We’re much more picky with fanfiction in general than we are with fanart.
With fanart, a lot of the time we’ll enjoy it even if it’s just kind of “good vibes” or gives us a feel, even if it doesn’t line up with or contradicts our experiences.
With fanfic we mostly avoid it entirely. There are a few of us who will seek out fic of our sources, but mostly only carefully vetted smut of themselves.
Desensitization therapy is a common and a good type of therapy, a lot of brains can overcome fear of things through repeated exposure, as long as you are safe, and it is within your control, which engaging with media, is always completely in your control. I recommend you look into it.
It doesn’t mean you suddenly think it’s OK and good to do, it means that mental health crisis’ are lessened when exposed to a trigger. Desensitization is often difficult and unpleasent at first, but in the long run, you feel much better.
It won’t work for everyone and it won’t work every time, however, it shouldn’t be completely rejected as a type of therapy just because you misunderstand it.
All therapy types will help some people and will hurt others, please don’t make assumptions about others who have different ways of coping than you.
There really is a meaningful difference between the joy of shipping something in fiction and the joy of an IRL relationship.
Just like a sexual partner can’t be replaced with a sex toy, and a sex toy can’t be replaced with a sexual partner– you can’t fill the shipping void in your heart with a person 😉
recommendation to proshippers to block this blog if you don’t want to see their posts showing up in the tag.
I sent a polite note to the blog to consider perhaps tagging their posts differently so they don’t show up in the proship tag and the following was the result. (Additionally note that they say they will block any proshipper interacting with them, but have not blocked our account.)
Please do not harass or interact with this blog in any way other than to block them.
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