Jess Hill writes: Stockholm Syndrome is a myth invented to discredit women victims of violence, created by a psychiatrist with an obvious conflict of interest, whose first instinct was to silence the woman questioning his authority.
We must remember when it feels extra sharp, to breathe in and balance by gravity, how important this life is to me.
It will take many days, layers upon each other, to become any one of these dreams someday.
Let us try it on.
I'm going to reframe my mind.
My perfectionist is an optimist. The red ink critiques are a sign of hope, not shame. Mental highlighting, telling me where to fill in the cracks, building layer by layer. The criticisms' intensity mirrors the wish's sincere sweetness.
- I and my boifriend are raising money for our own and others' trans healthcare. If this thread made you smile, opened your mind a little bit, or sent you down a pleasing rabbit-hole, I'd appreciate whatever help you can offer: https://t.co/NIU7G4XbU6
So there you have it: Fiona, a name that didn't exist, but now does, from a misunderstanding of a language her creator was writing towards, for a woman who didn't exist, but truly did. Fiona, a trans name. For any trans women out there who chose the name Fiona: you are blessed.
@AlexandraErin I just couldn't see a world where any advancement I made in robotics couldn't be used to manufacture weapons. Even if I worked in a completely different sector of robotics.
Still breaks my heart.
Hey, hey you, yeah c'mere a sec... closer... okay, okay listen, DnD taverns have been acsessible by default this whole time. You need to serve folks from 1' 3" through 6' 8", not all of whom have feet... like? You really think these places don't have ramps and wide doorways??
rejection sensitive dysphoria is probably the neurodivergence 'symptom' i find the most absurd. like oh, a person who has been cast aside by society repeatedly for failing unspoken social tricks fears abandonment and suspects there's hidden risks in every social encounter? weird