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strawberrybabydog · 5 months

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"not to reality check yall but some of you need it [horrible post]" why on earth do you think you are the authority of whether or not psychotic people get to live in peace. nobody wants to hear your dumbass opinion about a trauma you clearly dont experience. not one single psychotic person has ever been helped by a random loser's "yall need this"-reality checking post but i can definitely name a fuck ton who could be severely hurt or even hospitalized by being exposed to these unecessary garbage posts

if you ever read something that says something along the lines of, "you need to be reality checked, some of yall really need this, its about time someone said this to yall" what the person is actually saying is "i dont think your trauma is real and your life is a joke to me, fuck you, i hope this hurts"

"good intentions" dont count when the result is visible, direct, severe harm. if you actually care about psychotics learn more and do better, because randomly attacking as many psychotic people as you can is barely even performative

#seen too many of these dumbass posts in the alterhuman tags recently #genuinely i want to get into a nonpsychotics mind and learn why they think theyre an authority on this lol #anyways i block any loser who i see doing it i suggest everyone in my audience do the same #alterhumans reblog this because i am talking mostly to you. i see these posts most from alterhuman tags its disappointing #on sanism #on reality checking

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shadowtraveled · 3 months

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"mithrun is the only real monsterfucker in dungeon meshi" is objectively the funniest bit you can get out of his everything, but in all seriousness i think his attraction to his love interest is deliberately overstated—and that makes sense, because romantic jealousy is a classic and digestible motive, which is explicitly what kabru was aiming for in condensing mithrun's backstory, and also because until chapter 94, mithrun wasn't willing to admit to the true nature of his desires.

but because romantic envy is both classic and digestible, it probably isn’t a unique enough or complicated enough desire to tempt a demon’s appetite. mithrun’s wish, as far as we can figure from kabru’s reduced retelling, was to have a life in which he had never become one of the canaries, and that carries like 3857 implications and desires within it. that’s delicious. his love interest acts as sort of a red herring to his motivation for making it, though. (side note: i'm saying "love interest" here because, keeping in mind that i barely speak japanese on a good day anymore, "想い人" is something i'd usually take as just kind of an old-fashioned and romantic way to refer to a lover, but in context i wonder if both the connotation of yearning and the vagueness are intentional, and i think this phrasing gets those aspects of it more effectively. anyway.)

mithrun considered his love interest to be untrustworthy. there was a minute where i thought that comment might be about a similar-looking elf (yugin, one of his squad members), but comparing the two…

the "sketchy" arrow is definitely referring to the elf we know as his love interest—the bangs go toward her right, she only has the one forehead ornament, and, most notably, her ears aren't notched.

every time she’s given a full-body depiction in his dungeon, she’s drawn as a chimera, with the body of a snake from the waist down. (side note: the “what if a dungeon has chimeras before reaching level 4?”/“then the dungeon lord is unstable” exchange just being mithrun grilling his past self alive is so funny. he’s so. but anyway) there are a couple things about this.

first, the snake part of the chimera appears to be modeled after some species of coral snake mimic

which, in the biology-for-fun manga, i… doubt is a coincidence, especially with the added context of the “untrustworthy” comment. the dungeon’s conjured illusion of mithrun’s love interest was a harmless copycat of a venomous original. for whatever reason, he felt this person was a threat and made up a "safe" version of her to be in a relationship with, and while it’s definitely possible to be attracted to or even love someone you find to be toxic and/or intimidating, when you take that into consideration alongside the configuration of her body, you get some interesting implications.

which brings us to our second point: if we assume that mithrun was not in fact fucking a snake, then sexual attraction, at least, was so far removed from his idea of a relationship with this person that he did not even bother to keep her dungeon copy human enough to maintain the illusion of the option of a sexual relationship. this is somewhat echoed in the depictions of their interactions, which also imply a frankly unexpected romantic distance. she kisses his cheek and he doesn't seem to react; she's at the edge of a narrow bed with only one set of pillows, on top of his blankets while he's underneath them.

the kiss is particularly interesting because it seems to contrast the text. kabru's narration tells us this was everything mithrun could have asked for, but mithrun is there looking unreadable to pensive, likely because this is right before the panel that makes it clear things in the dungeon are beginning to go wrong.

walking through this backwards for a minute, we have the physical barrier of his bedding and the spatial separation inherent in a bed made for one person, the emotional barrier of his mounting anxiety getting in the way of his ability to enjoy the affection he sought, and... the snake, which historically carries the connotation of temptation, yes, but also mistrust, barring physical intimacy. okay. ok. if a dungeon reflects the mentality of its lord, all of this might suggest that mithrun was not able to have any real desire for a relationship with this person. his unwillingness to be vulnerable or let another person in was insurmountable. but in that case, why was she such a focal point that she remained to the end, after his dungeon had stopped creating iterations of his friends to come and visit him? why would he get so upset over her meeting with his brother that he became lord of a dungeon about it?

well. mithrun's brother was also interested in her, probably genuinely. and mithrun had to win.

you have an older brother who your parents completely ignore, probably in part because he is chronically ill/disabled and almost definitely in part because he received a ton of recessive traits that resulted in rumors that he was an illegitimate child. you are aware, most likely because those same parents fucking told you, that you actually are an illegitimate child. but they keep you around because you had the good fortune of looking just like your mother. what can that possibly teach you but that you, like your brother, are disposable?

it's utterly unsurprising that mithrun, under these circumstances, developed a pathological need to be better than everyone around him. people don't keep you otherwise. i'd argue this is also why he says he looked down on everyone he knew while milsiril claims his dungeon reeked of feelings of inferiority—he sought out people's worst traits and prioritized them in his mind to protect his already extremely fragile sense of self-worth, and all the while he tried to be as likable and high-performing as he possibly could be. his parents disposed of him anyway, but even then he tried to keep up the performance. he was kind to everyone. he never once lost to a dungeon.

when he saw his "love interest" meeting up with his brother, what he saw was himself being replaced by a person his parents had always treated as worthless, and if that was what they thought of the child they'd kept, what value could anyone possibly see in the bastard they'd given away to die? mithrun and kabru tell the story like he wanted to win this unnamed elf's heart, but it was never about being with her. it was about cementing his worth, proving that he didn't deserve to be thrown away.

and so it's particularly cruel that his demon discarded him, too. but maybe it's also particularly gentle that, in the end, there was someone who refused to even consider giving up on him.

kui laid it out in three panels better than i could hope to.

yeah. it's love. you wanted to be loved, even when the only way you were able to understand it was through the desire to be wanted, and you wanted that so badly that the idea of being consumed felt like the promise of finally mattering to someone.

#dungeon meshi spoilers #mithrun #dungeon meshi #this has been rotating for a while but i wanted to check my evidence before getting into it thanks user angelspenance for posting that meme #half of this is just the text and the other half i'm sure has been said before but it's making my brain [radio static] so here this is #someone did for sure mention this but i do find it very cute that in his fucked up conjured world meant to portray his ideal reality #his teammates came to visit him. like part of the fantasy was then explicitly that they cared about him and were his friends. even though #he says he tried to see the worst in them.#hm it does feel important to note that i do also believe 100% in mithrun suicidality--his desire to be eaten does seem to focus a lot on #wanting it to be Over. wanting not to be left incomplete and empty anymore.#but that loops back around a bit to the hole in your heart that appears when you feel unloved. it's many things and the same thing at once #snakes #long post #severe problems #meshy

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ups3tti · 2 months

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Sometimes I think about how Kai made his way out of an inferno by accepting that being the green ninja wasn't meant for him but that didn't make him any lesser while Morro died in an inferno because he couldn't let go of the idea of being the green ninja and viewed it as his only source of worth. And then I lose it a little

#i lose it even more because kai only made it out because Lloyd functioned as a reality check to him but to Morro he acted as a catalyst into #more of a spiral #kai and morro have so many parallels and sometimes i imagine them switching places #what if morro had been made to grow past his anger and envy instead #and kai was stunted before he could discover his loyalty and resilience #morro wu #morro ninjago #kai ninjago #kai smith #ninjago #sketti rambles

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888888-88 · 14 days

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You know, like it’s okay to have headcanons but it’s NOT OFFICIAL.

These rude ass delulu really makes me SO angry.

Just look at what these people saying.

SAMUEL IS the GHOST ACTOR LISTED IN CREDIT and IS HANDSOME AF SO PERFECT and ALWAYS WILL BE.

DO NOT ERASE ARTIST’S NAME from THEIR WORK!

Im rooting and supporting for the talented actor and their work 🙏🏻👑

And will always appreciate that Samuel performed his role beyond perfection 💀👑

#samuel roukin #cod mwii #cod modern warfare #so rude #delulu #reality check #be respectful #simon riley #be appreciative OK?!#simon ghost riley #ghost #rant post

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tomfrogisblue · 3 months

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thinking about how ever since their qsmp characters finally admitted their feelings, cc!Fit and cc!Pac's way in which they treat the fictional relationship has done a complete 180

Now the huevitos cannot relax because at any second FitMC might declare HIS BRAZILIAN BOYFRIEND to anyone in his general vicinity and my poor ratinho ass was just chilling when Pactw pulls up his desktop for a split second to reveal ONE OF FIT'S PICS AS HIS DESKTOP BACKGROUND

#please help i am being bullied /j #we complained about baby steps and slowburn - now look at us lmao #like a hideduo jumpscare #qsmp #fitmc #pactw #hideduo #fitpac #the ship is characters not ccs - i will come 2 ur house w/ a powerpoint explaining the difference between reality and fiction for five hours #they def check twitter and giggle to themselves

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terymlxyrstdus · 8 months

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james: i honestly think regulus might like me

remus: yeah…not likely

james: but we even talk sometimes

remus: so do we and he certainly doesn’t like me that way

james: but he even calls me by special nickname potter

remus: that’s your surname

#source: conversation i had with my delulu friends #remus being biggest jegulus shipper but also being james’ reality check #marauders #regulus black #james potter #remus lupin #jegulus #starchaser #sunseeker #that moment when regulus switchces to james #and then to jamie #ahdkdlmsbdjfs #dead gay wizards #dead gay witches #marauders fandom #marauders era #galaxy

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dumblr · 1 year

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#quotes #feelings #emotions #love #romantic quotes #wise words #love quotes #true love #real love #facts #i love you #patience #thoughtful #reality check #true feelings #beautiful love

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acekindaneat · 4 months

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I don't want this to end.

A cute little date scene that I really liked from the fic The Big Woo by @tinkertoysdamn !!!!!

#it's a very fun and insane/pos AU #it's like those silly afternoon reality tv shows ;]#thats why it's still one of my favorites honestly #anyway as u can tell i kinda disappeared from making things and i can explain #1 there was something wrong with me health-wise so i kept getting check-ups and doctors just Guessing #until we got it right which I won't go into detail but finally figured out why i get fatigued so easily ..#2!!!! i've been grinding and levelling up on genshin bc i want to hangout with my pookie bear 😘😘😘😘 also i've been wanting to play it so #okay anyway done rambling hello tag readers i love you #happy valentine's day here's multiple treats pick one or more mwa 🍓🍒🍉🍉🫔🍧🍡🍨🍦🥧🍰🍮🎂🧁🍭🍬🍫🍪#okay here's the normal tags LOL #reigen arataka #serizawa katsuya #serirei #mp100 #mob psycho 100 #mp100 fanart #mi art stuff

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mari-lair · 10 months

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frustration

#hxh #hunter x hunter #gon freecs #panel redraw with artistic liberties #i really like the scene where Gon got his first reality check but still won the challange #mari draws

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strawberrybabydog · 2 years

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Does reality checking ever help? Do delusions ever respond to proof/logic AT ALL helped AT ALL? is there a diff between that and reality testing?

no, reality checking (the act of telling a delusional person that their delusions are fake) doesnt help, and can actually permanently make delusions worse. at best, it basically just deflects off the delusional person but doesnt change anything. challanging delusions is like the #1 thing caregivers and mental healthcare providers are taught not to do when caring for/interacting with delusional people. this is because delusions are unshakeable beliefs. if a person can be talked out of a delusion, it is not a delusion. this is an oversimplification but covers the bases

delusional people can respond neutrally to "proof/logic," but when this happens, its because of double book keeping. it doesnt help, treat, or eliminate the delusion. the delusional person is just able to recognize it doesnt make sense logically or that other people dont believe the same thing. this does not mean you should try to proof/logic someone out of delusion - please dont, that is reality checking, and as i said above is very dangerous and not worth the risk.

reality testing is different. i dont really want to talk about it though. reality testing is a rare-ish form of psychiatric treatment (<also oversimplification), and should only be done by/under the eye of a trained professional. i know that my words have a lot of impact and i fear if i talk about it, people would use that to try to treat their friends/themselves, even if i strongly discourage them not to & explained the dangers. im unsure of how effective reality testing is in practice, but from what i hear it basically just depends on the person so its kinda 50/50

#not dog #asks #reality checking #on reality checking #<cant remember which is my actual tag but apparently ive used both b4 #on reality testing #delusions

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usuallydeepcoffee · 1 year

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and the words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sou-

#kendall roy #love when the show does reality check episodes where they remind everyone how truly bad the bad people are #succession #succession hbo

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aloe-wasser-razor · 2 months

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Whenever I see someone thinking Harry's and Ron's grades are average or the guys are a bit dumb, I know it's coming from someone very young and unfamiliar with the British grade system of the 80s. I've just seen people complaining that Hermione received one EE as if it is horrible. Not in this specific universe!

Rowling clearly based Hogwarts' grading system on O-levels and A-levels from the 1980s, when she went to school. At that time, there was no grade inflation yet (nowadays, almost half of the year receives an A, and they have even added an A* to better differentiate).

The number of A grades was restricted to 10% at most. Students even got into universities with BBC grades, and B used to be something to be proud of.

A, B, and C assured you that you could continue with the subject at A-levels reserved for university applicants. I've seen our transfer students freaking out because of a B even though it's exceeding the expected amount of knowledge.

Hermione not receiving one O is just her not outshining everyone else in a single subject. Harry and Ron receiving that many good passes while not even studying half as much as Hermione is a tremendous achievement.

Moreover, let's remember that grades are correlated with high executive functioning skills, not high intelligence or general ability. The grade distribution was not bell-shaped the way the IQ is, even in the 80s. And the canon is pretty clear that magical power, at least at the school level, isn't either. So, the Golden Trio is brilliant; it's not 2024; they are in the UK. Let's mind the context while analyzing old books.

#owls #hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry #harry potter #hermione granger #ron weasley #reality check #the golden trio

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trappedward · 5 months

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I’ve had this stupid little comic idea in my head for a while and I hope it makes sense??

I love these two they rot my brain

++BONUS crossdressing Joker 👇

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badboysteve · 9 months

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Steve really looked at these severely traumatized kids regularly giving him shit, threatening to prosecute him, dragging him into danger left and right and said:

'Yeah! Yeah, give me six of my own. I want to do this for the rest of my life.'

And I think that's beautiful.

#steve harrington #the party #erica sinclair #Steve said he always wanted a large family #but before meeting dustin #that was probably kore of an abstract thought #because he'd never really spent much time with people younger than him #because that could have hurt his cool guy image #and then he meets these little shits #who are antagonistic #and traumatized #and don't listen to him for shit #it would have been so easy to turn that into a reality check for him #but instead it became confirmation that this really is what he wants #its how I know he's gonna be a good dad one day #the foundation is already there

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balasha7sanbardo · 8 months

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please please please PLEASE do me a favor and unfollow me if you have a problem with me dump posting about palestine or if you’re pro-israel/a zionist or neutral about what’s going on. I’m not gonna stop and you have no place here.

#neutrality is not an option #this is my life and my reality #if you don’t want a part of it #the door #my people have suffered enough #if a post makes you uncomfortable check your fucking privilege #palestine #free palestine #if you don’t stand for something you stand for nothing #bye bye

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keikakudom · 13 days

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Childhood friends AU??? ❌❌❌gross.....

NURSING HOME AU? ✅✅✅JOLLY GOOD SHOW!!!!!!!

The voices won today.....more info(why is there even more info) under cut

The nursing home is called "The Happy Hills" (for has-beens).

Vox, Alastor, and Lucifer are the only people who stay there. They are mentally old…..everyone else is normal.

Vaggie/Angel Dust/Husk/Niffty/Sir Pentious are all volunteers. Husk hosts bingo night.

bestie sent me this tweet when i showed her this btw....(shes the one whos been asking for it).....

#hazbin hotel #my art #no im never drawing this again im not tagging it as a separate au #vox #alastor #radiostatic #shitpost #i put too much effort here #I literally bully both of them LMAO #Half of the character points here can be applied to canon tbh #Reality check

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