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No Thank You
Frostpunk 2: Hopeless Madness
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You Absolutely Are Enough
Succeed For You
Psychopaths Run The World
Realism ≠ Pessimism
Dawnrunner #1
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Yeah, you could potentially be the drama …

The Stoic Way: Realism

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MEDIA IS SUBJECTIVE

Psychological transference is a redirection of internal feelings onto often unrelated external sources such as media or even people. My thoughts and feelings about things are personal and specific TO ME and have nothing to do WITH YOU. If you are triggered, seek help and healing. Don't take your emotional and mental dysregulation out on strangers because you don't like how they express their personal experiences with media.

On Validation

Constantly having to validate someone else’s existence is not only exhausting, but it means essentially the person doesn’t have to do any internal work to find their own truths, strengths, and reasons to exist in their own reality … something that is HARD to do even in the best of times, but absolutely necessary for a balanced, healthy, and whole existence.

Elaine Barlow - April 19, 2023

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No Thank You

Frostpunk 2 - it's not the cold, it's inhuman hearts that will kill you all.

Frostpunk 2: Hopeless Madness

You Absolutely Are Enough

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Essays

Realism ≠ Pessimism

Hate Kpop for the Right Reasons

Life is for the living …

How I Walked On Ripper Street

Stop Hating People Who Don’t Hate Themselves

Musings

Yeah, you could potentially be the drama …

The Stoic Way: Realism

Kindness Is Expensive

When Black Men Need Help

CoSo

A Whole New Mindset …

Negativity versus Stoicism

Refugees Are Survivors

Futility Is Not Bravery

On Peace and Positivity

Elaine Is Watching …

Wonder Woman S01E01 – Part 2

Wonder Woman S01E01 – Part 1

■ In Case You Didn't Know ...

MEDIA IS SUBJECTIVE

On Validation

No Thank You

Frostpunk 2: Hopeless Madness

You Absolutely Are Enough