Eek Ack
@eekack.bsky.social
EA stands for Eek Ack!
Just another person introspecting about life. Have a history of being quite involved in the other EA. Dipping my toes in this post-rat thing
Salient topics as of this writing: money, parents, guilt, impact, feeling (in)secure, life
Just another person introspecting about life. Have a history of being quite involved in the other EA. Dipping my toes in this post-rat thing
Salient topics as of this writing: money, parents, guilt, impact, feeling (in)secure, life
does that mean that trauma is in the present?
June 26, 2025 at 10:04 PM
does that mean that trauma is in the present?
It's not meant to be controlled. I advocate for integration and working with it, not against it. See IFS etc
June 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
It's not meant to be controlled. I advocate for integration and working with it, not against it. See IFS etc
how do we RECYCLE our T.R.A.S.H.?
June 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
how do we RECYCLE our T.R.A.S.H.?
hot take: I think autistic people happen to be more naturally sensitive
June 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
hot take: I think autistic people happen to be more naturally sensitive
I have some internalized T.R.A.S.H. but I'll try not to be T.R.A.S.H. and when I make mistakes, I'll try to learn from them.
Hot take is that everyone is a little bit T.R.A.S.H. and some people are more mindful than others about it
Hot take is that everyone is a little bit T.R.A.S.H. and some people are more mindful than others about it
June 26, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I have some internalized T.R.A.S.H. but I'll try not to be T.R.A.S.H. and when I make mistakes, I'll try to learn from them.
Hot take is that everyone is a little bit T.R.A.S.H. and some people are more mindful than others about it
Hot take is that everyone is a little bit T.R.A.S.H. and some people are more mindful than others about it
ping me via dm or something; would be interested in having a longer conversation about this that is not this public
June 26, 2025 at 9:53 PM
ping me via dm or something; would be interested in having a longer conversation about this that is not this public
It seems like this issue is weighing on you a lot; I personally notice I feel a bit exhausted after reading your texts though I have been feeling quite overstimulated lately
June 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
It seems like this issue is weighing on you a lot; I personally notice I feel a bit exhausted after reading your texts though I have been feeling quite overstimulated lately
I feel compassion towards homeless and I need to learn to still ignore them. I paid for someone’s 20 dollar breakfast off the street. There’s no way doing this everyday is sustainable. Curious how much interaction with homeless do you consider “caring enough”?
June 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I feel compassion towards homeless and I need to learn to still ignore them. I paid for someone’s 20 dollar breakfast off the street. There’s no way doing this everyday is sustainable. Curious how much interaction with homeless do you consider “caring enough”?
The Dalai Lama does have some great takes! He makes me so much more optimistic
June 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The Dalai Lama does have some great takes! He makes me so much more optimistic
I can forgive someone for punching me last time and still recognize that there’s a risk that they may punch me again
June 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I can forgive someone for punching me last time and still recognize that there’s a risk that they may punch me again
Disagree. You can forgive someone as a person and still recognize that the person needs to have some boundaries set / may still be risky
June 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Disagree. You can forgive someone as a person and still recognize that the person needs to have some boundaries set / may still be risky
Boundaries can be compassionate; less pent up resentment over time
June 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Boundaries can be compassionate; less pent up resentment over time
And paradoxically, the permission to allow it to take time leads it to go more quickly and smoothly
June 24, 2025 at 5:26 AM
And paradoxically, the permission to allow it to take time leads it to go more quickly and smoothly
Parents, even if they are also a source of comfort in other dimensions
June 24, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Parents, even if they are also a source of comfort in other dimensions
To be self-compassionate
March 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
To be self-compassionate
To give myself space when difficult emotions arise and I'm not sure what to do. To recognize that I'm trying to do something good for myself even if it on the surface looks destructive.
March 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
To give myself space when difficult emotions arise and I'm not sure what to do. To recognize that I'm trying to do something good for myself even if it on the surface looks destructive.
Or glorified prisons
Actually prisons in the US treat prisoners poorly. Overcharge to contact their family, OTC pain killers. Correctional Officers can be abusive. Well at least one
Know this cuz I took a class with incarcerated folks. Most of these folks don’t even have access to these classes
Actually prisons in the US treat prisoners poorly. Overcharge to contact their family, OTC pain killers. Correctional Officers can be abusive. Well at least one
Know this cuz I took a class with incarcerated folks. Most of these folks don’t even have access to these classes
January 23, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Or glorified prisons
Actually prisons in the US treat prisoners poorly. Overcharge to contact their family, OTC pain killers. Correctional Officers can be abusive. Well at least one
Know this cuz I took a class with incarcerated folks. Most of these folks don’t even have access to these classes
Actually prisons in the US treat prisoners poorly. Overcharge to contact their family, OTC pain killers. Correctional Officers can be abusive. Well at least one
Know this cuz I took a class with incarcerated folks. Most of these folks don’t even have access to these classes
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Children are not vending machines that you throw money and care into so they will produce achievements and care for you unconditionally as you age and listen to you without talking back or challenging you. You have not built a relationship. You have created a hostage situation.
December 23, 2024 at 8:49 PM
Children are not vending machines that you throw money and care into so they will produce achievements and care for you unconditionally as you age and listen to you without talking back or challenging you. You have not built a relationship. You have created a hostage situation.
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Finally, being witnessed and validated in a psychologically safe social setting is key.
True for adults (grief groups, therapy, community)
& for children (being asked questions, being held, comforted, allowed, given helpful language for conceptualizing and expressing the experience and its impact)
True for adults (grief groups, therapy, community)
& for children (being asked questions, being held, comforted, allowed, given helpful language for conceptualizing and expressing the experience and its impact)
December 2, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Finally, being witnessed and validated in a psychologically safe social setting is key.
True for adults (grief groups, therapy, community)
& for children (being asked questions, being held, comforted, allowed, given helpful language for conceptualizing and expressing the experience and its impact)
True for adults (grief groups, therapy, community)
& for children (being asked questions, being held, comforted, allowed, given helpful language for conceptualizing and expressing the experience and its impact)
One option is to... cause my parents more pain by distancing myself from them.
Then I can work through my own challenges
so when I come back I don't get hurt by what they say anymore
The thing is that this might take a long time and idk if it will resolve before my parents die
#HealingIsntLinear
Then I can work through my own challenges
so when I come back I don't get hurt by what they say anymore
The thing is that this might take a long time and idk if it will resolve before my parents die
#HealingIsntLinear
December 30, 2024 at 6:16 PM
One option is to... cause my parents more pain by distancing myself from them.
Then I can work through my own challenges
so when I come back I don't get hurt by what they say anymore
The thing is that this might take a long time and idk if it will resolve before my parents die
#HealingIsntLinear
Then I can work through my own challenges
so when I come back I don't get hurt by what they say anymore
The thing is that this might take a long time and idk if it will resolve before my parents die
#HealingIsntLinear