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May. 22nd, 2023 02:59 pmWho has two index fingers, one of which is sprained from opening a perfume vial? ... yeah, it's me. So most of today's post has been typed laboriously, and I'm not doing any more HTML than I have to.
So! First up for my clinical anxiety peeps: Aspartame / Sweet 'n Low may hyperactivate genes that are supposed to control anxiety. For multiple generations, even. 😬 It’s only a mouse study, and hasn’t been looked at in humans yet, so take the study with a grain of salt, but if you are sensitive to such things or cautious by nature, maybe switch to a Stevia extract or sucralose-based non-sugar sweetener if you don't do sugar?
https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/routes-of-safety-model - I have been talking to my husband about this and the Love Languages, and they are really useful ways to discuss and envision attachment needs, as well as friendships and romantic relationships.
https://tachyonpublications.com/happy-publication-day-for-the-essential-peter-s-beagle/ - The works of the guy who wrote The Last Unicorn are now available in omnibus form! With cover art by Stephanie Law, one of my favorite illustrators!
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Nnd74yyf4nQ new Ponderful video! - "You're Wrong About Autistic Emotions"
So! First up for my clinical anxiety peeps: Aspartame / Sweet 'n Low may hyperactivate genes that are supposed to control anxiety. For multiple generations, even. 😬 It’s only a mouse study, and hasn’t been looked at in humans yet, so take the study with a grain of salt, but if you are sensitive to such things or cautious by nature, maybe switch to a Stevia extract or sucralose-based non-sugar sweetener if you don't do sugar?
https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/routes-of-safety-model - I have been talking to my husband about this and the Love Languages, and they are really useful ways to discuss and envision attachment needs, as well as friendships and romantic relationships.
https://tachyonpublications.com/happy-publication-day-for-the-essential-peter-s-beagle/ - The works of the guy who wrote The Last Unicorn are now available in omnibus form! With cover art by Stephanie Law, one of my favorite illustrators!
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Nnd74yyf4nQ new Ponderful video! - "You're Wrong About Autistic Emotions"