It's alright. Appreciate the feedback.
Color away

Let me guess
Clerical error?

Or do
Wearing an HMD or VR headset
Could learn something about yourself 🤪

Remember that Batman TAS, Superman TAS, Static Shock, and Batman Beyond are part of the same universe with very similar levels in writing quality.

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It honestly didn't taste much different to regular vanilla coke imo

I don't flinch when something moves quickly in my peripheral vision any more and don't have paralyzing flashbacks in the shower any more, so that's good.
The rest is just handled through regular meditation and shadow work.
I find safety in experience. Now that I've handled the worst, tomorrow is ok

I was heavily abused as a kid and went to live on the street at 18.
Spent about 12 years parsing all of that and the PTSD.
I don't think I truly found myself until 30-31.
These days, I volunteer to keep my community from being dragged down by the present day.
These tough times have activated me.

I have a full set of those on my nightstand

Life can only do so much to you.
Sometimes people put themselves through so much that death itself is a relief.
Even if you're not at fault for what happened to you before, you are still responsible for yourself and capable of making positive changes.
I know it's tough. My 20s was all doomerism.

My best has been good so far, but I'm always on the lookout for improvement.
Thanks for questioning me.

Kindness isn't always soft.
Too much softness and there's no support.
Sometimes kindness is firm, though too much firmness is also not good.
Personally, I prefer to be an "iron hand wrapped in silk" sort.
It's done me and others around me well for my time.

End of the day, the pragmatic choice is the one that speaks to the person in question.
If my methods don't speak to you, that's fine.

I think the issue here is that you find my words unkind while I find them accurate.
Some people need a softer hand, I admit.
Those aren't the sorts I target.
Many men hold the warrior mentality and have to be approached like that, especially the kind that lash out with anger.

Face the issues. Realize what you've been doing doesn't help and then do some soul searching. Keep notes on how you feel and what you think. Look at them from a third person perspective.
Then you can begin finding real coping mechanisms that aren't self-destructive.

Men are being taught that this kind of cowardice is something positive. "Real men don't cry" bullshit.
It's taught by cowards who prefer to appear stoic rather than face their problems.
Issue is, it's a corrupted version of stoicism that spreads like cancer, much like cowardice itself.

Getting reports of hinge cracking on em.
Keep an eye on em and be gentle.

Cowards stuff their emotions
It's not numbness, it's a failure to ignore your feelings.