuse, bad advice can have massive consequences. i really cannot emphasize that enough. yes, ofc your friends have only the best intentions & want to help you, but they are usually not trained to handle these sorts of situations & may unintentionally tell you to do something that will make the situation worse.

pls, for your safety & well-being, treat the vent channel only as what it was intended to be: a place to vent your frustrations during a challenging day or in a stressful situation. but do not rely on it for crisis management. you gotta leave that to the experts.

Lol would y’all like my luck?

Cuz I have yet to get Luke’s and Amal’s but they’re the only URs I haven’t got.

I’m sure I can trade with y’all my dear besties- 😂😂😂

I just have to come to terms with the fact that I’m not getting Mammon’s ur for this event no matter how much I draw from it….

This is a direct punishment for writing so much angst for him Solmare is punishing me

this is not an onion headline

Aw, thanks for tagging me! @aesthetic-vs

Come try it out! @clementineissleepless

Came across this adorable Picrew!

Exactly my reaction whenever I find out someone likes me 💀

Tagging: @holographicceo @shingekinomyfeelings @porcoqalliard @lavenderdaisyhoney @coffeeforday @lue-arlert @mommy-blood @levis-hazelnut @jeanscowboyhat-levisteacup @cafedanslanuit @flamingblinglove @sweetforlevi @lazyezstudy @axoxtxhxh @ghost-party @darkcloakedinfinitevoid @blondeboyfriend @bertlsbeloved + whoever wants to do this! I’m sorry if I didn’t catch you, but feel free to do so!

Angst fics can help people come to terms with their own grief, begin healing, or give people that good cry that they need.

Smut fics can help people affirm and accept their sexuality. It can help them explore their sexuality in a safe way. They can also just be fun, and having fun is a drastically undervalued way to improve your mental health.

Dark fics can help people face their fears or process their trauma. It can make them feel safer and more secure. It can help them find their courage.

Fluff fics can give people rest and respite and comfort. It can give them hope that soft places exist and that maybe there is one out there for them. It can bring up their mood, which, if they have depression, can be a life saver.

And every fic people write makes someone feel less alone.

Point being, just because a particular thing doesn’t serve you, doesn’t mean it lacks value.

This is not to say that we have to consume all fic uncritically. Of course not. It is just to say that entire “genres” aren’t trash or lacking value just because they don’t serve you.

lgballt

I feel like we as a society do not appreciate fanfic writers enough. Imagine commiting to something you don't get paid for, not always appreciated, taking up a huge chunk of your time and the worst of all, some a**hole complaining that fanfic writing isn't actual writing.

So, thank you fanfic writers.

Oh my.

Did I hear that right?

A fellow Omni-Oriented feels detached from the community?

I think not, come chat with me anon! (Lol 😂)

Omni-oriented aroace culture is feeling really detached from the omni community because you’re only omni-oriented, and you don’t even experience sexual nor romantic attraction, and also feeling detached from a lot non-oriented aroaces because you actually want to have relationships and stuff

well hey you’re always welcome and appreciated here even tho you don’t experience sexual or romantic attraction anon!!

omni-oriented aroace peeps (or other oriented aroace peeps)- it would be super cool if you could let us know that you are omni-oriented aroace (like in the tags or somewhere) so that if anon here wants to make new friends like them they could do so (you don’t have to ofc but if it seems like something you would be ok with) :)

As much as the pandemic (and the rhetoric surrounding it) has contributed to recent hateful incidents against Asian Americans, this isn't anything new.

We've always heard derogatory comments.

We've always been told we don't belong.

We've always been objectified and harassed.

We've always been told to conform to white expectations.

We've always faced violent attacks.

We've always been told to abandon our culture to fit in.

We've always been viewed as "other" - and have been hurt a lot because of it.

I'm glad people are becoming more aware of the struggles that AAPI individuals face, but it's important to remember that this has been going on forever.