"To assist you with your search, please tell me about your ideal partner."
"Cephalopods. I mean, a great partner, to me, is like a cephalopod. Highly intelligent, problem solver, can throw down or cause a clever distraction to get away depending on the situation and has a preference for sea-food. Also, excellent hugger. That's a must."
The matchmaker steepled six of her hands thoughtfully, "I don't suppose you're into Lego™?"
"I am!"
seattle snow
so much pretty snowing last night, the snow leopards loved it
there was a group of young adults in the street with a sled for a while and they had a dog who was pulling them around
we even took our partner's cat outside to walk around in it for a bit (she does not seem to especially enjoy snow though)
She dug her toes into the dirt and raised her arms.
As the wind struck her, she shivered; skin whorled and hardened into bark. Fingers lengthened and fractured into branches. Hair bloomed into narrow silver leaves.
She grew and twisted and changed, shifting from a girl into a narrow white-barked tree.
And thus, she let the seasons pass, and woke again in better times.
(might be a VERY unpopular opinion) med, health related PSA | long toot
Self-diagnosis is okay.
Looking at the ICD/DSM, talking to people diagnosed with it, researching and *finding that this is what your life is like* is okay.
You don't have to go to a doctor, you don't have to experience every single minor symptom, you don't have to "always had it". No.
If you find something that explains everything perfectly and that is what you need, then diagnose yourself.
If you need specific accommodations, talk to a doctor or otherwise medical professional, because that's something the system needs. If you find that their advice isn't helpful, talk to the next one. Talk to everyone until you find someone who understands.
I also don't always have the energy to follow that advice, but it still influences my way of approaching the journey to health.
a large plural system // endogenic, thoughtforms, traumagenic, polyfragmented // scientific, spiritual, cosmological
writers, musicians, photographers, too much random technological trivia