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MarinaNova NPCs (marinanova_npc) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2017-05-08 11:56:00

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:jaden, :mary wesson, :mingle, aidan reilly, alex karev, ianto jones, jack harkness, james howlett/logan, keith, malcolm reynolds, martha jones, nico di angelo, peter parker (stnas), pidge, prompto argentum, sara lance, sarah williams, spencer reid, spike, wade wilson

427 - Group Therapy Mingle

THERAPY GROUPS
More linked as they come up!

Turning a New Leaf
Polyamorous Individuals
PTSD and You
Murderers Anonymous
Addicts Anonymous
Counting Days - Managing Life with a Chronic Illness
Phobias and You
Impostor Syndrome
Abandonment Issues

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	Phobias and You. marinanova_npc 2017-05-08 10:06 am UTC (link)
	Irrational fears - what are they, how do they manifest and how can you overcome them? What kind of tactics have you employed to avoid the subject of your phobia? Talk it out here. Immersion therapy is available on request. (Reply to this) (Thread)

helloopening
2017-05-09 06:27 pm UTC (link)

[No immersion therapy, thanks. He got quite enough of that back home. And you know what? It didn't help. Entomophobia? Bugs. Everywhere. Bugs in the caravans. Bugs in the tent. Giant bugs they had to fight. Claustrophobia? Caves. Sewers. Small, damp, dark passages that may or may not have an exit point. Acrophobia? How many narrow crumbling ledges has he breathlessly scooted across? Too many.]

You know, fear is supposed to be healthy. If you're afraid of the things that could actually kill you, you live longer. There's nothing irrational about that!

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	muliebrities 2017-05-14 05:17 pm UTC (link)
	[ She's no counselor - heck, half the time she doesn't understand what the prison residents are actually talking about, but she can try at least. Talking helps, or so she's read. ] Perhaps not, but there is such a thing as disproportionate fear... or fear that will kill you in the process of avoiding the very thing you're afraid of. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	helloopening 2017-05-17 05:05 am UTC (link)
	Mmmmm... [He frowns, thinking about that.] What is "disproportionate"? I'm pretty sure my fears are proportionate to how very much they could kill me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	muliebrities 2017-05-19 07:12 am UTC (link)
	That's reasonable, I suppose. I'm not very familiar with the concept of fear, I'm afraid. [ Is that a joke? You decide! ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	helloopening 2017-05-25 04:07 pm UTC (link)
	That must be nice... [He gives her a sideways look, not sure if he believes that.] Fear keeps a guy from dying. Or ... not. Because it seems my world is just full of dark caves and giant bugs and daemonic soldiers. [And he's pretty sure at least half of the potions and elixirs went to healing him. And he felt bad about that. Really.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	muliebrities 2017-05-27 04:25 pm UTC (link)
	[ It's mostly true. She functions in a different way than humans, fundamentally so. Sometimes it's difficult to relate. ] Mmn, I suppose there is an evolutionary aspect in it. If that's the case and your fears really are rational and sound of mind, why are you here? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

helloopening
2017-05-30 07:24 pm UTC (link)

Because what if they're not rational? No one else seems to be bothered when we go tromping through caves. Not even Gladio, and he's huge. You'd think the biggest guy in the group wouldn't want to risk getting stuck in some narrow little passage, right? But no! I'm the smallest, and am one step away from a panic attack because the ceiling is low. And I don't even have to duck!

[Unlike Ignis and Gladio, who towered over him and Noctis, and never seemed bothered by anything. Add in fighting in a tiny space, trying to shoot quick little demons and not his friends, and well. Maybe it was rational, but maybe he was just a wimp.]

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	muliebrities 2017-06-01 08:23 am UTC (link)
	It is a conundrum... perhaps it's a matter of a change in perspective. Disproportionate but rational fear may simply be fear that puts you in greater danger than the subject of that fear. [ She's thinking aloud now, scientist as she is. Well, semi. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	helloopening 2017-06-07 03:49 am UTC (link)
	Oh. Well, sure... [His brows scrunch up, a sure sign that he's thinking really hard.] Can - can you maybe dumb that down for the plebs? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	muliebrities 2017-06-09 06:26 am UTC (link)
	Ah, I'm sorry — what I mean is, maybe phobias are the fear that put you in more danger than the thing you're afraid of. [ Did... did that clear anything up. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	helloopening 2017-06-10 12:00 am UTC (link)
	[It did.] Thanks. I guess that makes sense. Just, not sure what I should do about it. Or if it's even possible. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	muliebrities 2017-06-10 08:07 pm UTC (link)
	Mmn well... I suppose that's what therapy is for. [ Would be better if they had a therapist, huh. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	helloopening 2017-06-16 07:52 pm UTC (link)
	Yyyeah.... Got any? [If only.] Maybe someone who can do the whole hypnosis thing? I always wanted to try that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	muliebrities 2017-06-18 08:23 pm UTC (link)
	I'll see what I can do. Perhaps we can pull someone in with those skills..? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	helloopening 2017-06-20 05:24 pm UTC (link)
	That would mean stealing them from their world, though, wouldn't it? [He frowns at the idea.] Doesn't seem fair. To them, I mean. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	muliebrities 2017-06-22 08:58 pm UTC (link)
	You've had therapists within your ranks before. With a little luck, perhaps I could liberate one of them without taking them from their home world. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	helloopening 2017-06-28 06:56 pm UTC (link)
	I guess that would be more kind. At least they'd get to be here, in this ... virtual paradise. [A little bit of sarcasm to go with the grin.] So it's true then? We're all just laying in pods somewhere? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	muliebrities 2017-07-03 08:06 am UTC (link)
	[ She nods, solemnly. ] I've seen it myself. [ On account of her being part of the team in charge of keeping them there, oops. ] Your physical bodies are well taken care of, I assure you. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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