Talga Vassternich

I heard an interview, can’t remember the psychologist, but he was explaining this idea and encouraging people to stop and take a deep breath and literally drink in small moments like you’re a dryass plant when something is ever satisfactory, positive, mildly successful, randomly joyful so your brain can code and integrate that experience because our natural lizard brain will quickly tape over it with mostly unnecessary negative survival shit. Sounds dumb and dorky but sometimes I remember this when I’m feeling good about a moment because our cave brains are still catching up with modern life without sabertooths. I like that it’s not just a pollyanna gosh just be more positive thing but more of a legit brain wiring phenomenon can be gradually hacked through small behavioral changes.

Stage 5: Mlem

Duuuuuuude 😮

Edit: It’s come to my attention that Rhys Fehrenbacher (the actor cast in the film’s main role) is AFAB, and a transgender boy in real life. I made a mistake and thought he was MTF, probably because the character is an AMAB non-binary child. Fehrenbacher was chosen because he was on hormone blockers at the time of filming, would not react adversely to he/him pronouns (when the character was misgendered), and had intimate empathy for transgender perspectives.

Real shit.

‪What part of “i don’t wanna spend anymore money” don’t I understand

Literally

I know what I’M celebrating today.