royalslayer asked: mY GOD IM SORRY IF I REOPENED OLD WOUNDS WITH THAT ASK IT WAS NOT MY INTENTION OH MY LORD IN HEAVEN THAT IS HORRIBLE KADSFJLADJS

Oh my god lol no you’re fine, tbh the commune situation was an unmitigated disaster but…like…sitcom-esque, in a way. I just currently have no filter and kind of aimlessly rambled in the tags for a while, which, yeah, looking back over them definitely seem pretty grim? But like no one died and they were mostly good people, just Very Confused About Life, it had its definite downsides but I’m also not exactly bearing trauma from the experience. Honestly, you’re totally fine.

Although on the other hand it’s given me some weird reference points for the world. Example: I can tell you the logistical maximum number of family units who can live in any given house, which is remarkably useful.  I can also spot a cult at 50 paces, which is helpful, and I’m implicitly familiar with what can be managed with holistic remedies and what really does require a medical intervention.

Tags: also i'm really sorry to post this publically but for some reason tumblr isn't letting me answer privately BUT ANYWAY YES FOR REAL I PROMISE I AM NOT SCARRED BY THOSE FIVE YEARS I SPENT IN A CULT well i mean in the literal sense my lung tissue is a little scarred but honestly and for realsies i generally view most of the stories out of the commune as highly comedic ...which to be fair is not a reliable sentiment from me because as my best friend recently pointed out i can and will make a joke about anything and my sense of humor is...p grim and gallows humor-y but honestly i'm not traumatized i'm just a little skeptical of people who approach me with essential oils as a medical solution you feel me although if you ever do want to see me Go Off about the commune ask me about astrology and get comfortable i'll give almost anything the benefit of the doubt but either astrology isn't real or i'm breaking the laws of the universe or at least so i have been told several times for perspective: i'm a pisces trust me we're all confused ...is it terrible that 100% my first response to this ask was 'lol trust me any issues i have from the commune are small fry' yeah probably i think i have mentioned that my family is The Worst which is how my parents (when they were young and dumb) wound up in the commune yeah sorry about that when i'm tired and anxious i forget that my usual tone of amusement about the matter doesn't come across via text but rest assured i am amused by like 95% of what went down in the commune time and distance etc etc but that being said i will never move into a commune ever again and i recently spotted a cult for a friend so like at least i left it with some life skills