I'm good at giving others care and support. I go out of my way to help people I don't even know, give words of encouragement, try to help people have a better day. These are not brags, these are facts.

And yet when I am low, unable to function, I have not a kind word for myself, not a smile. Blank.

Every so often, my shields fail.

Every so often, my brain concentrates enough to form coherent thought patterns, and they all trend one way.

Every so often, I am forced to consider my own mortality and the eventual end of self.

And my mind screams in abject terror at the concept of nonexistence.

Always proud of ya. :3

You totally got this exercise stuff in the bag, I just know it! 🫂 ^_^

I could call and pretend to be your cousin with a family emergency to get you out of work? x_x

Original plan was to drive there and execute that idea but I'm still inner ear messed up and you'd probably be off work by the time I got there anyway. XD

*careful hugs, hot pads, ice packs, and a mobile TENS machine* :\

I should go to sleep. It's 3-ish AM again, and I'm still very much in recovery mode.

However, I'm also wide awake. And I'm not fond of sleeping anyway.

Need to get better soon so I can go get my blood work done and see how my hormones are doin'. If my E isn't high enough, I may get an upgrade. :3

And if my right ear doesn't stop the constant high pitched tone, I'm going to go insane and/or stab something into it.

Did you know that ear infections can trigger existing migraine conditions?

Did you know that when you cough with a migraine, the level of pain can be described as "apocalyptic"?

I'm gonna run out of sumatriptan at this rate; I only get 9 a month to help deal with my 10-15 migraines as it is.

Gen X, a Wal-Mart vet, AND a tech support vet of the dial-up era.

Fear me.

XD

And be dancing in orbit around someone else cosplaying as Earth-chan, while someone cosplaying as Luna-chan waves in waiting.

(Also annoying: Being told I'm in the "obese" range when almost the only fat on me is the visceral fat behind my abs that I can't get to go away. And my developing bewbs that I want to GO FASTER DANGIT. XD )

Ha! Got ya beat by two years! Ten years of working at Wal-Mart. XD (And a some years of other stuff like tech support back in the dial-up era before that.)

And of course it makes sense! Setting yourself a goal for personal gains and having fun doing it is awesome. :3

Everybody always asked me to pick up the heavy stuff, help them with things, etc., plus living the vast majority of my life in a rural area means I've done a looooooot of stuff most people haven't. XD

The downside: I am now built like a linebacker. I'm a 5'10", 280 pound brick wall. x_x

Hey, no worries! I'm the one that asked YOU, not you promising me some big answer or something, right? :3

I'm glad you've made a bunch of progress! I've never actually done any workouts myself, that's mainly why I asked; the muscle I have is from working rather than working out. :3

Ye gads. I can't do 50 situps in one week.... ^_^

(Mind you, I've also got a bad right hip. XD )

Any suggestions on exercises to burn visceral fat when you're using a cane and your right hip and lower back are borked? I can't really do cardio like this. >_<

a raccoon is standing in the grass with its arms outstretched and says " sending you a big hug " . ALT: a raccoon is standing in the grass with its arms outstretched and says " sending you a big hug " .

*hugs* Did the malgendering person at least apologize? Or did you have to behead them and take their Quickening?

Oh joy, I've reached the bowel-shattering time of the antibiotics.

J O Y, I S A Y

a drawing of a ghost that says ghost hug you can 't feel it but it 's there . ALT: a drawing of a ghost that says ghost hug you can 't feel it but it 's there .

Please don't rip your skin off, that would really hurt. :(

This also reminds me that I really need to finish watching She-Ra at some point.

I got to where they thought Entrapta had been killed and she was being manipulated into thinking they left her behind on purpose and I just couldn't keep watching. x_x

*boops your nose*

4 panel comic. Panel 1: Naolin is writing something on a sign. Panel 2: Naolin looks up to the viewer and stop writing. Panel 3: Naolin puts the marker down and turns the sign around. Panel 4: The panel says: "Respect my transhomies or I'm gonna identify as a fucking problem."

Hey. :)

Trans rights.

Well, I'm so currently trying to recover from a sinus infection and two ear infections, so last night was the first in three days that I've actually slept more than just like sn hour total. X3

Usually it's not quite THAT messed up. :3

Hope you've been having a great day; just woke up (officially)!

SLS, NASA's Moon rocket 🌙🚀

Getting out of my retail job, even though it was involuntary, reduced my migraines by a LOT. If only because of less stress and harsh fluorescent lighting.

I hope you can find something better soon. 🫂

Grab that day by the (hopefully metaphorical) genitals and show it who's boss!

Also yes, you're pretty. Confirmed. Carry on. ^_^

I'm glad the day is starting off better for you today. 3:38 AM over here and I just woke up after waaaay too much sleep. XD

Go have a great day! I believe in you! 💜

"Enshittification" is a very real thing with online platforms, such as DeviantArt.
If you're a creative, you can't think of any one site as your online "home".
"Home" is other people's awareness of your work, one built via communication.
Spread out. Post on every site you can.