It's That Time Of Year Again

putting this in a separate post + even more silly battinson/corensupes stuff based off this post (and op’s tags)

Reblog if, no matter the size of the role, you would agree to work with the Muppets if offered the chance to do so, no questions asked

A lot of pop psychology gets thrown around and since I already have a headache, here's preventing you lot from making it worse.

Love-bombing: A manipulation tactic of increasing affection and grand gestures before or after doing something abusive, specifically to weasel one's way out of consequences.

What it is not: A streak of affection and generosity towards friends/loved ones.

Trauma-bonding: Knowingly traumatizing someone to take advantage of their vulnerable state, to then act like the "hero" or the one who cheers them up.

What it is not: Bonding over similar traumas.

Gaslighting: *Knowingly* convincing someone they cannot trust their own perception of a situation in pursuit of one's own narrative.

What it is not: Misaligned perception of events.

Narcissist: Someone afflicted with Narcissistic Personality Disorder, a traumagenic cluster B disorder, that struggles with self-obsession, paranoia, craving validity from the public, delusions of grandeur, and social disconnection.

It is not: Your rubbish ex that cheated on you.

Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.

-Xanthe

hold on a fucking second. delaware is a state?? i thought it was a river? or is the river more important than the state? why don't i know this? (i should mention i don't like in america, i'm just confused)

there is delaware (state) and delaware (river) 

both are equally strange

the state is a tiny little cryptid thing

the rive is a monster that spans new york, pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware. also washington crossed it once and that was like kinda a big deal i guess. like crossing the rubicon in rome.

the state tries to me more important with its “im the first state!!!” bs (seriously its even on the fucking license plates) but we all know. its the river.

You never know when learning a new skill will come in handy. For example, I had a crush on a boy in middle school who loved Sonic so I learned how to draw him and the other characters so he'd sit by me. 16 years later I'm trying to take a kid's blood pressure multiple times. It's too high because he's scared, he hates it. I see mom's got Sonic playing on her phone. So while the dynamap is running I say "hey look at this!" Draw a quick Sonic on the exam table paper, he's so focused on me that he doesn't realize his BP was taken, now with beautiful numbers. Gotta do an EKG now and I bribe him, "i'll draw Tails if you sit still for me"... perfect EKG. Now coming to see a cardiologist is a lot less scary for a couple kids, all because of my middle school crush.

“is that all i am to you?” Thomas Sanders I Am In Your Walls.