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Lady Stryx

@amstryx.bsky.social

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Story gamer, reader & writer that runs the #MystidHaven #RP community. Honest to a fault. 🧭 To those who value being honest & real, I'm a High Priestess of wisdom. 🦉 To those who prefer living in denial & lies, I'm a wicked witch. 💀

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Lady Stryx @amstryx.bsky.social · Oct 16

The interactive RP of Mystid Haven aims to be more slice-of-life & hijinks with some adventure.
Keep in mind the OCs aren't real and do not necessarily reflect the views for the Scribes running them.
That said they will be RPed to behave like people as realistically as possible.
go.bsky.app/DHDT1zK

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Ashley Nichols @ashleynichols.bsky.social · 1h

Sleepy Zorua snuggles 💖

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Lady Stryx @amstryx.bsky.social · 1h

Here's the 1st one
youtu.be/FaoVpVXcZsA?...

Missing Halloween

YouTube video by Mike Inel

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Lady Stryx @amstryx.bsky.social · 1h

OH. MY. FUCKING. GODS!
It actually got a sequel.
After literally 10. FUCKING. YEARS!
And it's an illegal cliffhanger!
I need more!!!! 😭
youtu.be/9VSeaWiMDns?...

Missing Halloween: 10 Years Later

YouTube video by Mike Inel

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🥀Megwyn Rose🥀 @megwyn.bsky.social · 2h

If I were to crowd fund a project (like my comic for example) what sort of perks would be cool to see? I am really bad at thinking of cool perks for donors 🤔 it's one of the things that holds me back from going for it, so thought I'd ask for opinions 🖤🥰

(Enjoy some older art as thanks in advance)

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Katie Croonenberghs Art @kamakru.bsky.social · 2h

"They appear in ones, then twos then threes
From deepened shadows, and silent grace
Their eyes pierce the darkness through the trees
They watch, and guard this ancient place"

One of my few digitally painted pieces! (it's old lol).
"Prowling Wood"
#spooky #cats #forest #fantasyart

Illustration of a dark forest lit by blue moonlight. A group of dark shadow cat looking creatures with long ears look down at us with glowing eyes. Text reads art of Katie Croonenberghs kamakru.com

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Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle @drdoylesays.bsky.social · 3h

It's not uncommon for trauma survivors to struggle w/ decisions so small we feel ashamed to admit we struggle w/ them-- but that's what a history of having been gaslit or belittled does to our nervous system. Questions of what to wear or where to eat evoke paralysis years later.

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Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle @drdoylesays.bsky.social · 3h

There is zero shame in not understanding what we were experiencing wasn't normal, or that we needed specific support, until late in life. We didn't know what we didn't know-- & there were often people in our life actively trying to gaslight us & normalize what we were enduring.

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Magical Kaleidoscope (Silvi) @magicalscope.bsky.social · 6h

Bastion of Spirit
Tiger shield
2024 Huevember work

Shield with a tiger emblem which can summon a tiger familiar.

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Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle @drdoylesays.bsky.social · 5h

You do not have to understand everything-- or anything, really-- about trauma or recovery to treat yourself .01% more compassionately & respectfully today.

That's where sustainable recovery starts: how we relate to ourselves. Doing & saying the opposite of what was done to us.

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Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle @drdoylesays.bsky.social · 5h

This is a reminder that dissociation is not about "fear." Trauma survivors, as a group, are the LEAST "fearful" people you're ever going to meet.

Dissociation is a reflexive, conditioned variety of a normal, protective, adaptive mind/body response. It's not a "fear" response.

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Spooky Saba 🏳️‍🌈 @ace-of-dragons.bsky.social · 4h

Ten days...

I'm thinking about Ridani today so now we can ALL think about Ridani today 🔥

(accompanying short linked below! 📝)

#DnD #OCSky #SupportArtists

digital art of a fire genasi with wavy fiery hair lying partially in the water. she is gazing upwards with a hand covering one eye

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Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle @drdoylesays.bsky.social · 18h

If growing up you were treated like an annoyance or an afterthought by the people who were supposed to support & love you the most, you're going to be particularly vulnerable to love bombing now.

That's not you being naive'; that's just an injury that requires attention & care.

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Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle @drdoylesays.bsky.social · 18h

One of the most helpful things you can consistently do for a loved one working their trauma recovery is remind them you're happy to clarify anything or reassure them-- that you understand survivors' need for clarity or certainty isn't a "choice," but an itch they can't ignore.

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Merryweather Comics @merryweatherey.bsky.social · 19h

Femboy Sadako

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Lady Stryx @amstryx.bsky.social · 20h

Well, if you find yourself in a pinch again with it, at least you know there's a PC workaround/alternative.

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Lady Stryx @amstryx.bsky.social · 20h

Sry, I use MuMu Player 12 specifically, but their Nebula version is built for older PCs.
It's not good for combat stuff(at least manual combat, if you're doing auto it's fine), but good for viewing story stuff.
www.mumuplayer.com

MuMuPlayer: Best Android Emulator for PC & Mac to Run Mobile Games and Apps

Play mobile games or run Android apps on PC or Mac with MuMuPlayer, which is the first to adapt to Apple Silicon Mac. Supports Android 12, multi-instance and more.

www.mumuplayer.com

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Lorelli @exitrealitystudios.com · 1d

Once upon a time, I had a friend who got very upset with me for getting invested in a thing they liked. I'm long past it by this point but on occasion I think about it and it confuses me all over again.

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Spooky Saba 🏳️‍🌈 @ace-of-dragons.bsky.social · 22h

a DnD character starts as a concept and then through The Trials becomes a person

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Lady Stryx @amstryx.bsky.social · 20h

Since they do give the option to uninstall some things in the Manage Resources of your in-game Profile for when you're done with going through the stories of the different memories and stuff.

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Lady Stryx @amstryx.bsky.social · 20h

Do you have a desktop or laptop with plenty of space?
If so, there's emulators for mobile devices(I find MuMu, which does have a version made for older tech).
You could use that for non-combat stuff(that accounts for the bulk of the space), and unload the "excess" resources on your tablet.

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Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle @drdoylesays.bsky.social · 1d

A hard part of recovery for me was replacing "control" in my vocabulary w/ "influence." Accepting that we "control" almost nothing is hard for survivors who felt powerless growing up-- but that pivot to creating realistic INFLUENCE over our feelings & behavior really matters.

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Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle @drdoylesays.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe you're not exhausted because you're "lazy." Maybe you're exhausted because your nervous system's been on high alert for years, without the option of slowing it down or turning it off.

Trauma symptoms are not "character" issues or "personality" traits.

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Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle @drdoylesays.bsky.social · 1d

Many trauma survivors have been conditioned to avoid confrontation at all costs-- but, as we work our recovery, develop our assertiveness skills, & de-pathologize our "fight" response, we find ourselves unexpectedly open to standing up in situations we would NEVER have before.

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Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle @drdoylesays.bsky.social · 1d

Many trauma survivors pride ourselves on being particularly independent, & we are-- but scratch the surface, & that independence often comes w/ a side order of fear & resentment that we can't depend on others & had to figure things out growing up we should have had support with.

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Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social · 1d

A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue and Green are at a fast food restaurant, observing an automated self-serve menu stand.
Blue: These self-serve fast food ordering things sure are convenient.

Green sits back and watches as Blue ticks through the options of his order.
Blue: No pickles, no onion…
Green: I wonder if it lets me order one with nothing.

Blue watches incredulously as Green makes his own order, choosing no ingredients.
Green: No pickles, no sauce, no onion, no patty, no bun…

Once Green has finished making his order, both foxes jump in fright as an unseen kitchen staff fox yells angrily.
Kitchen fox: Who ordered the nothingburger?!

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