Oh man, listen to Weird Al's song Mission Statement. I love that it exists.
That Bluey episode: "Maybe you just saw something you wanted" 😭
Midwives bringing monsters into the world sounds like a game I'd try.
I've used an app called Precise Volume to achieve the effect of lower-than-default volume. But I'm not thrilled it takes an app to do that, so your method could be nice.
You're like my first Lemmy celebrity
Baba Yetu, the Swahili opening to the game Civilization 4. Wikipedia says it's the first song made for a video game to win a Grammy.
First thing I thought of, thank you
I split with my ex of 10 years (together while I was 18 thru 29ish) and took for granted what support I did have. I'm lucky to have had parents and adult siblings on my side.
You're doing a heavier lift than I had to. I'd have been in a bad place if I had no support. You were dealt a shitty hand. But the support is there, and you're on the right track to healing by seeing your therapist. Future you will be able to look back and see this for the learning experience it is. Today my wife and I tease past-me about some red flags I ignored about my ex.
I want to share Tragedy + Time by Rise Against with you. It may come across as intended for the bereaved, but its words do not gatekeep feelings based on the cause of them. (It says "she" once but don't get hung up on the gender.) In fact, I am tearing up right now at the thought that you, feeling what you feel, might find some solace in it.
Inspiration is the 4:56 mark of this. <3
https://youtu.be/kcxK1Tnwy5M&t=4m56s