I have to think Oklahoma is at the top of the list. Their team and coaches have been absolutely gutted. Yes they still have talent and a great coach coming in, but no one was thinking they’d be in a rebuilding year after the year they had. On top of that it’s pretty clear Caleb Williams is not coming back.
Michigan, after having their first win over their biggest rival in a decade and making the playoffs it looks like their coach might be leaving. This late in the carousel would be terrible.
Texas lost to Kansas again…on top of that one of their most hated rivals has one of the most insane recruiting classes in a while.
Auburn only because not one, but two of their most hated rivals look to be continually dominate. Both having played for the national championship against one another twice in five years.
Alabama because they just lost another national championship. They’ve lost more national championship games than any team in the CFB era.
I just got an email saying I no longer have access through my organisation
Hello my SASSy witchfriends, I’m looking for some ideas for my practice. I know one of the most important aspects of both witchcraft AND invoking the open placebo effect is ritual, particularly creating a ritual around spellcraft to put you in the right mindset to being fully present and sincere when practicing.
I know it will ultimately boil down to what rituals I create for myself but I’m feeling a little out of ideas for it other than Wiccan principles like casting a circle or whatever. Plus I feel like I do something different every time, trying to find a ritual that feels right to me, and thus creating NO ritual.
I would like to know how you begin and end your spellcraft/witch practice. What do you do, and what is the intention behind it? Thanks!
Like for most I can just say "oh I'm just tired" but some people try cheering you up or what to know how you're doing... and I feel its a catch 22, where as I can treat them like everyone else and lie (when I'm struggling) or I can tell them and share (which I think feels like I'm having them 'play therapist').
Yeah......
TL:DR below
So what I'm really looking for at creating this post is some confirmation of what exactly "headspace" entails for other doms and if my headspace is valid or I'm a fraud.
I consider myself a pleasure Dom with a bit of sadistic tendencies depending on my mood. My partner is a brat with the same tendencies. Their "drive" for play is much higher than mine due to a number of factors. A few days ago they said that my lack of drive means that my headspace is a "shirt" I put on when it's convenient. They explain their headspace as a an escape to their thoughts and a constant state running in the background that can be flipped on when the mood gets right.
I explained to my partner that my headspace is not so simple. My stress levels affect my level of sadism. With as much stress as I'm under right now my sadism level is to high for what I am comfortable with. So I refuse to play like that. When I go into my headspace a level of calm/confidence overtakes me, but as the stress increases the control decreases. And I cant just get out of my own head because autopilot could be dangerous since we do impact among other things.
So down to my question, are other doms able to escape their heads? My partner said that my headspace is not part of me, it's a role I play because they need it, not because I need it. It's giving me imposter syndrome and making me question myself wholly.
TL:DR Do other Doms headspace act like an escape from reality?
Tomorrow Biden is going to show the inflation numbers and China and it’s bs, caused major shit in our fav stock!
Now I don’t know the future! But how is everyone doing? Feel free to talk here! We are in this together! Not wrong at all to have a chat!
Edit there are some commenting me, but you don’t have karma, so it gets removed, you can message me directly!
A playable character with their own skillset, follow-ups, stats, and emotions.
Might be an unpopular opinion, but personally I would choose ABBI. Not to mention her original design is cute, but it would also be fun to summon tentacles during a fight. Plus she once was Omori's friend.
I greatly struggle with abandonment issues.
It impacts how I view silence from my friends, and it has driven me crazy at times.
My animal brain will convince me that silence means they don't care, which is so far from the truth.
The context varies here, of course.
Sometimes it's simply possible to ask your friends to send you positive words.
However there are times when that just isn't going to be possible. They may be busy. They may not respond for a while.
Heck, they may get tired and not feel able to be there in that way for you.
I learned that I can't take it personally.
It is so easy for me to do so. My head can jump to all sorts of negative conclusions.
What has worked for me is to invent closure.
I would use the same imagination that sees everyone as attacking me and instead use it to receive the validation that I need. Many of my friends are from other online support groups and just won't have the ability to be always there. They have their own issues they're working through.
I would imagine my friend giving me the comfort words that I felt that I needed to hear.
"It's okay."
"You got this."
"You're not crazy."
I would also imagine hugging them if it was possible.
This has helped me get over bitterness or rage. My animal brain has been so quick to label people as enemies when they're obviously not.
This has been my attempt to use my imagination in a positive way. It has helped.
Y'all I was totally unprepared for how messed up this processes was going to be mentally. I'm stressed about what happens if I don't get in anywhere, I'm stressed about what happens if I DO get in somewhere, I'm stressed about this last semester of school, weirdly having a hard time adjusting to the idea of being back full-time in person (if we get there....my university is virtual only for the first 2 weeks), I'm stressed because I know I should be reading this semester in case I don't get in, but I'm not sure I have it in me.
Now I know this will all work itself out and I have no control over what happens decision-wise now that everything is submitted. But holy hell....I vastly underestimated how stressed all of this was going to make me.
I will figure out how to cope I am sure, but is anyone else feeling the same level of anxiety/burnout right now?
My partner (30/m) and I (31/f) are new to D/s. He seems to be quite comfortable saying and being Dominant, but I’m really struggling.
I love obeying his orders and that’s when I find I get into it. He likes when I say that I’m his sl*t, but when I say it, it doesn’t sound believable. He’s pointed it out and I have also noticed it.
How can I get more comfortable in my role as a sub? Does anyone have any tips to help me stay in that mindset and possibly go deeper? TIA!
Im very confused- I just scrolled through plural Instagram hashtags and now im very confused lol.
Essentially what’s in the title, but yeah I wanted some stand up suggestions to check out :)
Thanks in advance!
EDIT: P.s. I’ve really enjoyed Bill Burr and Frankie Boyle so far if that helps
Mine doesn't really do anything. The doctor talks to me about how I'm doing, which causes me to think about negative things going on in my life. There's no effort to psych me up for the infusion. I wish they'd take time to do something with music, guided meditation, aromatherapy, just anything. It would reduce the chances of a bad trip.
I was actually really blown away with the casting of Harrison. He really looked like he could have been Dex and Rita’s child. And I was super impressed with how this actor had learned to emulate certain aspects of MCH, like eating, fighting. I know H’s most badass scene was actually a Dexter fantasy but damn, it was still impressive. He may have been written to be annoying at times, but I have mad respect for that kids talent.
Like, Sunny is ready to face the reality, Omori is gone, so does that mean that everyone we helped, everyone we met, Captain Spaceboy, Sweetheart, Pluto, Mr.Jawsum, Unbread Twins, All those NPCs, does that mean that they all fade away to nothing? My personal thought is that sunny will still sometimes dream of these and enter headspace, but they have a different meaning and instead of a fantastic prison to trap Sunny in, they will become normal dreams like everyone else's. What do you think that will happen to headspace?
Why is it that some people think that systems just come with innerworlds, and others believe that you have to work to create one? I personally just do not understand why people are getting fakeclaimed for having to "build" their innerworlds. I was pretty sure most people had to actively work on theirs, but I'm seeing people saying that your innerworld should already exist. Can someone explain? Is it normal to have to build one from the ground up?
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