I Don't Appreciate Our Brain Having A Low Split Tolerance Very Much, Respectfully Stop It !!

I don't appreciate our brain having a low split tolerance very much, respectfully stop it !!

HONESTLY

I have photosensitive epilepsy, and coming from personal, terrifying experience, it's an awful way to live.

I love Across the Spiderverse and Stranger Things. I enjoy rock and metal music and concerts, but these are things I, and many others, must either avoid or enjoy with EXTREME caution.

I get it, flashing lights can make an atmosphere more lively in a movie, or it can make a scene feel so tense and threatening in a show, but it really isn't necessary for someone to put into their blog. Really.

Photosensitive epileptics can't just walk the tightrope of life with caution, we risk our lives just turning on the TV, or in some cases, our phones.

For fucks sake, do better.

do people who disregard photosensitivity realize that seizures can fucking kill or do they just not care. do people not realize that their "aesthetic" "cool" flashing lights that happen without SUFFICIENT warning... are fucking capable of killing people. i dont even care if i sound pissy right now because i am pissy, im sick of feeling like myself and others with epilepsy arent even afforded the right to be an afterthought to most people. im not even photosensitive but ffs this shit makes me so angry.

seizures themselves can be deadly if they go on too long, theyre essentially electrical overloads in the brain, you know, that organ that controls the entire rest of the body? and seizures can result in injuries or death from falls. from choking on our own vomit. from drowning in our own bathtubs, if we think we might be safe to bathe and then get proven wrong. maybe someone just wanted to watch a video or movie while they took a spa day.

did you know that epileptics are more likely to die younger than those without epilepsy, with all those risks and more? and have you heard of SUDEP? sudden unexpected death in epilepsy, death without a known cause, a rare but very real possibility for us. it kills approximately 1 in 1000 epileptics a year, if not more since it may not be accurately tracked. thats thousands of us dead a year. we do not need you to add to our death rates.

"all these things are known risks, epileptics just have to be more careful-" epileptic people should not have to be on constant fucking high alert. how about instead, people just learn to give a shit about life threatening disabilities? it takes so little effort to just offer a CLEAR and VERY OBVIOUS warning AHEAD OF TIME, for a SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME, before your stupid flashing lights. or just dont add them at all. are they necessary? are they really necessary? would you really fucking rather photosensitive epileptics have to be constantly on guard, IMPOSSIBLY on guard, rather than you just considering their safety? nobody can anticipate every instance of unexpected flashing lights they might come across. but you, creators, are able to provide warnings, and if for any reason you arent, then hire someone else to edit the warnings in or just get rid of the fucking lights altogether.

again, my epilepsy is not photosensitive, but i will never stop being protective of my photosensitive siblings. my own life is scary enough with the form of epilepsy i have, i cannot imagine how terrifying it must be to have to maneuver through the world with photosensitivity, and i dont want careless assholes to go killing my fucking community because you dont give enough of a shit to worry epileptic people. i am pissed off and emotionally exhausted and the shit with elon musk having a flashing gif on his twitter account was the straw that broke my back today so youre getting a pissed off PSA. everyone better start doing a whole damn lot better.

link to the CDC page about SUDEP

link to the epilepsy foundation site page about seizure risks

people without epilepsy are encouraged to reblog but know that i am already angry and will not tolerate bullshit on this post. give a fuck about other peoples lives and safety or im blocking you.

“slut era” i whisper to myself as i rot in my bed, sick like a frail victorian child

THIS MIGHT BE OLD BUT I JUST NOTICED SOMETHING

In th ST4 poster, there's a theory that the people wo are looking towards others are gonna have moments in the show (Lucas tares intently at Max in that poster, and we know what happened)

But I just noticed everyone else.

Nancy and Robin are staring at each other, so are Will and Mike, along with Joyce and Hopper.

Jonathan looks like his head is turned a bit, but I can't exactly tell.

The one that got me was Steve. He is so clearly looking at Dustin, who is looking straight ahead at the portal.

Maybe I'm just reading a bit too into it lol

that moment when you start talking to your partner through reblogs<3

"He met a fury!"

"No, YOU'RE a furry, WHAT. HAPPENED. TO YOUR LEGS?!"

little things in the lightning thief musical I’m still Not Over

- when Percy made his ‘that seems kinda nuts’ joke, both him and Annabeth started giggling with each other until Grover was able to Glare Them Into Silence 

- the way Sally said ‘that’s your Dad’ kill me kjsdfs

- the fact that the Vienna Boys Choir consisted of two small paper bag puppets with like googly eyes…absolutely amazing. peak innovation  

- when Chiron got out of the wheelchair and they staged it like a magical girl transformation but then he was literally just walking around on two legs and wearing a clip on tail 

- after Katie complains to Dionysus that she doesn’t want to use anything made of wood he starts sharpening a pencil and holds it right up in her face dfkdfkdkf

- when Grover’s trying to apologize for what happened with the minotaur but Percy literally just runs into his arms and is like ‘I am SO glad your okay!!!’….thenk u mather for my life

- Poseidon’s voice being….Like That™

- Hades being a Sparkly Southern Gay™

- ‘and he started growing sunflowers- everywhere!’ *aggressively motions around crotch*

 - the way Gabe insisted on pronouncing ‘bean dip’

- ‘dude, are you…ever gonna wear pants again?’ ‘hahaha probably not!’

- when Percy was trying to look cool and slung riptide onto his shoulder before promptly screaming ‘OW!’ bc he forgot swords are Sharp 

- Percy had some line at Hades like ‘no way in hell-’ and then remembered he was in the Underworld and went ‘oh wait’

- in the opening scene every time Chiron says ‘kronos’ Mrs. Dodds like screams it back with an echo effect and green lights spot her and it was SO fucking funny

- not actually a little thing but like. Lighting Designer for this show. accept my hand in marriage 

- ‘Luke, Hermes kids are fast, so-’ ‘ACTUALLY THAT’S A STEREOTYPE’

- ‘You’re my dream girl!!!’

- im blanking on the rest now bc it’s late but anyway. WHEN will they get their Tony