your computer is huge wtf

lmao nah. I don’t have TV service anymore (haven’t for years) so I just use my TV for a screen.

It’s gr8. I can have like four windows open at once and nothing blocks anything else out.

i'm p sure i've tagged something wwad before (what would aranea do)

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Are Opals still a good choice for someone who...

im concluding youre the person for this bc you seem to know a shit ton about it. whats my power rock vees

I haven’t really run fast and loose in the gemstones and crystals and assorted metaphysical bullshit community in a long time, so I don’t know that my knowledge is particularly special or laudable. I am 110% sure there are, like, blogs where people specifically study gemstone shit and take questions on it, I feel like I followed one once, back in the day.

That saaaaaaaaid.

Consider staurolite. While perhaps not the most stunning stone to look at

Staurolite is pretty fucking rad overall. First off, it just sort of makes that plus shape (or x shape) totally on its own, without being carved or anything.

More importantly, staurolite has three major, like, traits. First of all: fairies. Like, goddamn, this is one of the stones that people genuinely refer to as fairy stones. 

While not especially powerful in its own rights, it will control almost anything. Pair it with that opal_lapis combo I keep ranting about like an asshole, and suddenly you don’t need to worry so much about the whole “volatile outbursts and excessive stress reactions” thing.

Basically, staurolite is a stone for dealing with stupid, stupid, stupid shit on a constant basis. Great for casually sidestepping overload and stress induced outbursts and all that kind of stuff. It ties back into the whole “controlling things” thing. It doesn’t just help put you in control of your other stones or works, but specifically helps you keep control over yourself, and thereby helps you deal with any number of bullshit things.

uhhh i don’t suppose another therapist could be an option? this sounds pretty bad

unfortunately i don’t think i could find someone else who is a) covered by my insurance group and b) nearby

The first one I tried was walking distance from my apartment and actively made fun of me for things which caused my the most anxiety (i believe i’ve talked about her with you) and made me feel like there was a whole laundry list of coping techniques I had to use, and because I didn’t know about them I had already failed. Also she blamed me for my abusive parents because I “let them affect my feelings.”

This one is several miles away and she’s almost the opposite -- she totally agrees that my family is awful and that my depression is legitimate, but has no suggestions for what I can do about them unless I ask the same thing multiple times and ways. Also she does shit like this where she completely forgets about stuff we’ve previously discussed, or offers ideas which make me uncomfortable even after I mention my concerns.

in theory she’s trying to talk about things that interest her and everyone makes fun of her or ignores her. but really in one scene they talk about memes and she keeps saying things like “ugh, you guys are hopeless” or “this is all meaningless” and then wonders why she’s not included. the other scene is a rambling disconnected monologue, and when the characters interrupt to ask questions or talk about something different she doesn’t really explain or... even acknowledge that they addressed her, really. And it’s such a prepared “canned” speech that there’s no point that invites dialogue, even though the director told me that she’s desperate for a conversation.

i’m pretty sure meenah is god tier and just doesn’t wear the outfit