#mod xan

Hey anon,

That’s a lot to deal with and I wish you the best with all of it!

I personally do my best to recharge by doing something pretty mindless. For example, watching a YouTube video or reading. Sitting in the sun also helps me wake up a bit and feel recharged. If possible, try walking around or sitting in a place somewhat away from people - like in a garden area - with headphones on. This will, hopefully, create a feeling of isolation that might help you gain at least a little energy.

As for focusing, it may help to cut down what you need to do into smaller spaces of time. Instead of “I need to do x, y, and z through December,” look at what you need to do for the following week. An example would be, “I need to focus on studying for x class and starting research for y class.” I’m not sure if that is possible for you to do or if it works with your study habits/work schedule, but it’s something to try!

Because you specifically mentioned not sleeping well and being unable to focus, here are some sources that may help you with them:

School & Studying: tips and advice for managing school stressors

Anxiety: guides to anxiety disorders, stress relief info, panic attacks, and treatment options.

Pacifica: Daily Tools for Stress & Anxiety App & Webapp

10 Relaxation Techniques That Zap Stress Fast

Relaxation techniques: Try these steps to reduce stress

Try reading this on managing stress.

HelpGuide’s guide to stress management

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guide on stress

PsychCentral’s guide to stress management

Having trouble falling asleep? Here are some tips from followers that might help.

“Sleep Better, Cope Better”: 6 Insomnia Causes & Cures

Sleep Hygiene

Hopefully this answers your question. Be sure to check out our “Helpful Resources” page for more information or ideas that might help you cope with your stress at this time. If you start feeling too stressed out or like you need more help, please see a professional for guidance.

Good luck and feel free to send us a message anytime!

Actualllllyyyyy…

This is probably more long winded of an explanation than needed, but…

When Xan and I used to roleplay the Losers together I never actually gave Stan a sexuality, not one that he ever says out loud at least because he takes a great deal of time to get to the acceptance point in our AU and even then, he’s just very private about it, where on the blog here he’s much more at ease about his sexuality and doesn’t really deal with the same level of shit I put him through outside of this blog (Trying to spare you all of my Stan drama and angst for the sake of a fun blog). 

For the sake of the blog and giving him something solid to identify as to the followers I picked Bi because it more closely aligns with what he would appear to be in our shared stories. It’s really more for the sake of me keeping him aligned with my private roleplay Stan. It actually doesn’t have anything to do with my own sexuality. :D

-Michele

EDIT: Ima just add mine here - I just felt like Biromantic Gray-asexual fit the Bill in our aforementioned roleplay AU. He never chose a label in it either, answering simply with “I’m just me” and leaving it at that because my Bill has no requirement for labels. Not for sake of representing or relating to myself in any way (his actions and view on it certainly don’t align with mine in what we’ve written) just what made sense to the Bill I created for our stories.

Yume:(OOC) You don't have any hair.

Allistics (and especially questioning autistics) are perfectly okay to follow, and if you are a questioning autistic I would say you can reblog if you feel you relate to it, and ultimately if you decide you’re not autistic you should stop reblogging (if the other mods have different opinions you can add them, I just think this sounds fair).

Also, self diagnosed auties are always welcome to stay and reblog all you want if you decide you are autistic (I’m self-diagnosed myself)

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Day 352: Marketable plush