>mfw turncoat ignores my reply
Virus stated: source post
Self Improvement = Masturbation...
Most important, watch this:
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ImNotHer stated: source post
JimSavage stated: source post
Um I remember you lashing out just for being teased, practice what you teach bb
I have been. Did this post bother you? You've never commented on anything of mine in such a serious way before.
And lashing out is still an honest form of admitting something has gotten to you. To lash out but then say I don't care what people think of me, would be the lie.
What if you don't lash out at what people think of you, but you lash out at something else that was part of what the person said? Just one example of the missing paths i talk about at the end of the post.
Xena stated: source post
So you're saying we should all just open up and proclaim our greatness?
Every time somebody like Jim or Jason dares us to show off our inner hottie we should just strip nekkid and point our cameras up inside our coochies for the trolls to do with what they will bc we are just SO awesome and fuck the consequences of having our nekkidness smeared all over this forum for weirdos?
not you tho
Xena stated: source post
I was using an analogy (albeit an intentionally flawed analogy xD) to demonstrate a point.
Some things are better left unsaid/ unseen.
This time it was not an analogy.
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The Ego is fire.
You are missing variables, but i am sure that's known to you? There are more paths to explore, i could present them if you want. But only if you want.
You have a good set so far. But keep in mind that everything is simple at the end.
"What if you don't lash out at what people think of you, but you lash out at something else that was part of what the person said? Just one example of the missing paths i talk about at the end of the post."
The me Jim is referring to is the one who's life was falling apart all around her, and she was being buried under the rubble. He's not even referring to anything recent. I used to lash out all the time, and not just here, but in my personal life as well. My stress levels were so high that my hair was falling out, my health was the poorest it's ever been, and I was too blinded by my anxiety to see how to resolve anything.
My life is a stark contrast to that now, and the fact that the only I really have to complain about these days is lack of intellectual stimulation due to cultural differences, speaks to that.
I'd rather not lash out at people these days. I don't even think I have the anger to fuel the kind of lashing out that I did back then. That doesn't mean I will now hisitate to put someone in their place when I feel they are being a cunt over nothing. I also check myself when I'm doing the same.
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Turncoat stated: source post
Her trying to change herself into something "healthier" has instead become a way to feed her ego through a different diet, one that risks denying if not repressing elements of her genuine nature, her real strengths that she's been convinced are "bad". Through this idea of what makes someone a better person, she's potentially handicapping herself away from half of her toolkit.
Hm, just one idea thrown out. Is a Raven trying to change herself into smth healthier, a less genuine Raven? Is it not the real Raven wanting that? Unless you are accusing her of purposefully putting up a facade...It's still the genuine Raven thinking and saying all this, isn't it?
Also, she is the only person able to tell the difference between "healthy" and "bad" in her life. She's the one who can best appreciate what her strengths and weaknesses in life are. She appreciates/lives the effects directly. If she feels better after reaching these conclusions, and with these new perspectives, it makes sense to encourage her instead of saying it's better for her to be a version you like or enjoy more.
Beautifully put. Thank you. I don't think I can add anything to it, really.