I feel like I would have been diagnosed with OCD a lot earlier if the vast majority of screening questions (for mental illnesses in general) weren't based on the person's perception of their own behavior, in isolation. and what i mean by that is asking someone with OCD "do you wash your hands excessively?" is not a good question.
a person with OCD believes they are washing their hands the correct number of times. it's not excessive. we believe we're exhibiting best practices and helping to keep everything clean.
better questions might be, "does it seem like you wash your hands a lot more than your friends or family?" "do you get dry patches or cuts on your hands from washing your hands?" "do you find it deeply distressing, more so than how you've seen other people react, when you get something on your hands that you can't clean off right away?"
being asked "are you overly preoccupied with bugs, symmetry, and contamination?" also got "no" responses from me years ago in my life. what they didn't ask for, and didn't know, was what *exactly* I was doing in my day to day life that genuinely ate up my time and mental space to a concerning degree, but I *didn't know* that other people don't do this.
"do you spend a lot of time cleaning?" -> no, it's not a lot. it's a good amount. why?
"do you become frustrated because it seems like no one else meets your organizational and cleanliness standards - do you often 'take over' for other people because they can't do it right - do new friends seem surprised by how strict you can be about your living space?" -> oh. yeah. yeah I get it now.
Y’all need to see stoat on a trampoline
Sometimes the game just hands you something crazy, you don't even have to work for it
Pictured: A wand with "Always cast: Lightning thrower" paired with pollen for its long duration and homing properties
This same seed COINCIDENTALLY offered me lightning and explosion immunities as my first two perks
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ranking the best things I have heard surgeons say mid-surgery:
1. "Five second rule!" while scrubbed, after dropping a sterile scalpel on the floor (no they did NOT pick it up again but I swear everyone's buttholes puckered)
2. (spoken during the closing of a particularly long and difficult case) "Nurse - my tunes." :heavy metal starts blasting:
3. Gently to a fretful patient, pre-anaesthesia: "It's going to be okay. I promise, I've dealt with worse." As soon as the patient is unconscious: "This is literally the worst thing I've ever seen."
4. [okay this one was a med student] "Wowwww, that's so gross!!" Reg: "Please remember that [patient] is awake for this procedure." Student to patient: "Oh my god. I am so sorry, that was really unprofessional - " Patient, cheerfully, also engrossed with what's happening inside them on the screen: "Nah - it's, like, super gross, right?"
5. [another procedure where the patient couldn't be put under GA] Patient: *starts singing country roads midway through the procedure* Surgeon: *shrugs and joins in with surprisingly good harmony*
Normally wouldn't do alot of self promo but its my account so whatever lol
I put up some older masks on my etsy! I also am open to possibly doing some commissions, but only one or two at most (shoot me a message either here or on etsy if your interested)
The ones already made are older and not the highest quality so are only around 30 bucks when I would say my current mask making skills are around 60-100 depending on things :3
You can find them here or looking up RusticMothArtistry on Etsy if you don't trust links lol (fair)
The Onion continues to never miss
Gods I hate how there isn't much talk about [Insert obscure sub topic] in [Already obscure hobby].
This is a post about electric trains btw.
This is so cool 😭
Do you sand the base coast first or do you use a primer for the paints?
my newest cane is so pretty, it's probably my best work with decorating
MY BOYFREIND MADE MY PFP!!! (@cowboy-canine) The one and only... S. Webs!!! 🎉Valentines, 2007🍰 🍂Eclectic Witch for 6 years 🌿 🐀Loud and Proud Rat and Spider kin🕸 Lover of 3 boyfriends and very happy with it!
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