9 years since castlevania first premiered and i've never stopped thinking about this one post. when people ask me to explain the series as a whole i just show them this
we are in a cowardice epidemic. people avoid making any decisions at all. decisions are commitment and commitment requires the bravery to take responsibility for your desires. they would rather live in a state of possibility and ‘potential’ than run the risk of being wrong.
no, this looks like the reality of addiction and depression that has not been romanticized but even so uses a cute cat girl to soften the blow as seeing a human go through this would be too much 🙂↕️👍
"Glorifying", and every scene is her being miserable but wanting to change, just falling back into depression and hating herself for not being able to escape her comfortable destructive habits.
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Hand out the media literacy awards, please.
unlearn shame. all forms of shame: unemployment, illness, vulnerability, longing, desire, errors, failures. you do not need to feel ashamed of what you are experiencing or living. freedom and shame cannot coexist.
A healing stage is DISGUST. Yes, DISGUST. You will be DISGUSTED by the people whose love you seeked. You will feel embarrassed about the choices you made and the people who had access to you who didn't deserve it. Feel this feeling then let it go.
That will NEVER be you again.