I've struggled with shopping addiction for years. "Save money" or "you already have enough stuff" never actually changed anything for me. What finally started shifting my whole mindset was realizing what that money *could* do instead.
PSeter's whole justification is that he keeps it a secret to protect the people I love, but in practice it does the opposite.pider-Man’s secret identity is selfish and outdated. It actively makes him a worse hero
Seen So hard Deeply known A quiet plea For the heart's true cadence heard above the world's harsh, deafening roar. Find Your own Stillest core A quiet strength This brave self-knowledge shines, a beacon through the dark, uncertain days.
ASnd sometimes it's just that those themes make them really, really hard and they can't turn away from them.ometimes the author carefully weaves certain themes throughout all their works with care to make a larger statement about the world.
the guilt over that stays nagging in my head rendering me incapable of even finishing the part of the story i had last been working on, and the vicious cycle continues.