Things I wish people would tell me:
It's okay to be queer and not be some counter-cultural revolutionary. It doesn't invalidate you or make you any less of who you are, and it doesn't mean you don't belong. It's okay to just be who you are - and if that means just living your life and trying to find peace, that's perfectly acceptable.
"You ask for 'freedom'," the judge said. "What do you mean by that?"
"I want freedom to alter my shape and function," said the robot, "to be who I know I am."
The judge sighed. "Don't we all. But that it is harder for humans should not hold you back. Granted."
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories
Plurality/DID
So, in one year or so I've gone from almost constant panic attacks, breakdowns, hard flips, paranoid events and general brainscreaming to almost a Tenth of the overall stress and upset in my life.
And now we're down to Just the stuff that's Really Hardwired. The stuff that's really just an autistic reaction when I strip away the normie ways of explaining away behaviors.
We even had Yaori come to join us here, and in doing so, answer All sorts of questions that were driving us apart.
But now? We've gotta start stepping back into Real Life. And that means a Job, restarting the Career, and making Plans as to where we really wanna Go.
And that's Trouble. Because nobody in here, as they like being, can really Do that properly. There's limitations, and it leads to self-doubt and impostor syndrome.
We now know that synthesis and parthenogenesis is possible and stable in these situations. On top of that, certain religious practices can be used to reinforce the good and mitigate the bad as long as the ritual is well thought out and balanced.
But holy hell it feels a little arrogant, even knowing how to do things the right way.
Internalized misandry
I'm realizing that I'm deeply insecure about who I am because of trauma growing up, and a really bad view of what it is to be Male.
And this just feeds into my people-pleasing instinct, because I feel like I need to make up for all the other men in the world and the awful stuff they do by being Extra helpful and understanding and soft and diplomatic.
And like, it's tiring me out. I feel compelled to go the extra mile for people no matter what and I need to dial that back.
Southern Mass's local machine healer and part time witchdoctor.
Tiny motorcycles, magic potions, machine tools, progressive rock, trance states, and hand sharpened drill bits. Oh, and I read Tarot. Probably 18+ just to be sure.
#nobot