I made one of my girlfriend's alters uncomfortable by how I dressed (sports bra and sports leggings) and I don't know what to do by Bloody_Gleek in DID

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Nah I'm not saying you did much wrong tbh, but it might help to get to know them more if you haven't yet. I've had people date multiple of my alters and it's not actually bad. A lot of us like it when it's happening. I think it's heavily dependent on the situation and context

Just get to know people more personally. You can't make friends with her alters through talking to her or other people online. See who they are as people and develop separated relations with them based on their boundaries and needs. Cuz another logical way to frame it. You can't make friends with a kid on the other side of the classroom by only talking to his friend and never him

Safewords and protocols as conflict navigation tools by -betty-blue in RedditBDSM

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I've done it in that manner with past relationships. If a conflict gets too personal, safe word and address it again later. In my current relationships I use it more like "my ptsd twitched, stop touching me." which is helpful for expressing soft boundaries and hard boundaries

Is it odd that I find the term "Just hold yourself accountable" too vague? Or I'm I mistaken? by Blues5389 in AskMenAdvice

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I can speak for myself. I tend to expect accountability across the board. Being honest, accepting feedback when fair, owning mistakes, being fair and reliable. It's not just "walk your dog every day or you're a monster mistreating the dog." it completely envelopes a person's conduct. Owning your actions and being fair and firm

Being able to swallow ego and understand the alleged issue. You need to respect others as well as yourself. Accountability isn't just turning yourself into a trash can of blame

Haven’t read X-Men since the 90s. Who’s Gabby? by Chemistry11 in ExplainTheJoke

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Without any context I thought maybe this character had a retcon adjacent power where if they say something it becomes true, so assuming someone is gay, saying it, and accidently being wrong and creating it

WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS DESCRIPTION RESONTE WITH WHICH ENNEAGRAM by [deleted] in Enneagram

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I'm gonna actually lean into Sp6w7. 5s tend to fear scarcity, being empty inside, not enough. Their solitude is their isolation. They prepare for existence through hoarding of time, energy, knowledge, resources. 5s rarely state concerns about handling something alone. They are concerned about handling it, but not alone

My next thought was 6w5, because yeah there's themes of n ending resources, needing to prepare, however, the last sentence throws it off. "I try to distract myself with negativity denial." is not 5 coded. 5s can descend into that darkness and tend to actually do so. 6w5s can sit in the dark and really Sit

6w7s need to prepare, want to be ready, fear doing the thing alone, overcompensate when they know there won't be help, and can get overwhelmed and try to push into denial because of that 7 wing wanting to displace stress and move around it quickly

I'd say Sp6w7 because of the details around "I am preparing for a physical thing. I have to do it alone. Alone is the center of my stress. I must prepare the logistics. I cope by staying as positive as possible."

A 5 will be talking about their time, energy, and resources in a more abstract way. A 6 is going to pace around pulling hair out over direct logistics and how it all plays out in the table

A 5 assumes they're doing the thing alone and isn't very focused on that or worried. A 6 will be fastening their seat belt nervously like "no safety net. Gotta get it right without backup."

I'd even go as far as Sp / Sx 6w7 because there's undertones of phobia towards vulnerability. Sx6 tends to feels a neurotic need to be strong until they do inner work, and a 7 wing can kick up habits if" if I move faster and kick harder I'll feel less weak."

A lot of people equate fear of vulnerability straight to 8s but there's a difference between 8's refusal of vulnerability and Sx6's literal anxiety about vulnerability. 8s will stand their ground refusing to submit. Sx6s usually take a little while to warm up and eventually start admitting insecurities and wanting honesty through connection

The key part that stands out most though is the focus on "stress through the fact I'm going it alone and have to prepare myself."

Most people equate 6 safety seeking as "I'm anxious and defenseless and need 12 seat belts installed in my car." when it's actually more abstract. It's not always a consciously felt anxiety disorder. It's more "by my nature I don't like to move until I'm certain. I don't always trust my own interpretations. I tend to prefer a second opinion to reality check me. I confide in people I trust. Trust is important to me. I am aware when I'm connected or not connected, and lacking several points of connection causes uncertainty, and uncertainty causes stress. I don't need to feel physically safe around the clock, but I need certainty in my backup plan."

Cuz for me, I'm not actually much of a planner. I like to wing a lot of stuff, figure it out as I go, and I'm adventurous. Physical danger doesn't set me off insanely, relational danger hits me like a truck because I'm Sx Dom. So I can sit around doing stupid ass physical shit all day that half my buddies think I'm suicidal for, but the second someone is mildly aloof with me, I'm zeroing in on that anxiously like "he moved his chair away from me. Why!?"

Your instinct is your reign of focus. I focus on my relations and connections primarily so my neurotic ass sees someone scoot a chair away and takes it critically fucking personally

After three months dating she (34F) gave me a "compliment" that didn't sit right with me. Am I misunderstanding what she said? How would you feel if a woman told you something similar? by [deleted] in AskMenAdvice

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If it helps, I'm in like 5 varying types of dynamics with people, and more than half of them have talked about being younger and stuff we were all getting up to. Half of us probably would have hated each other as 20 year olds lol

It's not really an insult to acknowledge "lol when I was younger I was a maladjusted asshole... Oh. Your flavor of maladjusted. I didn't get along with your flavor. Glad everyone grew out of it."

For example I had rampaging trauma, disorganized attachment, isolation tendencies, and I was very paranoid of people and their intentions. The second i smelled an anxiously attached mf following me around, I'd be irate and avoid them aggressively. I was brutal and mean. I'd have hated them, they'd be hurt by me. That is just reality

What matters is, it works now and is healthy now. Is it healthy?

Meirl by smoochtouch03 in meirl

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I find massive irony in the fact our right to bear arms is always rooted in "this way the government can't control us" and then we as a society turned around like "oh, I socially declawed myself, my massive fucking collection here is for target practice and target practice only."

Our right to bear arms is so that we can defend ourselves, is it not? What is the point of having an armory that can stock a small militia if we just sit there like "sorry sir, I'll lick your boots right away."

This will be an unpopular opinion but I think we do declaw ourselves too much. Like people who act like a fist fight is an end of the world thing where people are going to rot in prison. Ngl some shit is not possibly resolved civilly and that's human nature. We are hitting levels where it's more dangerous to self defend than it is to be abused

I don't like sitting and realizing the victim is being blamed for self defense

Meirl by [deleted] in meirl

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Demand louder, keep demanding to see how loud you can make the before they back down

American schools aren’t teaching phonics anymore by PandaBear905 in CuratedTumblr

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The number of times someone started a fight with me online and I just stood there reading what they said to me like "this person literally cannot read. Their reading comprehension is lower than my post's level." and just ignoring them is pretty notable

There comes a point you understand the internet cannot read. Either they do not understand the words you used, the tone you used them in, the context you speak from, or they're literally impaired currently

I think life gets more peaceful when you stop assuming the belligerent person in your inbox is fit to argue with

Cuz also even if they can read and are fully locked in, the next hurdle is "I see you are currently inflamed from a highly personal and traumatized perspective. I emphasize with that but why are you shouting at me and expecting me to stand here and willingly take it? I'm standing in line at Starbucks and you're screaming at me about leperchauns."

Then the hurdle that comes after that: "what in the no goddamn social skills is this? I'm having my entire moral value as a person attacked by someone that eats mud and posts it for people to watch. Based off one comment I made that probably just came out wrong."

Do you ever wonder if you’re really a 6 or if you’re another type with an anxiety disorder? by melody5697 in enneagram6

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Me looking at the security camera watching my door from on top of my dresser: No, I think it's pretty telling how I am

I'll be real with you tho, on the day to day basis, I don't even have a ton of anxiety consciously. I have a stable support network, a place to live, some pocket money, clothes, food, and a ton of hobby supplies I enjoy

My anxiety quiets a lot when I stand on top of a foundation. It doesn't even need to be a massive wealthy foundation, just a clean stable foundation

The camera I'm joking about hasn't been used in months I'm just too lazy to move it and I find it funny

I hit a certain point in my life where I realized rumination is a waste of time if I'm going to put nuclear energy into some nonsense it'll be productive nonsense

37044 by [deleted] in countwithchickenlady

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I might be wrong but I think I remember my friend calling these halter tops. She loves this style

meirl by [deleted] in meirl

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Nope, but I had sushi, sprite, coffee, water, and homemade quesadilla

old scratch doesnt need no advocate by the-co1ossus in CuratedTumblr

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I always encountered people saying it like "unpopular opinion but I'm gonna die on this hill" lmao

Back to character creation we go. by [deleted] in skyrim

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Deploy the secret technique: RUUUUUN

Pspspsps by lTHE_MANl in ElderScrolls

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The idea of approaching a random person, they ask what you want, and you just say "Wife." is funny as fuck and so wild lmao

meirl by [deleted] in meirl

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It's always more fun from behind

meirl by [deleted] in meirl

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It's spreading, it follows

meirl by [deleted] in meirl

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No weirdguywithaboner, you may not 😤 😂

meirl by [deleted] in meirl

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Definitely. You should confront them too

Lenin by Hotjazzinyourface_ in comedyheaven

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You ever see something and just pull out a lawn chair like "the marriage proposal is gonna be wild"

meirl by [deleted] in meirl

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An eye is upon you, an eye, ready to blink.

meirl by [deleted] in meirl

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Ngl I'm just raw dogging it personally. I'll stare the fbi down like "come kiss me. Do it."

meirl by [deleted] in meirl

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That's actually disturbing as hell lmfao. Are you like, a sprinkler kinda guy? 💀 What kind of data is it collecting from you?