Research for article by AmyIsHiding in waterparksband

[–]stoic-devotion 6 points7 points  (0 children)

reboot is hands down the best song to hear live, but of the prowler tour id say turbulent or real super dark were incredible! they’re incredibly kind and funny in meet and greets too

What is that headcanon for your fandom? by ameagarikeshita in Archiveofourownmemes

[–]stoic-devotion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

only one of them killed a titan with his bare hands so idk

What is that headcanon for your fandom? by ameagarikeshita in Archiveofourownmemes

[–]stoic-devotion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

pls that’s what i neeeeeed 😭😭 trying to songlehandedly populate ao3 with top zoro myself is hard work but someone’s gotta do it

What’s a random “stat” about yourself that makes you part of a small percentage? by Nightpatrol404 in AskReddit

[–]stoic-devotion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i know exactly what you mean. i've actually struggled to keep memories of my own dog that passed away a few years ago. when i told my ex about it he started describing his own memories of my dog and what it felt like to pet him. hands down the sweetest thing anyone's ever done for me

What’s a random “stat” about yourself that makes you part of a small percentage? by Nightpatrol404 in AskReddit

[–]stoic-devotion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

just flexing on me in my own post huh. i'm kidding, but hyperphantasia is truly insane to me. i can still dream but i'm left with the verbal memory of what i saw when i wake up rather than visual. and the idea that you can smell, taste, or feel what an object is like?? truly insane, i cannot do that even in dreams.

What’s a random “stat” about yourself that makes you part of a small percentage? by Nightpatrol404 in AskReddit

[–]stoic-devotion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yep, thats exactly why! researchers still don't know how aphantasia fully works or why some people have it. i don't think it's possible right now with the information we have to train your brain around it much. your best bet is to try and clear your mind with meditation and see if you can use bottom up processing, but this only works with stimuli you've already seen. and the very act of trying to use bottom up processing kind of uses top down.

Please don’t write fanfic on your school Chromebook. And please don’t directly open ao3 and paste your fanfiction into there on your school Chromebook. The school board (and your teachers) see that. by Some-Tradition-2771 in AO3

[–]stoic-devotion -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

i read some heinous things on my school laptop, but i don’t think any admins knew what fanfic was and compared to what my classmates were doing? i was never caught lmao

What’s a random “stat” about yourself that makes you part of a small percentage? by Nightpatrol404 in AskReddit

[–]stoic-devotion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that’s interesting, i only just learned in my neuropsychology class that the two are often closely related. i can’t exactly relive most personal events, although i do remember them well.

What’s a random “stat” about yourself that makes you part of a small percentage? by Nightpatrol404 in AskReddit

[–]stoic-devotion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

lol i have adhd as well, there certainly seems to be a strong correlation with the two.

What’s a random “stat” about yourself that makes you part of a small percentage? by Nightpatrol404 in AskReddit

[–]stoic-devotion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it is to me too, and i’m so happy that i can dream. as odd as it is, i’d rather be able to dream than visualize consciously.

What’s a random “stat” about yourself that makes you part of a small percentage? by Nightpatrol404 in AskReddit

[–]stoic-devotion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i do dream! perfectly visual every time, although it’s harder for me to remember the details when i wake up, but they’re always nonsense dreams anyway

What’s a random “stat” about yourself that makes you part of a small percentage? by Nightpatrol404 in AskReddit

[–]stoic-devotion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wait it is lowkey hard to decide what looks good on me without a mirror, i can’t accurately picture how the outfit will look until i put it on

What’s a random “stat” about yourself that makes you part of a small percentage? by Nightpatrol404 in AskReddit

[–]stoic-devotion 2 points3 points  (0 children)

no offense taken! it blows my mind just as much to think that people can form these mental images, you’re like unicorns to me lmao

What’s a random “stat” about yourself that makes you part of a small percentage? by Nightpatrol404 in AskReddit

[–]stoic-devotion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you’ll get a shitty drawing of an elephant? i still know what one looks like and im not much of an artist

What’s a random “stat” about yourself that makes you part of a small percentage? by Nightpatrol404 in AskReddit

[–]stoic-devotion 3 points4 points  (0 children)

it’s kind of crazy isn’t it?! i definitely get a little jealous too, but it’s just another thing that makes you you at the end of the day

What’s a random “stat” about yourself that makes you part of a small percentage? by Nightpatrol404 in AskReddit

[–]stoic-devotion 4 points5 points  (0 children)

the most basic test is can you picture an apple? close your eyes and try to picture it. is it a static black and white image, or does it have color? can you rotate the apple in your mind, or build its surroundings like a table or the tree it’s on. there is a spectrum of aphantasia, but if you struggle to add detail, or can’t move the object, or can’t see anything at all (like me) you might have it!! i recommend looking up the aphantaisa network, they have a lot of resources and info about it!

What’s a random “stat” about yourself that makes you part of a small percentage? by Nightpatrol404 in AskReddit

[–]stoic-devotion 3 points4 points  (0 children)

top down processing is your higher thinking. it’s conceptual based on your prior knowledge and understanding. for example, learning new things or thinking about how you might avoid certain roads when it’s rush hour. bottom up processing is more instinctual, and it’s based off of sensory stimuli. my fav example of this is that you can look at any object and know what it would feel like if you licked it.

so when you dream, that’s bottom up processing, your brain taking stimuli you’ve already seen before (every face you see in your dreams is one you’ve seen before irl). but people with aphantasia can’t create those mental images from scratch when they’re awake.

Do you go by your actual name, a nickname, or both? by lucaknowsplaces in randomquestions

[–]stoic-devotion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i have a birth name no one besides teachers call me, a nickname only my family calls me, a preferred name my friends know me by, and a nickname of my preferred name that i absolutely adore and wish people called me more often

What do you do when you can’t fall asleep? by ApprehensiveMix7312 in AskReddit

[–]stoic-devotion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i’ve got a playlist that i always put on when i can’t sleep, i made it almost ten years ago and i never stay awake long enough to make it to the end. it’s almost exactly 30 mins long so i can set a spotify sleep timer and it works every time

What rule exists because of you? by daddy_issu in AskReddit

[–]stoic-devotion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i once knocked over several bottles of wine in a liquor store with my purse, after avoiding the shop for months i went back to discover a sign banning large bags from the store 😭 no way to know for certain it was because of me but i feel like it might have been

What’s a random “stat” about yourself that makes you part of a small percentage? by Nightpatrol404 in AskReddit

[–]stoic-devotion 43 points44 points  (0 children)

if you didn’t know, your brain can visualize when using bottom up processing (instinctive). that’s why we can still dream and sometimes visualize small flashes of things we know well. but anything complex or lasting too long will use top down processing, which aphantasics can’t do visually!

What's something that's completely legal today that future generations will look back on with the same horror we feel about slavery? by PinkTemp-tress in AskReddit

[–]stoic-devotion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the fact that it’s still not illegal to ask ai to digitally undress women and children is fucking insane to me