Those photos were absolutely majestic ✨

Iwtv s1 set such a high bar and I really hope the new season reaches new heights of tv brilliance by making Assad Zaman [CENSORED] that old man.

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"my child is fine" your child is still running their tumblr blog from middle school

somehow, amazingly, i have hacked the impulse that makes me mindlessly scroll on my phone. it's not gone but i've paired it with a conscious thought process that goes like, "what's my goal here? i'm looking for entertainment, for information, for something that makes me feel more optimistic and interested in the world i live in..."

and because that kicks in between apps, too, i'm not doomscrolling as much. i'm intentionally seeking out posts or videos or whatever that actually mean something to me. when i'm not satisfied i walk away or pick up a book instead. most subtle yet impactful change i've gone through in years

i did not intentionally set out to change this. i've just been working on my mindset in general. hey, turns out having a good therapist again helps

I think the invention of the term "traumadump" has done discussion of mental health a lot of harm. I keep seeing discourse vs whether or not it's okay to talk about heavy topics with your friends, and like... I feel like there is a very big and important difference between my definition of traumadumping (ie. Frequently and habitually diverting your conversations with others towards your own misery, often with the goal of focusing attention and sympathy towards yourself at the expense of those around you, and without recognizable effort to reciprocate your empathy towards those you are speaking to or to ensure their comfort) VS the mere act of having heavier conversations with those around you. I've seen a lot of backlash to the idea of traumadumping as a concept lately (they paywalled human connection etc etc) but I think it's worth recognizing there is absolutely a kind of behavior that can create a negative feedback loop with this stuff. Especially if you navigate a lot of spaces in social media, it's not uncommon to find people dropping really heavy stuff on complete strangers unprompted. Idk, I think there's a degree of nuance to be had that's maybe getting a bit lost due to everyone having different definitions of what it means to "trauma dump."

happy anniversary

i love being a hater of media that i’ve never seen or listened to. no i will not give it a chance. it’s called listening to my heart

“she should be at the club” well i should be in the green house party paintings by salman toor

stephen tennant by e. o. hoppé

Seeing the absolute vitriol Sam Smith gets every time they go out in public from both homo/transphobic fascists and circuit party fags who think having abs and going on vacation are personality traits sure is something

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Ethel Cain by Steven Klein for V Magazine Spring 2023