im seeing a lot of posts about seasonal depression recommending vitamin d supplements and thats great and all but...

1. it's normal to feel a little gloomy in the winter. unless it affects your daily life, you dont have seasonal depression, you have the winter blues. if it does affect your daily life, please see a doctor. seasonal depression/SAD/MDD with seasonal pattern can be treated very effectively with antidepressants or light therapy (see below)

2. while there is a link between depression (particularly postpartum) and vitamin d deficiency, the effectiveness of vitamin d supplements as a treatment has not been conclusively proven.

3. even if you do suffer from seasonal depression, there's a good chance that your vitamin d levels are fine. if you regularly spend a decent amount of time outdoors during the summer months (mar-oct) when there is enough natural ultraviolet light available in latitudes like europe and north america for your body to synthesize its own vitamin d, you probably have enough stored in your fat cells to make it through the darker half of the year. if you live south of the 35th parallel you're making vitamin d year round.

supplements can't hurt (technically, excess levels of vitamin d can be toxic, but even with supplements you're unlikely to poison yourself) but, once again, my point is: even if you have a vitamin d deficiency, it's not necessarily connected to your seasonal depression, and even if there is a connection, it's not necessarily causal.

something super straightforward that is actually proven to work is light therapy, especially when its done early in the morning. it tackles a root cause (lack of daylight) and can help balance your circadian rhythm and your melatonin/serotonin production. it doesn't require a prescription (it's a lamp), you don't have to see a doctor in order to try it (it's a lamp), it's non-invasive (it's a lamp) and accessible (it's a lamp), and it has very few side effects (mostly stuff like eye strain or headaches since, again, it's a lamp). this is my second winter with a light therapy lamp and i have noticed a significant improvement not just in my overall mood but especially in my alertness and energy levels. so yeah. just putting that out there

the thing is there's like, a point of oversaturation for everything, and it's why so many things get dropped after a few minutes. and we act like millennials or gen z kids "have short attention spans" but... that's not quite it. it's more like - we did like it. you just ruined it.

capitalism sees product A having moderate success, and then everything has to come out with their "own version" of product A (which is often exactly the same). and they dump extreme amounts of money and environmental waste into each horrible simulacrum they trot out each season.

now it's not just tiktokkers making videos; it's that instagram and even fucking tumblr both think you want live feeds and video-first programming. and it helps them, because videos are easier to sneak native ads into. the books coming out all have to have 78 buzzwords in them for SEO, or otherwise they don't get published. they are making a live-action remake of moana. i haven't googled it, but there's probably another marvel or starwars something coming out, no matter when you're reading this post.

and we are like "hi, this clone of project A completely misses the point of the original. it is soulless and colorless and miserable." and the company nods and says "yes totally. here is a different clone, but special." and we look at clone 2 and we say "nope, this one is still flat and bad, y'all" and they're like "no, totally, we hear you," and then they make another clone but this time it's, like, a joyless prequel. and by the time they've successfully rolled out "clone 89", the market is incredibly oversaturated, and the consumer is blamed because the company isn't turning a profit.

and like - take even something digital like the tumblr "live streaming" function i just mentioned. that has to take up server space and some amount of carbon footprint; just so this brokenass blue hellsite can roll out a feature that literally none of its userbase actually wants. the thing that's the kicker here: even something that doesn't have a physical production plant still impacts the environment.

and it all just feels like it's rolling out of control because like, you watch companies pour hundreds of thousands of dollars into a remake of a remake of something nobody wants anymore and you're like, not able to afford eggs anymore. and you tell the company that really what you want is a good story about survival and they say "okay so you mean a YA white protagonist has some kind of 'spicy' love triangle" and you're like - hey man i think you're misunderstanding the point of storytelling but they've already printed 76 versions of "city of blood and magic" and "queen of diamond rule" and spent literally millions of dollars on the movie "Candy Crush Killer: Coming to Eat You".

it's like being stuck in a room with a clown that keeps telling the same joke over and over but it's worse every time. and that would be fine but he keeps fucking charging you 6.99. and you keep being like "no, i know it made me laugh the first time, but that's because it was different and new" and the clown is just aggressively sitting there saying "well! plenty of people like my jokes! the reason you're bored of this is because maybe there's something wrong with you!"

can anyone else vividly picture spiderverse milesganke + miscommunication + "what's so great about the other universes anyway" + ganke is worried he's replaceable + this never even occurs to miles and ganke is (will always be) his best friend + ganke's reluctance to help with spider-man stuff is because he doesn't know how to say he wants miles to stay and ganke's got this irrational fear that when he figures it all out (miles is smart, so it's a matter of when) he's not coming back + awkward fight about it where miles feels like ganke doesn't support him + reassurance/hurt comfort and a heart to heart that is starting to make miles think ganke's not just a friend. anyone? :) ?

having one of those overtime shifts where everyone decides to be like "let's make james do our jobs for us" and i'm this close to tearing somebody's throat out with my teeth

oouggh swanatello has been consuming my brain and its your fault,, /pos

actual question tho, have swanatello's bros tried explaining to him that they're his brothers? and if so, howd he react?

If Swanatello doesn't recognize them when they come to visit him, and they don't obey his commands to leave and try to convince him of their identities... in a best-case scenario, he will ignore them entirely and drive them off regardless. More commonly, he will grow confused and upset by their arguments. (Because now part of his brain is screaming at him that he DOES know them-- and the other part is screaming at him that he DOESN'T, and he doesn't know who to listen to.) They are now, to him, not only dangerous threats that must be driven away, but also actively causing him harm and distress, and he will only grow more aggressive and violent as a result. These scenarios have resulted in some of the worst injuries for his siblings.

hai.... i had to give money to my dad because i. ate the groceries he bought lol and im now 40 dollars short of paying a bill that i have. i think. 5 days left to pay before i get into Trouble legally so im like super duper sorry for the e-begging and etc but if anyone is willing i will draw Literally however many characters you want and whatever kinda illustration you want for 40 or more USD if any of you have the money to spare ... a 2 character full colour illustration of mine is usually like 100-120 dollars so this is a good deal alright 🫶

ghost!toji x reader ….. hmmmm hm hm hm

one of the funniest things about the whole 'akane is the worst fiancée' argument is how everyone always says she can't cook or sew or is 'violent' (which is even funnier since this is a slapstick romcom) but they never take into account her taking care of ranma or anyone else or that she is kind and funny and goofy and fun and a teenage girl

it's almost like people think the only thing a woman can provide in a marriage is her skills as a cook, seamstress, and her ability to make the 'man' feel good .. like, they are literal teenagers, relax lmaoooo

ranma and akane are teenagers who become friends and slowly fall in love with each other (true love cause it is a romcom manga after all) ... and the most important thing about their story is how everyone expects something of them and they finally meet someone who actually SEES THEM (faults and all) and they WANT to be with each other simply because it's nice to be wanted without having to be someone they are not

(also it is my headcanon that akane does learn how to cook as she gets older but when she marries ranma, he takes over the kitchen duties because he likes cooking for akane like a good housewife/husband)

LITERALLY idk why ppl expect her to be a 50s housewife 🤪 and the idea that maybe ranma likes her not just in spite of, but BECAUSE she’s a tomboy is so baffling to some ppl

Like sure. Ukyo and shampoo are also martial artists, and on a very surface level they’re “nicer” to ranma (as long as he’s doing what they want…) They’re much quicker to be affectionate and show off what Wifely Skills they have or whatever, but its very clear they don’t care about taking the time to get to know ranma and are just attracted to the version of him in their heads

Akane’s the one who has stuck by him this whole time, even protecting him from kuno at the very start of the series despite heavily disliking ranma. She patches him up and fights alongside him and shares her thoughts and problems with him and lets him do the same, and they grow to love each other because of who the other person is, not what they can offer. Idk why ppl think he’d be happier if akane was a doormat instead of an actual person who challenges him to be better

(also…ranma’s taste is very clearly tomboys lmao)

Just for now, with how my face is lost And how I’m forgetting all of the words You’re still smiling And waiting for coming of the summer, we’re the ghosts Tell me about this feeling in my heart Tell me how the summer scent is like I’m taking a shallow breath .

And in my mind im imagining it—

what i saw in your eyes was the summer ghost

"Wait, what?" Joel had to double back and check the player list after seeing the most recent message in chat talking about holding a funeral for Jimmy. He was afraid he had somehow missed the loud explosion noise that happens whenever someone dies, that Jimmy had somehow managed to be the first one out again - and don't start on that whole curse thing, curses don't exist, they're not real and believing in them is only setting yourself up for failure - and he somehow managed to miss it.

But no, Jimmy was still there, a beautiful red name allowing him the freedom to do anything he wanted. The temptation to just die and turn into the red name to kill Scott was very present right now, and after he was done with Scott, he could move onto someone else- but that was not the point right now. The point was - there was a funeral being held for a man who was still alive, a man who was his best friend.

If this was about that blumming curse again, he was afraid he was going to lose it. The curse didn't exist, and if everyone else on this server was burying Jimmy alive just because they had already proclaimed him dead - he wasn't going to let this happen. If Jim can't stand up for himself, Joel was sure he would have to do that instead.

As Joel arrived at spawn, everyone was gathered around Jimmy surrounded by a bunch of dirt blocks and acting as if he was already dead.

"Why are we having a funeral?" Joel already knew the answer, but he wanted to hear someone say it, so he could go on at them that believing in curses was stupid.

Instead, however, his question was answered by only two people - Jimmy, who also didn't know the reason for this, and Scott, who claimed that it was because they wanted to give Jimmy a chance what it was like to attend a funeral, as he never had a chance to before.

Curse wasn't mentioned once, so Joel couldn't say what he wanted to say - well, he would disrupt this entire thing either way.

"That's not very nice" was his quiet reply, not noticed by almost anyone except Jimmy, who it was directed at, as some type of consolation of having to go through this, and right after saying this Joel turned away from everyone but his boy, his best friend, his brother, Jimmy, and dug him out of the ground, helping him rise from the symbolic ashes:

"Arise!" Joel hoped that at least this little gesture, this showcase that there was someone on this server who actually cared about Jim would help him get over his whole obsession with this curse and actually believe in himself. That was the only way he could survive longer, because Joel was certain that only reason Jim kept dying first was due to giving up, due to thinking the curse would still take him over.

Well, screw that, if the rest of the server is to be believed Jim has already died and is now alive anew, so he was already first to die in their eyes - and therefore free from this "curse", therefore able to live out his life just fine without that weight of doubt over his shoulders.

"Thank you, Lord Joel! Thank you! Now, let's kill everybody, starting with Scott!" Jimmy has finally sprung into action, back to his old cheerful self, no longer being buried alive out of his own will, even if protesting it the entire way.

Joel laughed, partly because he wished to join him in the slaughter, but mostly because he was happy with Jim finally being free from his self-imposed "curse". He was so ready to lose himself, to give up, that he willfully walked into his open grave, and Joel was afraid that if he hadn't stepped in, he would've stayed there forever.

Now, though, Jim was free to go, free from his "curse", and hopefully confident enough in himself to survive for a little longer. Joel knew that he wasn't ready to lose him. Not yet. Not again. So if his little act of kindness helped him survive just a little bit longer, Joel was happy.

netflix one piece live action feels a little like fanfic in that it makes sure it hits all the important notes but doesnt do all the work to make them hit which works in fic where the reader is supposed to bring all the emotional story investment from the original but doesnt work in a multi million adaptation that is supposed to be able to stand on its own or even serve as an intro to the series. it even does this in service to have more koby and helmeppo gay moments in this essay i w

everyone will always be haunted by what they are and i believe it is far more beneficial to embrace the haunting (as long as it isn't derailing your life or others') than to strive to be a truly "balanced" person. the idea of someone who is truly equalised to the point of utter harmony is an essentially unachievable thing imo

Everyone freaking the heck out about Anduin having short hair, it doesn't look like Anduin, he's missing something iconic to his character - when that's the exact point. He literally says he is not that person anymore. He has been having a permanent breakdown for years, you can tell he chopped that shit off in a feat of mental anguish. He's trying to remove himself as much as he possibly can from who and what he was. The clean-shaven, long-haired royalty that had come before him. Varian, noble and just (at least in the later years), someone who he can't ever live up to after what he was forced to do. Then Arthas. It's been a HUGE thematic element, both broadly AND within Anduin's own mental turmoil. He is constantly compared to Arthas, both from others and to himself. There's a blatant allusion to Arthas himself in the War Within trailer! I miss the hair too but come on now people!!

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