Personality Disorders Community Check-in: March 25th - March 31st
Happy Friday PD Community!
Hello everyone! I hope you all are doing wonderful and that your day is filled with warmth and joy. If it doesn’t feel that way right now, I hope you recognise the strength within you to keep going as you have all these years.
🌻What’s your favourite animal and why?
🌻How are you feeling this week?
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DBTuesday (Topic: Emotion Regulation: Opposite Action)
Thoughtful Thursday (Topic: Self Compassion)
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@LavenderFlower
Hi, Flower,
1. What’s your favourite animal and why?
I think it's the cat. I am surrounded by them. I have one kitty who lives with me. She is a full time indoor cat. And I feed a bunch of feral cats.
2. How are you feeling this week?
Unfortunately, I'm feeling like I cannot trust 99% of people.
I think cats can get a bad rep for having their own personality, but really they are such sweet animals. They understand us so well, and they tell us exactly how they feel as well. I think it's so sweet of you to feed and nurture so many wild cats as well ^^ I don't think it's strange to go through periods of not trusting others. Sometimes there is a memory that comes up or old triggers that happen that can bring up these feelings, and we just need a moment to think, relax, and slowly trust again. I hope you are doing better Purple!
Heya @LavenderFlower
🌻What’s your favourite animal and why?
I like dolphins because they're extremely intelligent and they're cuute ... lol
🌻How are you feeling this week?
I feel I can be better : ) I met this wonderful friend and Im determined to be a better person & a better friend
@Adeline12345
I love dolphins for the same reason! They are just so adorable. Also, that is absolutely amazing Adeline! I'm so happy that you found a reason that life can be better for you. I'm sure your friend must be a great person. I wish you the best!
@LavenderFlower
I love wolves 🐺 I like them because they are so beautiful and intelligent there family oriented and the way they run is so cool!
@SystemFireSkye
Wolves are so majestic. They just look out for each other, and it really is a family. It'd be nice to have our own "pack" in our lives, whether it be friends or family~
1) I've always said that if I had a spirit animal, it would be a Mogwai. (Yes, I'm talking about Gizmo, the furball with baby hands and fuzzy Yoda ears from everyone's favorite Christmas movie.... Gremlins.) Why? Because under ideal conditions, the Mogwai is cute and cuddly and adorable and smart and just an all-around joy to be around for everyone. But then there's these rules that have to be followed. Rules that don't make any sense to the majority of people on earth but still must be followed. Because if any of these rules are broken, the Mogwai, helpless to stop itself, gives birth to the Gremlin...a hateful creature that is instinctively as mean as it is ugly.
And that's something I relate to on a very personal level.
2) I'm feeling....something. I don't know. Like I want to be optimistic about the future but so much of that is dependent on the choices other people make and optimism has never really played out well for me. But I gotta fall forward if I have to fall at all, right?
@thecenterdoesnothold
I haven't seen Gremlins, but that physical description (furry animal with small hands and Yoda ears) sounds adorable. 😊 And I love the psychological description as well.
- If people are kind and willing to behave in certain ways, then the Mogwai is a blessing to be around
- If people aren't able to act in these ways (possibly based on not understanding why it matters), then the Mogwai is wounded in ways that lead to it becoming something really difficult to be around (to say nothing of how hard it must be for the creature itself to become something that feels so ugly and full of suffering 💜)
And gotcha--you're hoping for certain things in the future, but a lot of that depends on other people acting a certain way which hasn't felt like it's something you can reliably count on.
@LavenderFlower
Hiya peeps, good to see you all!
My animal is the wolf 🐺. There family and stick together. There so amazing to see rrun! There smart.
Ima doing ok, it's been tough, I been away from cups awhile, so happy to be back!
@SystemFireSkye
I really like wolves too. 😊 And welcome back to Cups--hope you're able to find what you're looking for here.
@QuietMagic
Thanks magic, it's pawsome to be back, I've missed being here.
Favorite Animal: Jellyfish
How I am feeling: On edge. Panicked and afraid.
@SweetPearCrumble
Wow, I never would have thought of jellyfish, but they are really cool now that you mention it.
Sorry that you've been feeling panicked/afraid. 😟 Did anything happen that led to you feeling that way?