Wikked Storm (DJ Drewcifer)May 8, 2023
@DudleyStokes I'm glad I'm not the only one who believes this. I had the added joy of pentecostal being sprinkled on top thanks to my grandmother.
Show threadDudley StokesMay 8, 2023

@wikkedstorm and I can’t really tell you why I have the feeling…. Like, I feel— genuinely feel it in my core— that the things that excite me these days should be hidden. I feel ashamed of my passions and hobbies these days. I wonder if that has to do, in part, with being shamed for being interested in things when I was younger out of fear of it being “the devil.”

Anyways, sorry to go on a tangent here lol. Mastodon has become my persona journal.

Show threadWikked Storm (DJ Drewcifer)
@DudleyStokes it's cool. And yes, being shamed for something as a child can get stuck in your head as an adult. I had to break that conditioning myself. It was tough, but the funny thing is, when that conditioning broke, I saw the world in a whole new light, and realized just how manipulative organized religions are.
May 8, 2023 at 4:38pmTusky
Show threadDudley StokesMay 8, 2023
@wikkedstorm that latter part, I have very much seen and experienced myself through family problems and my “familys” response to it. Anyways, thanks for entertaining my dribble for a little bit. Hope I can breakthrough that conditioning myself soon.
Show threadWikked Storm (DJ Drewcifer)May 8, 2023
@DudleyStokes you are well on your way just realizing it is there. You just need to start telling yourself No when you hear that voice in your head telling you to hide and be ashamed.