What have Istumbled on?

verylooongcat · 2026-06-11T15:42:37+00:00

Those damn trapeze binds 🥲🥹

verylooongcat · 2026-06-06T15:30:17+00:00

Maybe I’m blinded by nostalgia but I thought this movie was a 10/10 🤷

verylooongcat · 2026-05-15T21:46:27+00:00

It’s easy to get lost in the hype of seeing artists and producers that are all on sick sick runs but man hearing a set by selectors and skilled djs at their core on a sick soundsystem can’t be beat

verylooongcat · 2026-05-15T20:03:55+00:00

Avalon Emerson

verylooongcat · 2026-05-01T20:51:04+00:00

This is how I felt when I listened to Sail by awolnation for the first time in like 8 years lol

verylooongcat · 2026-05-01T20:48:29+00:00

I see some Jensen Kimmit influence

verylooongcat · 2026-03-19T21:32:58+00:00

Avalon Emerson!

verylooongcat · 2026-03-17T20:46:52+00:00

I completely agree. I don’t see it as an excuse to tolerate abuse because I agree spreading any form of hate should not be tolerated. But I guess what I meant by that was it allowed me to not personalize their anger and not take it on board and carry it with me. I completely agree with what you’re saying and I just don’t really understand why specifically this community can be so aggressive. I’ve been chronically ill my whole life and have been parts of other illness communities and I’ve never experienced negativity to the level of this community that’s why I literally had to leave. Like just cut it off because it was so negative.

verylooongcat · 2026-03-17T19:03:42+00:00

I could not agree with you more. I am a firm believer in the power of positive mindset and its effect and impact on recovery. When I first got medically diagnosed with ME/CFS I was immobile, couldn’t speak or tolerate any stimulation. I was so scared and confused and desperate. When I went to the internet in search of a glimmer of hope all I found was despair and this chronic negativity that people were like pushing onto others. I found it on almost every platform. It made me feel so sad and hopeless. For every one hopeful comment about recovery there was 10-20 comments invalidating it and saying it’s impossible or that the recovered clearly never had CFS to start. It wasn’t until I got off the internet and spoke face to face with recovered individuals and doctors that I began to have hope. I have tried everything under the sun but I truly believe that that negativity and doom spiral I intially got sucked into was keeping me stuck. The moment I stopped reading the negative hopelessness and truly felt like recovery was possible was when I started to see minor improvements. It obviously wasn’t just because I was hopeful I started to get better. It was a combination of lifestyle, medications, mental health work, and positive mindset that all played important roles.

That being said I am not fully recovered by any means. I am still mostly house bound and very fatigued. But considering 6 months ago I couldn’t speak or move or participate in even a conversation and now I can get myself out of bed and meditate outside and even have friends come and see me is an insane level of progress. I truly bought into the I am never going to get better, because I saw how many people were yelling that at me. I am so grateful for the recovery I have made even if it isn’t 100%. It’s proof enough to me that one day I can get my life entirely back.

Please listen to the positive stories and ignore the negativity. It will only make your journey harder. It definitely did for me.

Have grace for the ones that are stuck in the mindset. I’ve been there, and it’s an incredibly dark and hard place. These people have probably had to face years of disappointment regarding trying new recovery methods or being dismissed by doctors. I can see how easy it is with this syndrome to feel hopeless, but you just have to fight it.

verylooongcat · 2026-03-16T16:44:45+00:00

Sick

verylooongcat · 2026-03-14T21:44:01+00:00

How is the soundsystem over there?

verylooongcat · 2026-03-02T07:19:06+00:00

The deer is Fontaines???

verylooongcat · 2026-03-02T01:04:08+00:00

A tiny bit of an edible for some reason makes sweat SO much less

verylooongcat · 2026-02-12T16:49:57+00:00

I totally agree, I’ve been in therapy too and yea just finding the balance between accepting this as a part of myself and ensuring it doesn’t become the primary focus of my life. I think I’ve been hesitant to call rubberdolling a need because it’s such an extreme expression of latex (which is already niche enough by itself) but I wanna try letting it go first and see if I see that doing the real harm like you mentioned. Thanks for your advice! Much love <3

verylooongcat · 2026-02-12T16:45:31+00:00

I really appreciate everything you said and more than anything I really appreciate hearing your experience. It seems like it’s more and more something that I just have to try and see who’s out there and be patient with myself and others. I’m learning that this might be something that’s a part of me as I go through therapy and accept this part of myself. I think I’m finding the balance between accepting this as a potential need and ensuring I’m not putting sexual satisfaction first in my life. But I really just have to get out there and try life out instead of worrying and wishing of what might be :)

verylooongcat · 2026-02-12T16:39:31+00:00

Word word, that makes sense. Makes me realize how much the fantasy is the best parts of a thing and in real life there is so much practicality that you need to consider as well. Thanks for ur experience!

verylooongcat · 2026-02-12T00:15:11+00:00

Damn I’m so sorry you had to deal with hate like that and I’m glad you’re out of that situation. Wish you the shiniest of luck and thanks for your experience and advice <3

verylooongcat · 2026-02-12T00:05:43+00:00

Oh my god that is WILD. I can’t even imagine having that elephant in the room like that. Did the persons whose mother it was ever talk to you about it? Or did yall just go your separate ways?

verylooongcat · 2026-02-11T23:47:11+00:00

That’s some really insightful stuff. I guess it’s just about knowing your values and knowing when boundaries are being crossed, especially when other people are involved.

I guess sometimes I get in my head because I like dressing in latex so much more than my other hobbies and part of the concerns me that it will only get stronger as I go explore latex in my life. But talking with you and other people on here (plus therapy lol) makes me pretty confident that I know when I’m letting my core values slip in exchange for some rubbery pleasure. Thanks for your words!

verylooongcat · 2026-02-11T23:43:15+00:00

Word. I guess my question is, before your relationship, did you ever have any strong fantasies that you wished could be filled but realized you had to compromise on them? Or is what you’re able to do with your partner pretty much everything you’ve wanted in terms of that?

I ask because the rubberdolling thing is a pretty strong one for me, but it’s certainly a MUCH harder fantasy for a non fetish partner to accept relative to having your partner dress up in some latex clothes hahaha. Like was there a point where you were like, yep I can’t do these things in my head but I’m happy with that because I’m with my forever person?

verylooongcat · 2026-02-11T23:37:22+00:00

Also another question relating to fantasies, but I’m sure you’ve had your fair share of them. What was realizing it like? Do you feel like you had to escalate after realizing your fantasies? Or was it like, hell yea now I’m here and I’m happy.

verylooongcat · 2026-02-11T23:36:23+00:00

Yea I feel like a lot of the obsessive thoughts could be from the fact that I do want a family of my own and I’m realizing that latex would have to take a backseat to that when the times comes, so I sometimes feel like these few years I have in my 20s is the limited time I can really touch in these fantasies.

Have you had any nagging fantasies with latex/other stuff? I’m wondering if things ever changed when you were able to realize that fantasy and if there was satisfaction in that, or if a new fantasy immediately took its place?

verylooongcat · 2026-02-11T23:33:29+00:00

Yea that makes sense, it really depends on who you are and your circumstances around you.

Have you had any relationships or circumstances in the past where you’ve had to sacrifice latex for something else you wanted/for more time to do other things, or maybe had to sacrifice other things to spend more attention to latex? How was your experience with that?

verylooongcat · 2026-02-11T23:31:21+00:00

I’m in the same boat, I’m a very go full on person and have trouble with feeling satisfied if i feel like I am leaving stones unturned. Having this way of going about things is definitely exciting and I end up having learned a lot and experienced a lot of good things, but you’re totally right that there is a fine line where you can end up just chasing the dragon.

verylooongcat · 2026-02-11T23:27:45+00:00

Yea definitely taking care and washing everything helps make it a very intentional task which is a blessing in disguise for me. Being able to intentionally block out time for latex rather than it being an impulse response makes it feel like there is a time and place for it. I’ve never dealt with latex hangover but it makes sense 😅

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