i ran a super smash brothers club in high school and we literally had to shut it down for this reason. like the class that used the room after us was complaining that the room was unusable
okay but I’ve actually have been meaning to write a post about Herbalife here in Korea but i always forget.
I grew up seeing Herbalife being sold by obscure family friends saying the same shit and i knew it was all bullshit, anyway a few years ago i thought herbalife was done, until i stared being followed by leagues of Korean people that sell herbalife and it’s like on a whole different level, they only post about herbalife, selfies drinking that sludge and on Herbalife event and selling herbalife and how much they love it and how much it has changed their life. its low key feels like a cult and it never ceases to amaze me.
Cannot recommend WDHDT highly enough. I’ve found it helpful not just for romantic relationships, but also for growing up w a “unexplainable/uncontrollable” dad.
IT HAS ALSO BEEN REALLY HELPFUL FOR UNDERSTANDING ONLINE MOB HARASSMENT.
So if you’ve ever been bombarded w threats to be raped/killed, (so…if you’re a minority and you’ve been on the Internet for a while), this book might be useful for getting clarity around the whole entitled, abusive mindset that drives certain kinds of people to behave that way. And by “getting clarity”, I mean (for me) being able to go “oh, that’s what’s happening” and not really feel scared anymore. Or angry, or drawn out into it, or anything.
And if you’re still standing around going “but how does something like GamerGate happen?” or “but why do men hit their wives?” or whatever – please read that book and learn something.
^^^^ truth WDHDT is fantastic at cutting down MRA bullshit and calling it what it really is
Please consider reading these. WDHDT is really, really helpful. And I know some of you are struggling with abusive relationships, friendships, families, etc. You’re not alone. There is help.
Yo. This family holiday, please, please take care of yourself. You aren’t there to be anybody else’s cushion.
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents
Reading any of these books does not mean you don’t love your parents or family. It’s just self care for helping you cope and not repeat the behaviors.
All the books in this thread are great; adding this one because it was the most helpful to me. Free pdf here
toxic parents is the book i checked out from the library last january that REALLY SINCERELY helped kickstart my road to recovery. even if you are not a victim of abuse, they are invaluable reasources, but help pass them around so people who have been abused can have access to material that actually, genuinely, sees them and provides them with concrete help
Reblogging because Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents is fantastic. Plus, in addition to helping you better understand human psychology, books like these can impart insights into sociology as well.
If you want to know why I talk about fear anytime I’m talking about authoritarianism, read things like this. Learning about the roots of narcissism, immaturity, and toxicity in human relationships can really help you understand culture as a whole.
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