Athabm's posts

Posted in Hullo. Posted 5 years ago

Hi, and welcome to Voltra! I love that you already have your avatar in your signature, that's fast!

Posted in wholesome quarantine life memes Posted 5 years ago

I love the first one, but I always love that particular meme.

Thanks for the laugh!

Posted in Plant ID, anyone? Posted 5 years ago

Ornamental cabbage, most likely. A brassica of some sort

Posted in I have been neglecting... Posted 5 years ago

Omg, Gaia and all the announcements when they sold it off and everything changed. RIP.

I'm looking forward to this Vibrance Day event, though

Posted in Effects of quarantine on mental and emotional health? Posted 5 years ago

Well....I already stayed home constantly due to chronic illness, but for me it's the absolute inability to see my friends every week or two, which I relied on for mental health. I've spent even more time online on discord, etc, to try to make up for it, and some of my hobby groups have been doing online meets, which is nice

I'm fairly extroverted to start with, and have had a lot of frustration with staying home due to my body's inability to be as active and social as I would like, but it wasn't any kind of sudden change to have to stay home for social distancing in the same way it is for a lot of people.

I did have to stop reading even the foreign news I normally pay attention to, because I was picking up second hand anxiety from people, and that was not helping me out at all. I prefer to focus on what I *can* do during these times, and feel sad or frustrated or whatever when those feelings come up, but not to constantly be confronted with scary things outside of my control, because our brains aren't designed to deal with constant fear. And worry doesn't fix problems or make them smaller, so it's kind of pointless to chase after things that worry me all the time. I still know enough of the news, because you can't really escape it if you're online, but I rarely go seek it out right now, because I'm tired of how extreme and biases articles are, and I can get the facts from websites dedicated to numbers and decrees instead.

I did get tired of watching shows and stuff, so I read some books I'd been meaning to read through my library's ebooks, and that was nice. I think I'll try to read some more novels, because being immersed in another world really does help give my brain a break.

Posted in I have been neglecting... Posted 5 years ago

I love the new boots, and hope they last you longer than normal. I used to wear all my shoes down super fast when I was active, so I feel your pain.

Posted in The Surge [Breaking News!]: New Knick-Knack, Event Info, and Reminders! Posted 5 years ago

Such a cute knick-knack, and I'm looking forward to my first Vibrance Day!

Posted in People are so aggravating lol Posted 5 years ago

Yikes, burning stuff in the middle of a burn ban is super irresponsible. Glad the fire died out

Posted in Hoi . -w- Posted 5 years ago

@Junko7: If you'd like the solstice gear from the last major event, I can send you a bundle

Posted in Hoi . -w- Posted 5 years ago

Welcome!

I see you've already found some cool things to wear

Posted in The Surge [Breaking News!]: Knick-Knack, Comm. Disc., & More! Posted 5 years ago

Yay! Jigsaw!

Posted in I'm ALIIIIIIVE! Posted 5 years ago

@Totalanimefan: Yep!

And also it might help my dad get a diagnosis to help him feel better, too, so it's nice to know that I can help out my family by getting a diagnosis for me.

Posted in My Foot Hates Me, I Swear... Posted 5 years ago

@Amber Lynne: You're right, and patience is sometimes really hard when things hurt. I hope you're having a better day than before.

Posted in I'm ALIIIIIIVE! Posted 5 years ago

@Totalanimefan: Thanks, I appreciate the encouragement. I feel pretty positive, because knowing what's going on is a huge part of being able to get stable/get better. I spent enough years feeling confused and discouraged, just wanting to know why I was ill.

@sunny: Definitely it does