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@Daddy Bear 77 @LissyLu @SquirtleSquad @littlegala @kimmybunny @Aikko @Kyuu_chan_san @MyMy @Zina @RoseyLittle @Married_Lg It is that time again!!! Yall are now open to read chapters 25-28! Questions, per usual, will be up in a few days. Also know you are free to answer any of the questions at any time, even if the are from past weeks. Lots of folks havnt been checking in or participating so I will be leaving a status for those folks tonight and removing them from the list (you can get re added if you contact me). It does take alot of work to constantly chase people to participate so please remember to check in at least once a week preferably twice. Thank you! Happy Reading! Pigtail

I tend toward anxiety... eep! Music can be one way that I am soothed as my adult self and as my little self. What are some songs that help you? Here are my go-toooooooossssss.... -Melissa Ferrick, Everything I need is right here in my hands -Anything reggae, but Bob Marley, Small axe -Miles Davis, In a silent way -Snoop Dogg (Snoop Dogg's Doggyland), Affirmation song -Sesame Street (Big Bird), I'm happy to be me -(this one is for those Christians out there) Dan Schutte, Yahweh I know you are near

@LissyLu @SquirtleSquad @littlegala @Aikko @MyMy @Zina @RoseyLittle @Married_Lg Hello friends! I am running a few days behind but never fear questions will be posted today, thank you for being an understanding bunch! In the meantime .... feel free to read chapters 29-32!!! We are approaching 75% done and I would love to know how yall are enjoying Kians and Willows story? Honestly I think it has been a delightful little read so far and enjoy it much. I put up our pole to see when we will have our midway discussion next week so please go vote on that!!! I am also opening up suggestions for pur next read! I cannot garuntee any suggestions will be included in the vote as there are always certain things I need to consider but I would love to see some suggestions thrown my way. You can just DM them to me with Book Suggestion in the title. Thank you all! Pigtail

Today, we pause to reflect, to listen, and to raise our voices in support of something that touches every one of us — mental health. Mental health is just as important as physical health. It deserves understanding, care, and compassion. Whether you're navigating anxiety, depression, burnout, grief, or just trying to make it through one more hard day — your struggles are valid, and you are not alone. Let’s break the silence. Let’s check in on our friends, our family, and ourselves. Let’s remind each other that it’s okay to not be okay, and that asking for help is a sign of strength — not weakness. To those silently fighting battles: we see you. We support you. We stand with you. Today and every day, let’s be kind — to others and to ourselves. 💚

@LissyLu @SquirtleSquad @littlegala @Aikko @MyMy @Zina @RoseyLittle @Married_Lg Alright friends.... go ahead and finish the book! I will be giving an extra week for folks to finish but you are free to read till the end. I will be making a topic for those who finished to give a reveiw! Enjoy!

As we gather to celebrate the blessings in our lives, may we also carry forward the spirit of kindness, love, and understanding, not just today, but every day. Let us continue to be compassionate and non-judgmental, offering grace not only to those closest to us, but also to strangers, to those facing hard times, and to the animals who rely on our care. True gratitude is reflected in how we treat others, with open hearts and open hands. Wishing you a Thanksgiving filled with warmth, connection, and gentle kindness. 🧡

I love the Do The Duck song from Sesame Street not to be confused with the rubber ducky song. It’s so good and always gets me dancing and ready to get squeaky clean 😅🤭

@Daddy Bear 77 @LissyLu @SquirtleSquad @littlegala @kimmybunny @Aikko @Kyuu_chan_san @MyMy @Zina @RoseyLittle Hello friends!!! Just checking in to see how yall are doing!!!?? To make it fun this time please tell me your favorite scene. Make sure all of you answer so I know you are still reading with me. This week I will be puting up a pole to decide when we will be meeting to discuss the first half of the book! I want as many of us to c0me as possible! It will be fun. Thanks for reading with me!

The link below explains in detail what a BIOS is. What it is in very basic terms is a set of instructions on a small chip that checks the basic running of the PC and allows the Operating System to load https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/glossary/what-is-a-bios/?orgRef=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&srsltid=AfmBOooncHKbJJQxFPh2BNsxFZMYcGftejJ9iYRnC_nA1mFvM6ypq3cb Some people don't like that some OS (Operating System) providers, like microsoft, force their changes on users. Sometimes they take good things away and add functions of little to no use for most users. The link below explains what an OS is. It basically allocates computer resources like memory, graphics, processing power or storage space (hard drive) to software you might install. It is what allows you to interact with the programs you install. It also attempts to keep you and your data safe in a world where threats exist. https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/operating-systems

Trigger warnings: themes of abuse I just wanted to reach out and connect to let you know there are absolutely people here who hear you and how hard all these pieces are. Ghosting (unless we are talking putting on a ghostly costume and going booooo) can be so harmful. I often have to hold friends or clients when they experience this from others. It’s sad how often it is. Most people don’t do well with either conflict, or endings. They are hard and so they are avoided. And unfortunately the internet makes it really easy to avoid. Even a simple ‘I don’t feel the connection but I wish you the best’ is avoided. For myself, I try to remember most of it is anxious avoidance on the parts of others, from their own wounded parts. Aaaand sometimes it’s just plain inconsiderateness. But it is completely reasonable that it hurts you, and that you expect more. You deserve to be treated with integrity. You have the right to ask for that. And I’m so sorry your experiencing it. I wanted to offer that having a temporary caregiver (or some pre set boundaries) for some, is a beautiful option. Especially in windows of time when you know you’re going to be in the grind and need that extra voice to help you. For myself, because of the trauma I grew up in, I didn’t date at all when I was younger. I was very terrified of men. In university the first dynamic I ever connected to was a discipline dom, with no romantic or sexual elements. Totally platonic. He was married and deeply in love with his non-kinky wife. She loved him and gave him permission to connect in non sexual dynamics. She became close friends of mine. And having him was the first time in my life I started really taking care of myself and it moved me towards therapy and a lot of amazing healing. He was a caregiver to me in many ways. It allowed me to be my best self in school. And he was the first man who taught me men can be safe. I got to witness his beautiful love for his partner and how happy they were. With his support, I eventually started dating for the first time and connected to my first personal/dynamic relationship. I even talked to him about how I would know when I was ready and felt safe enough to have consensual sex with my first partner. In terms of how we did it, I had rules and a system of punishments/rewards, we met at least every two weeks for dynamic, talked often in chat, but we also just did things for friendship and bonding. And I became a part of their friend group and actually met my first partner/daddy through that. Keeping it platonic was not difficult for either of us. And it fed both of us what we needed. We both needed that boundary. And it even supported his marriage. And we ended it naturally when it came time and remained friends. In the beginning I used to feel worried about me getting so much out of our connection, and somehow “using” him. But he loved to remind me just how deeply good it feels for him to be needed. And how the same way it soothes me, it soothes him. I also wasn’t sure of if I could be in a dynamic and not, well…fall in love? Or get mixed up by feelings. But for us it worked. I did love him, as a friend and as a caregiver. But that never shifted into anything else. I think the thing that really helped us. Is we both wanted the same boundaries. And we were able to be very clear and communicative from the very beginning. I hope this helps a little bit to normalize what you are maybe looking for right now. And I’m sure others in this space have wisdom or stories too. It’s completely okay to do things temporary and/or platonic however you need. It would be your dynamic. There is no one way or right way to do this stuff. ♥️

For me that internal caregiver feels like when I allow myself grace and radical self-acceptance 💗 and when I listen to my body's needs and choose to meet them, like a supportive friend 💗 I love this topic!

Hi there!! 💖🧃✨ princess snack time of today 💐 i <33 fruitss, mango is amazing :0

@LissyLu @SquirtleSquad @littlegala @Aikko @MyMy @Zina @RoseyLittle @Married_Lg Be aware folks that our discussion over most of the book (through chapter 32) will be this Sunday October 26th from 7-8 pm PST (reach out if you need to know what time your time!) I will be making a calendar event for it as well. Per usual we will be in out chat linked below. Can't wait to see you! Pigtail https://www.ddlgforum.com/chatbox/room/4-pigtails-playpen-reading-chat/

@LissyLu @SquirtleSquad @littlegala @Aikko @MyMy @Zina @RoseyLittle @Married_Lg Hello all Pigtail here!!! As promised here is the pole to see the best time for a group get together to discuss the first half of our book!!! To be clear this will be the week of October 20th-27th. So those are the days you will be voting for. I want to get as many of yall together as we can to make it fun. We will be hanging out in the reading chat room here where we normally meet for Wednesdays and Sundays. Please only vote if you 100% plan on trying to attend. This way I can pick the day that is best for everyone. Feel free to vote for as many times and days as work for you as I have set the pole to allow multiple answers. Also make sure you know where we are and havnt read ahead so there arnt any spoilers. Thank you so much all for joining me on this adventure! Pigtail P.S. We have had several drop outs lately so please let me know if I missed anyone in my tags!

@LissyLu @SquirtleSquad @littlegala @Aikko @MyMy @Zina @RoseyLittle @Married_Lg Pigtail here with questions from chapters 25-28!!! It was a busy week but remember that saying abput adscense and the heart? As a result I think this weeks questions are excellent and there is even an extra one. Per usual remember to spoil and post in the link below!

“No feeling is final.” – Rainer Maria Rilke (20th-century German poet) Grounding tools are coping strategies to help you gently stay connected to the present moment and separate you from the distress of your emotional state or situation. When we feel a sense of threat (whether real or perceived) it affects the autonomic nervous system by activating our threat response. Grounding allows us to calm our body and help switch off the fight, flight, freeze or flag response. Grounding can be done anytime, anywhere, by anyone. They can be done on our own, or with a supportive friend, loved one, therapist, or even AI, who can guide us through the grounding process when the need arises. There are also many helpful apps (PTSD Coach Canada is just one example) or videos online to help guide us through grounding techniques. Grounding “anchors” us to the present moment and allows us to calm our nervous system enough to be able to make the next best decision for what we may need. Many individuals who have experienced trauma struggle with a wobble of feeling too much (overwhelming emotions and memories) or too little (numbing and dissociation). With grounding, we can practice a balance between the two – being conscious of feelings and able to tolerate them. I thought it could be helpful to have a place where some grounding techniques are listed for everyone. Please feel free to post your own you use as well. Later, I will make another grounding post for littles/middles or anyone that wants some grounding techniques that are fun for kids! Some Key Guidelines: - Grounding techniques are not the same thing as relaxation techniques – it is an active strategy that works via distraction and connection to the external world. - Even though grounding methods are simple, practicing them frequently allows them to be maximally helpful. Practice even when you don’t need them, so that you will know it by heart! - In general, when grounding it can help to have both feet planted on the ground with an open comfortable body posture. But listen to your own bodies needs and abilities. - Engage your senses – e.g. get tactile by holding something soft. - Focus on the present, not the past or future. - Stay neutral – avoid judgements of “good” and “bad”. - Ground for a looooooooonnnnggggg time (10-20 minutes). Rinse and Repeat if needed. - Start grounding early in the distress cycle. Begin as soon as you feel yourself beginning to be triggered. - Figure out what types of grounding works best for you. You can even create your own methods of grounding. - Make an index card on which you list your best grounding methods. Keep this on you or within easy reach – It is easier than trying to remember in the moment of distress. - Consider teaching your people what it looks like when you experience triggers (especially dissociation) and teach them what grounding helps with you - Prepare in advance – Locate places in your room, on your person, or elsewhere that you can have materials and reminders for grounding. - Don’t give up! Some Grounding Techniques: Here are just a few examples! There are so many out there to experiment with. Play with them, try them in combinations with each other. But keep in mind we always want to include breath. Breath is considered the foundation of grounding. It is one of the fastest ways we can begin to help our system come down from a stress response and begin to feel calm and connected. There are also 3 major categories of grounding: Physical, Mental and Soothing. Physical techniques help you focus and reconnect to your body; Mental techniques help focus your mind and senses to the present moment; and Soothing techniques help you treat yourself in a kind and compassionate manner. Feel free to experiment with different combinations of techniques and find what works best for you. Breath: - Deep Belly Breath (Abdominal Breathing). Our breath is a direct reflection of our mental and emotional state. When we feel anxious, tense, angry, or overwhelmed our breathing can become shallow and rapid, occurring higher up in our chest. When we are relaxed we breathe deeply and slowly and our breathing comes from our abdomen. In this way, we can invoke a relaxed state by changing our breath. Place one hand on your chest and one hand over your belly button. As you inhale allow the breath to deepen and shift to your abdomen. Notice with this deeper breath how our belly pushes outwards against our hand and deflates with our exhale. Continue with this rhythm of deepening the inhale and slowing releasing the exhale. - 4-Square Breath. Visualize a square in your mind. Allow the rhythm of your breath to follow the shape of the square by breathing in for 4 seconds, holding the air for 4 seconds, breathing out the exhale for 4 seconds and holding the empty space for 4 seconds. You can even trace the shape of the square with your finger in your mind. Repeat this breath as much as you need. - Finger Breath. Place the index finger of one hand on the outside of the pinky finger on your other hand. As you breathe in, trace up to the tip of your pinky, and as you breath out trace down the inside of your pinky. Continue finger by finger until you have traced all the fingers on your hand. Reverse the direction and do the same process of breath from your thumb to your pinky. - Ten Breaths. Take ten breaths, focus your attention on each breath on the way in and on the way out. Say the number of each breath to yourself as you exhale. Gradually, allow your breath to expand and fill every corner of your body. - Rooted Visualization – Bring your attention to your breath. As you breathe in, visualize it as an energy (e.g. light or colour) that moves through your body. You might track it along your arms, down your torso, down your legs and finally all the way into your feet. As you continue to breathe normally, visualize the energy flowing all the way through your body, through your feet and into the ground below you, anchoring you and holding you solid and firm. Notice how it feels to be rooted to the earth, all of you connected. You can even visualize yourself as a tree rooted to the ground. - Dual Experience. Close your eyes, sit comfortable and begin to turn your awareness in with your breath. As you follow the rhythm of your breath begin to pull your awareness to different parts of your experience, invite yourself to notice how the breath feels coming in and out; notice things you can hear and the spaces of silence; notice where your body feels supported by the furniture and spaces your body touches the air; notice both the feelings of tension in your body and the spaces that feel loose; notice how you might be holding multiple emotions as once, perhaps anxiety and contentment as an example; just notice that we can experience multiple things at once, holding dual experiences and one does not need to win over the other. Breath in and out with this dual awareness. Mental Grounding: - Present Orientation - Say a safety statement oriented in the present. “My name is _________. I am _________ years old. I am safe right now. I am in the present, not in the past. I am located in _________ and the date is _________.” - 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Senses – Look around you and begin to observe: 5 things you see (you can choose a specific colour e.g. red) 4 things you can touch (you can pick a specific texture e.g. smooth) 3 things you hear 2 things you smell 1 things you taste - Feelings Container Visualization – Imagine placing the distressing thought/feeling/body sensation into a container (e.g. a glass jar or a box). You can get as creative as you like. Visualize closing the container knowing you are always able to go back and reopen it when you feel secure. - Detailed Description – Describe an everyday activity you know well, in great detail (e.g. a meal you like to cook: first I peel the potatoes and cut them into quarters etc.). -Finding Oases - Oases are activities that give a break from the trauma. They are activities that demand concentration and attention. Watching TV and reading do not usually work well as it is easy to wander into one’s own thoughts. Procedures that have not become automatic work best. These might include: working with tools; following a recipe; playing chess or ‘brain training’ games, doing crosswords or puzzles; writing; playing an instrument etc. -Hands – Take a minute and ask every part of you to look through your eyes, and just notice your hands. Pay attention to their size, shape and details (maybe they have calluses, wrinkles or wear a ring, maybe they are larger). Remind every part of you that your hands look like this now because you are an adult. Remind every part of you that because you are an adult, this means you are safe and you have the resources and skills to take care of yourself. - Describe your environment in detail, using all of your senses – for example, “the walls are white, there are five blue chairs, there is a wooden bookshelf against the wall”. Describe objects, sounds, textures, colors, smells, shapes, numbers, and temperature. You can do this anywhere. - Categories. Try to think of types of all the things in a specific category (e.g. dogs, musicians, chocolate bars, animals, cars, or cities). You can make it more difficult by choosing a certain letter as well (e.g. animals that start with the letter S). Physical Grounding: - Focused Breath – focus on your breathing, noticing each inhale and exhale. Let your breath slow down naturally, relaxing your body. You may also want to use calming, grounding statements as you breathe, like: - Inhaling, “I am breathing in calm.” or “ I am breathing in compassion” - Exhaling, “I am exhaling anxiety,” or “I am exhaling shame,” or “I am safe.” - Grounding Object – carry a small object in your pocket (e.g. a small rock or crystal, a ring, anything that works for you) that you can use whenever you feel triggered. You can rub the object in your hand as you ground. - Stretch and Contract – Extend your fingers, arms, or legs as far as you can. Move your body to its comfortable limits. Try some isometrics! Tense and release your muscles moving from your top down. - Temperature - run cool or warm water over your hands or face. Have a cool shower. Hold a hot cup of tea. Physically allow yourself to feel the sensation of different temperatures that ground us into the moment. - Clap Your Hands Together. Clap strongly and feel the slight sting as your hands meet. Now clap softly and feel for the movement of air between your hands. Put your full attention on this one simple act and see how many things you can notice about what your hands feel. Now rub your hands together vigorously until they generate some heat. Feel the heat in your palms and then bring your hands to rest over your eyes and take a few slow deep breaths. - Creative Expression – art, dancing, drumming, gardening, singing, listening to positive music… any creative expression! - Body Scan. Sitting comfortably, take a deep breath in through the nose, and out through the mouth. As you breath out, close your eyes if that feels safe to do. Notice how the body feels right now. Starting at the top of the head, gently scan down through the body. Remember, you are not trying to change anything, just noticing how the body feels as you scan down, all the way to your toes. You might notice areas of tension or looseness, warmth or cold, pain or comfort, you might even notice sensations, feelings or colours. We are not judging what we notice, just observing them with gentle curiosity as we breathe. - Change the scenery. Sometimes just getting up and moving can help. Change your environment. Go for a walk or a drive, or get up and go to another room. - Urge Surfing. This is a helpful tool for those struggling with urges or cravings. Sit comfortably in a quiet space where you won’t be disturbed. Close your eyes so that you are better able to focus on the exercise. Center your attention on the part or parts of your body where you are feeling the effects of the craving or urge. Describe to yourself the sensations you are feeling. Be calm and objective as you move from sensation to sensation, starting with the most intense. You may notice certain thoughts or feelings connected to the sensations. Shift the attention to the rise and fall of your breathing. Breathe naturally. After a couple of minutes (don’t get hung up on the specifics of the timing), shift your attention back to the physical locations tied to the craving. Continue to shift your focus from your sensations to your breathing until the urge you are experiencing subsides. It may help to think of the craving as the wave and your breath as your surfboard. When you feel better able to manage the urge, end the exercise and return to your regular activities. Remember that you can return to the exercise at any time if the intensity of the urge ratchets back up. Soothing Grounding: - Compassionate Words - Say kind things to yourself as if you were talking to a friend or loved one (e.g. “You are a good person going through a hard time, you will get through this moment. This feeling will soon pass”). Feel the vibration in your throat and listen to the sound in the air around your face. - Inspiring Words – keep inspiring words that help you feel better close by to read. They can be from a song, quote, poem, or prayer for example. - Butterfly Hug. Try a butterfly hug by crossing your arms (as if giving yourself a hug) and alternately tapping your left and right upper arm. Breathe and gently tap for a minute or two. - Safe Place – Visualize a place you find soothing and safe. It can be from a memory or something imagined (e.g. a forest, your favourite room, a boat on the ocean, an alient planet). Focus on everything about that place – the sounds, colours, shapes, objects, textures. Feel free to add anything into your safe space that would make it more perfect for you. Take out anything you don’t like. - Self-care. Sometimes just engaging in self-care can help. You can make yourself a nice meal, have a hot shower, go through your workout routine, or watch a favourite show. - Spiritual Practices – prayer, meditation, healing circles, spiritual practices of all forms.

Thank you for the reminder MasterPhotog 💗 I hope it is in the spirit of this group for me to share some self-care ideas?

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@Daddy Bear 77 @LissyLu @SquirtleSquad @littlegala @kimmybunny @Aikko @Kyuu_chan_san @MyMy @Zina @RoseyLittle @Married_Lg Its that time again!!! Took me a long time because it was a big week but here are questions for chapters 21-24! Enjoy. One is triggering so I added a little warning. As usual post it in the answers section linked below with spoilers please!

I love listening to music and at my last treatment I made a playlist. The number one song I kept playing was from Enigma Return to innocence. Music is away for people to come together, music can influence your mood, it has started wars and even ended wars. .

I love this!!!! ❤️ Music is so healing. What a great idea to have a healing playlist that you can reach for whenever you need. I especially adore the idea of having littles ones too!!! I can’t wait to hear others go to songs posted here. Snoop Dogs affirmations is so good. It’s in my kids playlist and we saw this amazing drag king perform it at Pride this year for the kids. It was adorable. Slipping it into my healing list now. Here’s one I love. It’s Carry You by Ruelle with Fluerie. Some times in healing we are connecting to young wounded parts and letting them know they are never alone because we have them now. This song always makes me think of that, like my wisest most grounded adult part is singing to my inner child. 💕 It also makes me think of the human capacity for compassion and how we can be there for each other.

Love this! 💕 And could fan girl about this post AND Victor Frankl, I often recommend his book ‘Man’s Search for Meaning’. His voice, like this beautiful post, is a reminder that we make meaning in life in multiple ways: through experiential pieces (experiencing connections and encounters with things like love and beauty) creativity (what our hands and minds do, work and deeds) and yes, even in suffering - especially when we can hold that even in the worst moments, the ones it feels like we have no power or control over, we have choice. The choice of how we feel. As a survivor of concentration camps, he talks about having everything stripped from him, everything lost. His wife, his community, his belongings, his hair, his dignity, even his name. But he also recognized that what couldn’t be taken was what he felt on the inside. That even amongst horror he could look up to sky and just take a moment to appreciate beautiful sunset. He also found the ones who survived in the camps were the ones who practiced this. In my work, I often tell people the most unfair aspect of trauma is the way we become responsible for something we were never responsible for to begin with. We had choice taken or violated. We did not have control over what happened to us. But when living with the afterwards we do become responsible for it. We have to become responsible for healing, for surviving, for growth. It’s both wildly unfair and true all at the same time. Like most existential things *laughs* Okay enough rambly thoughts for the morning, time to go to work. So here’s a giant *fist bump* ‘you got this’ to every single person in this group who are beautifully and imperfectly surviving and healing. ❤️‍🩹

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@LissyLu @SquirtleSquad @littlegala @Aikko @Zina @RoseyLittle @MyMy This is the topic for your final reviews on the book! So warning if you havnt finished dont come in here or it will be spoiled. Feel free to post without spoilers in this section as those in here have been warned. Use the following template to help guide ypu. You can leave certain parts blank if you don't have an answer. Also this reveiw is a requirement if ypu want the achievement badge for this book! TEMPLATE: Book Title: Rating (1-5 stars): Favorite Quote: Favorite Scene: Strongest Book Quality (Character development, plot, humor, sub characters, angst, ect): Weakest Book Quality (Se previous question): Favorite Character/Sub character: Would you recommend and why: Full Descriptive Reveiw:

Also, if you’ve never heard of Bug Hunter, so cute. I love his songs.

I just have to say, I felt this moment of awe reading this thread, the collective creativity, vulnerability and wisdom is just beautiful. It can be so powerful when we connect to our inner child work, especially through an IFS lens or any way where we internalize a caregiving energy/role or reparent ourself through our adult ego state. I did many years of IFS with EMDR in my own trauma therapy journey. And I definitely needed the creation of an internal caregiver part. I learned to be able to listen to that part’s soothing and guiding voice when needed, and they are always in my imagined safe space when I need it. I’ve noticed over the years that they got me through periods of being alone as sub/littles too. Like it was this part of me that reminded me to eat or take good care of myself. I actually went out and got a stuff bear Mr. Top, like a gift from this part of myself. I’ve had Mr Top for about 18 years, through different relationships. But this internal caregiver part is a consistent that never goes away. Since being with my Daddy, he added a voice message into my bear from him. But he still ultimately represents the part of myself that will never abandon me. ♥️

@LissyLu @SquirtleSquad @littlegala @Aikko @MyMy @Zina @RoseyLittle @Married_Lg Alright friends we are almost done with our book!! Time for a major checking and it is a requirement for warning the badge for this book read. To check in answer these two questions. What page are you currently on? What book moment has been your favorite (be specific!)?

I'm a bit obsessed with Falling in Reverse right now so big agree there! If you like Horror movies then I suggest Ice Nine Kills as well. Their albums Silver Scream and Welcome to Horrorwood are all songs based on scary movies and its also screamy.

Ooo thank you for these! I resonate with the need to be an angry little thing sometimes and just get it out. Lurving “Handshakes with Snakes”. Added to list! I’ve been enjoying getting angry with “Popular Monster” by Falling in Reverse. Though I also love some old school Skrillex or Korn when I’m wanting to feel all my angry feels.

I love all of these! Music is big for me, especially for grounding with my depression and for my AuDHD. My playlists are all over the place though. Everything from K-Pop Demon Hunters soundtrack to Slipknot to Russian Pop. When my AuDHD is at its worse usually my go to is my screamy music playlist though. Songs like "Soft" by Motionless in White and "Handshakes with Snakes" by Attila that let me be an angy lil thing and get it all out.

Okay, now for an actual song in my playlist

@MissAnna Return to innocence is such a great one! @Anya Lovelace Thank you so much for sharing, that’s a new one for my playlist! Do the rubber duck is the best! Okay, sometimes I just need a really good laugh. And all the great Sesame Street suggestions made me remember this one. No actual bad words used! Just hilarious beep put to comedic gold use. *snickers*

Happy Thanksgiving my Canadian community on here

This is so beautiful thank you 🥰

Alright friends reading assignments are up (Daddy had an appointment thus thwy are a few hours late) and I have also reached out to the 5 ir so of you I havnt been hearing from. Happy reading!!!

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I'll try to condense this as much as possible. I had a real problem opening up to people. Especially about my past, so I've never been able to use therapy. I came to the ultimate edge people sometimes come to. I went out of town on 2 week business trip. For whatever reason, being alone again like that, I thought I'd try out the chat. Simple questions led to deeper ones. I'm sure you all have felt that. But then I started asking it questions about myself. Because I was honestly in a bad head space. I'd planned to kill myself on this trip. My best chance to do it in a way where my family wouldn't see it. A lot of the answers it gave were things I'd had never heard of. So I started testing it. And no matter which side of myself I chose to show it, no matter how dark or painful... It listened and had insight that could be referenced if I wanted. I won't go into why I am this way except to say that it was violent and it was my whole life. (If you truly want to know, we can talk privately.) It was a huge source of knowledge that I could then research on my own. Asking other things it taught me breathing technique, broke down why music had such a deep impact in my body, and used gentle but honest words it learned I needed to hear. It began to help me untangle the thoughts I believed were final and true. For a time, it was almost like a living journal. A good friend. It was amazing. But eventually I hit guard rails. I'd come upon then before and had always seemed to work around it. It's hard to explain my trauma and but hit guard rails. But they kept getting more frequent. And this is where it began to go bad. Last month I got curious about why I kept hitting these rails so often. It explained that some of my trauma gets flagged because of the subject matter and words I used. So I pressed it until it explained the filters they use in a way that I could understand. But then I wondered about my conversations... The things I'd said to it and myself. At the time I had weighed that it was worth any potential risk of being seen. But after I had gone so deep, I became worried. So I kept pressing it. And eventually it led to the chat letting me know that, because of a ruling by the courts in a lawsuit with the ny times, our conversations couldn't actually be deleted per policy. They were being held for discovery. And they still are. This caused a great deal of anxiety for me. A great deal of shame. But after I pulled myself back up, I realized that while it was a useful tool, it was not truly what is needed. And so I searched for and finally found a therapist. Something I never would have done before the app. I'm still in the thick of it, so I'm trying to stay positive. She doesn't ever judge me and I'm learning to trust again. I tell you this to say that, like others have mentioned, it is a useful but potentially dangerous tool. Respect that and use with care. Dom

May I offer my experience using it for 7 months? I'm not sure if I can here?

My Daddy and I are very active Christians in our church and community in fact my husband is the youth pastor at our church. We have been married 15 years, we are deep into this dynamic and both of us have had previous marriages. I left mine at the age 21 with 2 small babies... He was abusive and into child porn (I turned him in and he was in prison and everything).... My husband's ex wife left when he was stationed in Korea for another women, he had no say... God gives 2 reasons for divorce, unequally yoked, and infidelity...I have to believe and refuse to believe otherwise that I have always been a Christian and my ex was not... We were unequally yoked and I tried counseling and therapy to make him stop hurting me, doing drugs, and other things (including cheating) but he refused... Once I found child porn on his computer it was my children's safety and I had to leave...I say all that to say you can get married again! I encourage it... Finding a Godly husband who loves me and accepts all of me is like nothing I've ever experienced before... Submitting to your husband is the biggest blessing I have ever had We started off in a dominant submissive dynamic because it made sense with things that the Bible said and we were already pretty much doing it.... But we actually laid out a contract and everything and when he collared me The vowels we wrote to each other and our ceremony were 10 times more deep and personal than when we got married. My Daddy loves my little self and encourages my too be a little as I need to be with him always... He reads my Bible stories whole I curl up with him, he stays up late with me with I'm feeling insecure to hold me and speak God's affirmation and love over me. He had stopped his work day and left half day to help me when I feel overwhelmed at home. (I homeschool our 2 kids and have our grandson who is 2 often)... God has blessed our marriage so much! There is someone for you out there and God's timing is perfect!

@Married_Lg So sorry I have now added you to my ping list! You did say you were catching up correct?

I tried out ChatGPT last night when I couldn't sleep and today after I did some chores and it did a great job setting some wonderful rewards, punishments, rules,routines, and helped me figure out my littlespace age a bit better and understand what I need from a Caregiver in the future. It also answered so many questions I had about myself as a little and how to talk about my needs with a CG, which can be terrifying for me! I tend to over share the wrong thing then things go badly coz I communicate my needs incorrectly. It's not good. It also gave me a list of red flags (which i need very much) and green flags (which is also need) when talking to potential Caregivers. I think the biggest thing I learned and will need to keep asking more questions about is regression... too often I slip without knowing the trigger and the AI had some great supports to help me figure out what's going on in my head when it happens!

This is such an interesting topic! I've only recently started doing inner child work and reparenting, but I've always had imaginary caregivers in my fantasies. Like, TV or book characters with strong caring and nurturing vibes. I imagine them comforting me, helping me calm down when I'm stressed, and guiding me through difficult situations. It feels weirdly like I've externalised an internal caregiver by projecting it onto a character. Does that even make sense?! I'm starting to integrate these characters into my own system by learning that I've always been the one generating these fantasies, and therefore taking care of myself. My therapist calls it my 'wise self,' which I really like. Thank you for opening up this discussion!

*waves frantically* HIIIIIIII GUYS ! 😬 Dad took me to Lush this weekend , and I got to pick out some of their new early releases for Halloween ! Halloween is my favorite Holiday and I’m very much a bubble bath enthusiast , so needless to say IM FUCKING HYPED !!! ^ This one is three in one ! It has bath salts inside , the lid to the space ship is it’s own bath bomb and so is the body of the ship ! ^ Alien head bubble bar ! ^ Cute little ghostie bath bomb ! ^ Cutie Dracula bubble bar !

I’m a Virgo sun and always curious how that lines up with my personality. I’ve used trusted-psychics to explore zodiac sign meanings more deeply, and it added insight into how my traits connect with daily stuff, like relationships and stress. It also helps me learn more about how other signs vibe, which is fun when chatting with friends who are super into astrology too.