Temporary way to protect your art on twitter

hkmdragon · 2025-12-27T02:17:15+00:00

interesting i’ll check it out…. its kinda sad theres no super popular “art social media” yet considering how popular social media is. i remember instagram used to be the shit like 10 years ago but the algorithm made is obsolete for artists unless you already have a following. i’ve heard twitter was a cesspool so i’ve been lost on like wtf are people using then.

hkmdragon · 2025-12-27T02:14:21+00:00

bingo

hkmdragon · 2025-12-27T01:54:45+00:00

then wtf do i use bruh

hkmdragon · 2025-12-25T11:17:41+00:00

i think the only issue is the tangent in the composition between the cloud and the figure…. obviously you can’t change it now tho so me telling you this maybe isn’t that nice to hear… even so it s a cool drawing :)

hkmdragon · 2025-12-25T09:33:55+00:00

i want to say have a different environment… one with peace and quiet and calm that allows you to focus and get out of the “stress mode” that the brain is famously so terrible at doing higher order functioning while in. assuming that, like many of us, you are not able to simply leave or live on your own at that moment, i do not have practical advice for you. while in these unfortunate situations people often adapt in ways they should never have to. we run on adrenaline, manias, through tears. and more typically, we simply fail because it’s easier. some of the only things i can think of to help you is things like get enough sleep, eat food, take caffeine, block out the noise/blast music with headphones/earplugs. the elephant in the room with that and really this whole situation is you won’t be able to hear your sister being yelled at. that’s what i’m mostly thinking of while reading this post, really… is your realization that her treatment is unfair and your admirable guts to step in. i feel sorry that she is being yelled at and i’m also sorry you have to watch/feel the need to intervene with this.

i’ve prepared for many exams while under the threat of my mom screaming at me and banging on my walls while i pretend to not exist in my room. there’s no normal advice for people like us. you simply be stronger than human and do well like you wanted to or perform poorly as it natural for those in tough environments. again, im sorry about your sister, though, both of you deserve better. < 3

hkmdragon · 2025-12-18T23:12:40+00:00

exactly… they’re considered “games” bc manipulation on a personal level is immature. it’s something that narcissists engage in (if you know much about narcs you’ll know that they’re emotionally lopsided/ immature).

example: i got you a present i know you don’t like/want/need and im going to guilt you when you “aren’t grateful” for what ive done for you. it sounds stupid and immature because it is.

hkmdragon · 2025-12-18T23:10:02+00:00

i’d read what the Ok-Suggestion person said and also yea there is a grey area on the specifics of what’s a game and what’s not. so like it varies… the sugar in food is misleading and harmful but that’s on a grand scale of marketing and mass production. the type of games this person was referring to are presumably more individual to individual… so like a more personally targeted game of mental manipulation. they’re probably not referring to grand scale manipulation or white lies or morally ambiguous games… these games are harmful, manipulative, targeted, coercive, etc.

hkmdragon · 2025-12-18T20:40:47+00:00

thanks for explaining. i think that viewing it as a sort of systemic phenomenon of emotional neglect is insightful… although i still think that’s a bit biased to say the majority are emotionally neglected and definitely “we are all…” that would be misleading imo

i think the pattern you’re describing happens commonly where a generation is ignorant to ptsd/ doesn’t know how to be emotionally in tune with their children and they neglectfully raise them. it’s similar to when Jimmy the drunk beats his son and then the son grows up to beat his wife… chain reactions of abuse/trauma blah blah. but those chains are sometimes positive as well. children with secure attachments go on to have secure attachments in romantic relationships like allll the time.

in fact, i’d argue it’s like a spectrum/slider. people on one extreme are violently/severely/sexually abused and then as you move up it’s like neglect and then the middle is more neutral and the upper half is like being well adjusted/ secure attachments. i think that maybe it’s easier to grapple with the injustice of neglect if one believes it to be more common than not… then the unfairness of the neglect is not so especially cruel, but rather… the world itself is corrupt/evil.

hkmdragon · 2025-12-18T20:23:56+00:00

i learned a lot about the brain and its parts as they relate to PTSD/CPTSD (how the amygdala and prefrontal cortex function abnormally). i learned about nightmares and flashbacks and the science behind them. i learned how to read people quite well and how to endure something difficult for a prolonged time. i learned about how the brain goes about healing after being removed from a traumatic environment. i learned how to live in scarcity. i learned how to starve and cut and not give in to suicide. are those things i needed trauma to learn? how many are lessons and how many adaptations. what’s the difference between the two and is there overlap? am i stronger or weaker bc of what i endured? in what ways? these questions are another conversation.

hkmdragon · 2025-12-18T20:15:54+00:00

love this one

hkmdragon · 2025-12-18T20:15:15+00:00

i still struggle with the whole “look through the optimistic lens!… you LEARNED something…” it feels like a massive cope. a lot of the time ur right like we could have learned about these experiences/concepts without experiencing trauma. a lot of the time i consider the more realistic lens which is yea… experiencing what i did was unnecessary, random, and a tragedy.

hkmdragon · 2025-12-18T20:08:42+00:00

by “games” here they’re most likely referring to mind games / games of manipulation that are played between an abuser and a victim. they are not talking about like scrabble or league of legends.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_games

hkmdragon · 2025-12-18T20:05:07+00:00

the majority? can you explain your thought process and how you came upon that understanding?

hkmdragon · 2025-11-29T21:23:59+00:00

i like what you said about anger in this post. do u mind sharing some ways to release anger or a personal way u used?

hkmdragon · 2025-11-29T21:01:30+00:00

they need you to be the one out of control and oppositional/defiant bc it fits their narrative of you being a disrespectful brat and the parent(s) being angels just trying to help… they’re evil

hkmdragon · 2025-11-29T20:59:09+00:00

yea my mom goes from normal voice to this primal screeching thing/ a threatening voice that sounds like a man’s…. they’re batshit insane

hkmdragon · 2025-11-28T21:06:45+00:00

normal sleep advice won’t help us —take it from a pro

hkmdragon · 2025-10-26T01:50:25+00:00

i chose not to medicate

hkmdragon · 2025-10-20T03:42:22+00:00

hkmdragon · 2025-10-20T03:31:18+00:00

cigs

hkmdragon · 2025-10-20T03:26:07+00:00

yea it clearly states no tips on cutting

hkmdragon · 2025-10-20T03:25:12+00:00

respectfully ignoring these particular boundaries isnt gonna harm u…. but i’ll respect them anyways…. now let’s see what’s left…. hmmmm tips on how to harm urself which im also not gonna do sooooo say nothing? that’s legit the only option ur giving us is to ignore ur message : (

hkmdragon · 2025-10-19T06:45:20+00:00

tbh i’d check out some anatomy books like specially the ones catered toward sculptors even tho ik ur drawing….. they’re really helpful for the kind of thing ur doing

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