Any self inserts having a rough day? I gotchu.
First off, some reminders:
Your faves love you!! Every single one of them!!
Guess what??? Your faves still love you, all of them. Donât let anybody tell you otherwise, because theyâre incorrect, your faves absolutely adore you.
Having a problematic fave is okay! Having a villain/antagonist fave is also okay! (We all know they instantly become a huge softie around you anyways)
Itâs okay if all you did today was a minimal amount of self care, or stayed in bed all day, or you did one productive thing today, your faves are still proud of you. (They always will be)
Itâs okay if you donât draw self insert or write self insert fanfics, or make any other kind of content! Youâre still a valid and lovely member of this community!Â
If you havenât been able to draw/write/make content thatâs okay too! Your faves are proud of you for the content you make and theyâre proud of you in general.
Your faves are the luckiest people ever, because they get to date you and youâre fucking wonderful.
Nice (self care-ish) distractions from whatever is upsetting you:
Feeling unmotivated? Sometimes thinking â(insert faveâs name here) would be proud of me for doing thisâ helps! You could even imagine them giving you some encouragement before doing the thing and/or imagine them praising you after doing the thing.Â
Listen. To. Your. Faveâs. Voice. Donât play the game or watch the series theyâre from, just liSTEN TO THEIR VOICE. Itâs the actual best thing ever to just sit and listen to your fave speak. If they donât have a canon voice, listen to some fandubs or comic dubs!Â
Make a folder on your phone/laptop/whatever and fill it with pictures/gifs of your faves! Or even make specific folders for specific faves or sources, make all the folders, go fucking nuts. Look through the folder(s) whenever you please.Â
In addition to folders, make a playlists! No, not song playlists, iâm talking playlists of your favorite scenes, AMVs, memes, or anything else that involves your faves! Just⌠DO IT. (No pressure tho, but I 10/10 recommend)
Imagine your faves being there with you. This can be applied to literally everything. Crying/having a panic attack? BAM! your fave is there giving you a tight hug and whispering comforting words to you. Lying in bed? BAM!! your fave is lying in bed with you and youâre cuddling and itâs great. Just making some mac n cheese? BAM!!! Your fave is there, hugging you and resting their head on your shoulder like the big dork they are.Â
Draw you and your fave! Even if you can only draw stick figures, draw those fucking stick figures dude I support you. (If you donât have the spoons/motivation than thatâs totally fine too, art is fun but itâs exhausting, even if itâs stick figures)
Enjoy whatever source material your fave is from! Whether itâs a game, comic, book or show. (If your fave dies in canon I recommend stopping before you get to the scene, since that will just worsen your mood)
Write a love letter to your fave! Type it out first, then leave it. Come back a little later and revise it! Maybe write it down on some fancy paper, fucking decorate that shit, make it all pretty, spray it with perfume/cologne if youâre feeling that extra, put that shit in a nice envelope and keep it somewhere safe. (If you donât feel like doing all that then thatâs totally fine! You could always just post it⌠And tag me in it because if somebody actually does this I waNNA SEE IT)
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