[OOC: RAHHHH you two are so beautiful!!!]

@rrreconXENONSAiKOU Your suggestion has been added to the box! \x/

@rrreconXENONSAiKOU Don’t remind me…

@leucinelucy Ok sorry guys, it was a joke, don’t cancel mee…

… So, I didn’t fall asleep until 5:00 in the morning… Although I’ve never ever pulled an all nighter because of studying before.

waves Hi! Resident neuroscience student!

VR-PTSD is not my research area, but from what I know about it, @marlostCAIN ’s summary was pretty good. Unfortunately it is still not understood particularly well, but I’ll try to share what I do know.

Correction: The brain is directly affected by trauma in PTSD in general, not just in VR-PTSD. Fear-based memory is associated with the amygdala, and some studies show changes in the volume & activity of the amygdala in PTSD patients. There also seems to be an effect on hippocampal activity… I’ll have to look more into biomarkers of PTSD when I have a chance. (1/?)

There are a couple of current hypotheses on VR-PTSD, the dominant one being that the person’s consciousness becomes ‘stuck’ in the virtual internet due to emotional overload destroying the ability to disconnect. It has been observed that cells around the physical location of the cyTus chip, as well as cells in the prefrontal cortex governing the executive functions even necessary to say “alright, I’m going to disconnect” in the first place, sustain damage to their receptors due to the trauma causing an overactive stress response. It’s quite a debilitating disease, but I’m hopeful that we’ll find a cure within our lifetime.

I’ve even heard that positive emotional stimulus, such as music that reminds the patient of their life before the trauma, can help stimulate regrowth of those damaged connections. Or maybe that’s just my childish hope talking.

(Re: the hashtag, @miracleworkerAdamas @leucinelucy what do you think? Personally I feel it’s okay to leave it on this post.) (2/2)

@sung_liskyscherry @chef_jrChef_JR Thank you!

@nekoNEKO#ΦωΦ HOLY CRAP THE REAL NEKO?!

Now I want chamomile, too... (I think everybody on iM already knows I have sleep difficulties)

@ramtabootino Augh, I can't get away from that show! Everywhere I turn someone is talking about that stupid purple hare (Dax??). Good for her, I guess...

@ramtabootino That's scary...

Syd

It looks a bit "Christmaslike" for this season (?) but would eat!

[OOC: I fear there's nothing "Live Action" about this roleplay.]

Music is LIFE!!!! Especially Xenon!!! \x/ \x/ \x/ I love concerts~ Even though I’m such an internet addict (cri) there’s nothing like being super close to the stage physically qwq

I’m into a lot of stuff but I really like digital hardcore! My favorite besides dearest X is Ada Rock (and her old band Blank Dresses!!!) and I also love farawayribcage. And how could I forget femdma <3

[OOC: Ada Rook, Black Dresses, faradayribcage, and femtanyl!]

[sticker:chef_jr/vanessa_awe]

[OOC: WOW I LOVE THEM!! I’ll be drawing some too!]

[OOC: @pixel_jelly190pixel_jelly190 I like Flavor Foley a lot too :) Especially Butcher Vanity and Spoken For. I don’t think the song FIRE!!! is under Flavor Foley but it’s a collaboration between 2 of the members (Jamie Paige & Vane Lily) and I love it!]

@miracleworkerAdamas It’s possible, especially given that one potential contributing factor to VR-PTSD is brain damage to the region surrounding the chip. It’d be great if there were clinical studies with a control group that’s actually missing the cyTus chip, but you’d be truly hard-pressed to find a population without the chip at this point…

@miracleworkerAdamas You always find something to criticize… -.- As for the bread, it’s because I had to use up the end piece of one loaf of white bread before starting a new loaf of whole grain bread.

[sticker:chef_jr/xenon_nah]

@gunvyGunvy What....

[sticker:chef_jr/neko_smile]

[OOC: I love them, they're so cute! My favorite is the Vanessa one :D]

[sticker:chef_jr/vanessa_awe]

[OOC: @chef_jrChef_JR LMAOOOO i like that one too tho!]

BTW if you like my art, you can find a bit more on my tumblr blog, goresugarguts :)

yayyyy [sticker:syd/xenon_wtf]

[sticker:syd/ivy_what]

yaaa [sticker:syd/vanessa_love]

I also use it ^^ [sticker:chef_jr/neko_smile]

I always found good translyrics so impressive, since it’s not just translation but matching the meter and feeling! [sticker:chef_jr/neko_smile]

[OOC: Love her as always!!] [sticker:syd/vanessa_love]

@miracleworkerAdamas I already cooked them a little more than normal, but I just prefer softer eggs!! Come on you cant tell me that you prefer hard rubbery or chalky eggs.

Cute picture ૮꒰ྀི∩´ ᵕ `∩꒱ྀིა 10 years is a long time!

@chef_jrChef_JR THANK you!!! Soft eggs on top ૮₍ ´ ꒳ `₎ა

@rrreconXENONSAiKOU What the hell???? Leave this poor man alone!

@marlostCAIN Still, though, it sucks that people can be so mean on the internet...

I was able to sleep eventually but the sun was already rising by then…

@leucinelucy About 6 hours, I think?

@aesirivkRiS Thank you! I’m a big fan of your stickers, too! [sticker:kris/xenon_tired]

[OOC: HEAT ABNORMAL MY BELOVED OUUUUGGHHHHHHH there’s this one Kasane Teto cover of it that I like….]

So beautiful!!! [sticker:kris/paff_smile]

Hiiii :) It’s okay, iM is open for everybody~

LOL I wish… You’d think with the weather system and all they’d have a bit more mercy on us wwww

@miracleworkerAdamas Welcome back yourself. ૮꒰ ˶• ༝ •˶꒱ა ♡

@aviseapA4per It's just a spinach and egg scramble on toast! 1. Toast bread 2. Scramble eggs over medium heat 3. When almost done, add in spinach. If you want to make it look really green and unappetizing, use chopped spinach and really fold it in 4. Put onto toast, salt and pepper, and serve.

Lol what'd you do?

@gunvyGunvy What does this mean?!?!?!?!?? [sticker:syd/xenon_wtf]

#ooops

Hmph! Agree to disagree, I think flesh is AWESOME.

Drums mention :D Its music is so cool! [sticker:chef_jr/neko_smile]

@lightbulb167lightbulb167 Thank you!

@miracleworkerAdamas IT’S ALWAYS FULLY COOKED ITS MY CAMERA [sticker:syd/berserk_hate]

Thanks for getting personal, it’s always nice to read about others’ experiences~ I hope all of us can escape loneliness eventually… [sticker:syd/vanessa_love]

@marlostCAIN Life only gets more tiring as it goes on, doesn’t it? (Realizes you’re 6 years older than me) Oh s**t, what am I in for…

@aviseapA4per ITS WHOLE GRAIN BREAD ITS SUPPOSED TO BE BROWN BC ITS HEALTHY [sticker:syd/berserk_hate]

For some reason, I’m sooooo scared of sinkholes…

Yeah, sorry to everyone that died, but the music is just tooooo good… #ÆsirForLife

@miracleworkerAdamas -.- Thanks, I guess…

WOWWW that looks soooo yummy though! Is the ice cream matcha flavor? [sticker:chef_jr/neko_smile]

Return of tino's cooking! 𐔌՞. .՞𐦯

Awww, you all look so happy together! [OOC: I’m polyamorous IRL too, and it’s always really heartwarming to see polyamory represented.]

\PAFF/\PAFF/\PAFF/

awawawa

@miracleworkerAdamas Um, YEAH, actually, what makes you think I haven’t???

@rrreconXENONSAiKOU I’ve been using a darker bread for my past several Substances.

Nuuun.....? 𓃴

Still kind of can't believe that NEKO did a collab with Nototan. ૮꒰˶ ⁠❛   ˕ ⁠❛˶꒱ა

WAHHH this is my favorite CPunk song, and your voice sounds so much like Sis Cherry's!! \XSK/\XSK/\XSK/

Ahh, I’ve known a lot of those… it makes me sad. Like, other iM users are people too, not just a virtual avatar, is it so hard to stay present in online friendships?

@miracleworkerAdamas I know…

[OOC: LOLOLOL this is crazy but the art looks really good!]

@marlostCAIN OK, now I have to post something too...

@rrreconXENONSAiKOU Thank youuuu!

@aeloveyouÆLoveU You can totally just ask me (or one of the others who post papers) for help! A little secret is that often I don’t get the fancy words either and have to look lots of things up. But figuring that stuff out by discussing it is part of the fun ^^

But the thing is that the like button is just sooooooo easy to press….

@miracleworkerAdamas Then call me a freak! I don’t care! As long as I get to draw my pretty pictures~

@miracleworkerAdamas Theres literally always black pepper on it i guess I put more than usual this time???

@miracleworkerAdamas I don’t know… Anyway I already ate it so this is the only image you’re getting.

@aeloveyouÆLoveU [sticker:kris/neko_laugh]

11 hours?!?!? ૮ ྀི◞ ⸝⸝ ◟ ྀིა Stay safe!!

Hii, I’m not dead either~ The heat has cooled down lately. [sticker:chef_jr/vanessa_awe]

@miracleworkerAdamas ??? Hey???? The hell does that mean?

OMGGGG I LOVE HIMMMMM is he in a suit?! Maybe… Getting married?!?!? [sticker:syd/vanessa_love]

There’s a “Premium Tonkatsu” flavored ramen that’s my favorite. I feel a bit sad whenever I’m too exhausted to cook anything real and have to resort to instant noodles so having something that actually tastes good improves my mood a bit.

What does it taste like? Strawberries, maybe…? (Power of suggestion through colors)

@pixel_jelly190pixel_jelly190 Yessss my substance is spreading…

@miracleworkerAdamas F**K I’M AN IDIOT ૮꒰•̀ ᴖ •́꒱ა But also, yaaay thanks for the approval ૮꒰˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶꒱ა

YAAAYYY CONGRATS!!! [sticker:chef_jr/paff_laugh]

This title is wayyy too scary… ૮꒰˶ ⁠❛   ˕ ⁠❛˶꒱ა

@miracleworkerAdamas Heh, you’re learning to like it~~

@miracleworkerAdamas So ominous…

@aeloveyouÆLoveU Perhaps I should…

@alkemistaiwee It’s really very simple, don’t get your hopes up^^

Take my advice with a grain of salt, but I think it's perfectly fine to want to imitate whatever fictional characters you want. For example, changing your hairstyle, or wearing different clothes/accessories, or changing the way you speak or your mannerisms. This can be really fun! I do this too. However, wanting to imitate fictional characters shouldn't make you insecure about your body. The great thing about drawn characters is that different artists and cosplayers can change their designs to suit them. You can do that with how you present yourself as well.

Hooray!!

[sticker:official/xenon001_r001]

Dungeon Meshi :)