Salem
@seven0fspades.bsky.social
🔞age 34🔞NSFW Writer, podfic voice for Fire in the Mountains by Ella Besmirched, Transmale he/they, https://archiveofourown.org/users/Seven_0f_Spades
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🫵 you're categorizing people WRONG 🫵
August 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🫵 you're categorizing people WRONG 🫵
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August 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Yes, CPTSD spikes our baseline anxiety, pops our hypervigilance, & poisons our beliefs about us & others.
No, that doesn't mean our intuition is invalid. At all.
It does mean we have to contextualize our intuition w/ respect to our wounds-- which is is a skill we can learn.
No, that doesn't mean our intuition is invalid. At all.
It does mean we have to contextualize our intuition w/ respect to our wounds-- which is is a skill we can learn.
August 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Yes, CPTSD spikes our baseline anxiety, pops our hypervigilance, & poisons our beliefs about us & others.
No, that doesn't mean our intuition is invalid. At all.
It does mean we have to contextualize our intuition w/ respect to our wounds-- which is is a skill we can learn.
No, that doesn't mean our intuition is invalid. At all.
It does mean we have to contextualize our intuition w/ respect to our wounds-- which is is a skill we can learn.
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We're not getting out of this CPTSD thing without making time to care for ourselves-- to soothe, to process, to rest, to regroup, to plan. That's not "aspirational"-- that's reality.
There isn't a realistic version of CPTSD recovery that doesn't involve investing quality time.
There isn't a realistic version of CPTSD recovery that doesn't involve investing quality time.
August 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
We're not getting out of this CPTSD thing without making time to care for ourselves-- to soothe, to process, to rest, to regroup, to plan. That's not "aspirational"-- that's reality.
There isn't a realistic version of CPTSD recovery that doesn't involve investing quality time.
There isn't a realistic version of CPTSD recovery that doesn't involve investing quality time.
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Remember today that comparing your path or progress to anyone else's is a trap. It's a habit that derails so many survivors trying to work their CPTSD recovery that I've come to believe there's no literally no upside to it.
It's tempting, but toxic. You don't need that today.
It's tempting, but toxic. You don't need that today.
August 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Remember today that comparing your path or progress to anyone else's is a trap. It's a habit that derails so many survivors trying to work their CPTSD recovery that I've come to believe there's no literally no upside to it.
It's tempting, but toxic. You don't need that today.
It's tempting, but toxic. You don't need that today.
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I have a massive DVD collection because most of what I want to watch isn't on streaming. Also, I'm not paying 5 different services. And I can watch what I want when I want without worrying it'll get yanked.
Physical Media Is Cool Again. Streaming Services Have Themselves to Blame
Collectors new and old tell Rolling Stone there's nothing quite like the feel of holding your favorite art in your hands.
Collectors new and old tell Rolling Stone there's nothing quite like the feel of holding your favorite art in your hands.
Physical Media Is Cool Again. Streaming Services Have Themselves to Blame
Collectors tell Rolling Stone an exhaustion with streamers is making owning physical media the next big thing — again.
rollingstone.com
August 9, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I have a massive DVD collection because most of what I want to watch isn't on streaming. Also, I'm not paying 5 different services. And I can watch what I want when I want without worrying it'll get yanked.
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Often times when someone is criticizing you by saying “you’re too sensitive” or “you’re too much” their subconscious is saying “this is too honest” and “I’m scared of this truth.”
August 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Often times when someone is criticizing you by saying “you’re too sensitive” or “you’re too much” their subconscious is saying “this is too honest” and “I’m scared of this truth.”
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People are going to ask how you're doing-- but won't have a particular plan for what to say if you tell them, you know, how you're doing. That's not your fault for being a "mess;" that's a quirk of cultural etiquette.
CPTSD survivors often hate casual "how are you doing?"'s.
CPTSD survivors often hate casual "how are you doing?"'s.
August 7, 2025 at 1:20 AM
People are going to ask how you're doing-- but won't have a particular plan for what to say if you tell them, you know, how you're doing. That's not your fault for being a "mess;" that's a quirk of cultural etiquette.
CPTSD survivors often hate casual "how are you doing?"'s.
CPTSD survivors often hate casual "how are you doing?"'s.
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16 bunnies 🐇
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August 7, 2025 at 3:53 AM
16 bunnies 🐇
(Prints www.inprnt.com/gallery/knes...)
(Prints www.inprnt.com/gallery/knes...)
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You are under no obligation to move at their pace, when their pace has no respect for or nothing to do with your rhythms and needs.
Give yourself permission to move at a pace that is sustainable for you and specific to your recovery. It's okay. (Really.)
Give yourself permission to move at a pace that is sustainable for you and specific to your recovery. It's okay. (Really.)
August 6, 2025 at 1:08 AM
You are under no obligation to move at their pace, when their pace has no respect for or nothing to do with your rhythms and needs.
Give yourself permission to move at a pace that is sustainable for you and specific to your recovery. It's okay. (Really.)
Give yourself permission to move at a pace that is sustainable for you and specific to your recovery. It's okay. (Really.)
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Women dressed in
Handmaid regalia follow
GOP Congressman Rep. Mike Flood NEBRASKA (R)
Handmaid regalia follow
GOP Congressman Rep. Mike Flood NEBRASKA (R)
August 6, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Women dressed in
Handmaid regalia follow
GOP Congressman Rep. Mike Flood NEBRASKA (R)
Handmaid regalia follow
GOP Congressman Rep. Mike Flood NEBRASKA (R)
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As we recover from CPTSD, day by day, we often realize: we cannot exist in the world our family constructed & inhabits. We need to leave that world, & the person we were in it, as far behind as we can.
Much of recovery is giving ourselves permission to just stop trying w/ them.
Much of recovery is giving ourselves permission to just stop trying w/ them.
August 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
As we recover from CPTSD, day by day, we often realize: we cannot exist in the world our family constructed & inhabits. We need to leave that world, & the person we were in it, as far behind as we can.
Much of recovery is giving ourselves permission to just stop trying w/ them.
Much of recovery is giving ourselves permission to just stop trying w/ them.
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One of the biggest lies CPTSD tells us is that if we're able to laugh or appreciate beauty today, we must not be "that" traumatized.
The truth is, some of the most wounded people can appreciate some of the most profound beauty-- & nobody belly laughs like trauma survivors can.
The truth is, some of the most wounded people can appreciate some of the most profound beauty-- & nobody belly laughs like trauma survivors can.
August 4, 2025 at 3:11 AM
One of the biggest lies CPTSD tells us is that if we're able to laugh or appreciate beauty today, we must not be "that" traumatized.
The truth is, some of the most wounded people can appreciate some of the most profound beauty-- & nobody belly laughs like trauma survivors can.
The truth is, some of the most wounded people can appreciate some of the most profound beauty-- & nobody belly laughs like trauma survivors can.
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Understanding my C-PTSD has made me realise why these last 10 years have been so difficult. Trauma often involves a breakdown of reality, a loss of control and a sudden awareness that the world is not as safe or predictable as we thought.
August 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Understanding my C-PTSD has made me realise why these last 10 years have been so difficult. Trauma often involves a breakdown of reality, a loss of control and a sudden awareness that the world is not as safe or predictable as we thought.
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During the Fox News Sunday broadcast, you can hear a massive protest in Washington, D.C.
August 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
During the Fox News Sunday broadcast, you can hear a massive protest in Washington, D.C.
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stripper AU, have some more of it
Katsuki and Eijirou might be dating but Katsuki still has patrons to entertain~
salaryman Todoroki is among his regulars, he likes face-planting into his favorite pillow after a long day at the office
Ei is looking forward to do the same after his shift
Katsuki and Eijirou might be dating but Katsuki still has patrons to entertain~
salaryman Todoroki is among his regulars, he likes face-planting into his favorite pillow after a long day at the office
Ei is looking forward to do the same after his shift
August 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
stripper AU, have some more of it
Katsuki and Eijirou might be dating but Katsuki still has patrons to entertain~
salaryman Todoroki is among his regulars, he likes face-planting into his favorite pillow after a long day at the office
Ei is looking forward to do the same after his shift
Katsuki and Eijirou might be dating but Katsuki still has patrons to entertain~
salaryman Todoroki is among his regulars, he likes face-planting into his favorite pillow after a long day at the office
Ei is looking forward to do the same after his shift
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North Carolinians form human chain in solidarity at 'People for Democracy:
Rage Against the Regime' rally in Raleigh
Get Up, Stand Up ✊
Rage Against the Regime' rally in Raleigh
Get Up, Stand Up ✊
August 3, 2025 at 10:24 AM
North Carolinians form human chain in solidarity at 'People for Democracy:
Rage Against the Regime' rally in Raleigh
Get Up, Stand Up ✊
Rage Against the Regime' rally in Raleigh
Get Up, Stand Up ✊
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WHEN THE ALPHA'S RUT TRIGGERS THE OMEGA'S HEAT BARKBARKBARK
August 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
WHEN THE ALPHA'S RUT TRIGGERS THE OMEGA'S HEAT BARKBARKBARK
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BREAKING: Tesla was just hit with a $329 million verdict in a trial over a fatal crash that a Miami jury found was caused by Tesla's defective autopilot.
August 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
BREAKING: Tesla was just hit with a $329 million verdict in a trial over a fatal crash that a Miami jury found was caused by Tesla's defective autopilot.
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Gov. Shapiro: "Protecting our history is about telling the truth. It's about acknowledging what really happened...The president's attempts to rewrite our history goes against the very values that this nation stands for."
August 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Gov. Shapiro: "Protecting our history is about telling the truth. It's about acknowledging what really happened...The president's attempts to rewrite our history goes against the very values that this nation stands for."
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Made a furby cross stitch as an art trade with my tattoo artist. I'll post a pic of my tattoo once it has healed some. #crossstitch #furby #arttrade
July 31, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Made a furby cross stitch as an art trade with my tattoo artist. I'll post a pic of my tattoo once it has healed some. #crossstitch #furby #arttrade
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Complex trauma has a way of making us feel like we're already dead. That the version of us who was "supposed" to exist & live died, & we're just a husk. What got left behind.
It's not true.
If you are alive to read these words, your journey is not over.
Breathe. Blink. Focus.
It's not true.
If you are alive to read these words, your journey is not over.
Breathe. Blink. Focus.
August 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Complex trauma has a way of making us feel like we're already dead. That the version of us who was "supposed" to exist & live died, & we're just a husk. What got left behind.
It's not true.
If you are alive to read these words, your journey is not over.
Breathe. Blink. Focus.
It's not true.
If you are alive to read these words, your journey is not over.
Breathe. Blink. Focus.
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The EPA plans to reverse the ban on forever chemicals in drinking water.
Now states are rushing to pass their own laws.
At least 250 bills to regulate the hazardous chemicals have been introduced this year in more than two dozen states.
Now states are rushing to pass their own laws.
At least 250 bills to regulate the hazardous chemicals have been introduced this year in more than two dozen states.
August 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The EPA plans to reverse the ban on forever chemicals in drinking water.
Now states are rushing to pass their own laws.
At least 250 bills to regulate the hazardous chemicals have been introduced this year in more than two dozen states.
Now states are rushing to pass their own laws.
At least 250 bills to regulate the hazardous chemicals have been introduced this year in more than two dozen states.