I (human) saw a tweet I can't find now. The tweet asked why do you follow who you follow & why do you tweet. I follow those I follow b/c I have seen they have cute pets, or they have been kind to my cats, or me, or all of us, or I've witnessed their kindness to someone else. 1/x

I struggle w/ anxiety & depression, as well as PTSD. I've been beaten, abused, raped, stalked/chased across the US. I have seen the worst of humanity, but here, I have seen some of the best of it. And I want to see more of that. Cute pets & seeing kindness help me. 2/x

My therapist has outright recommended I spend (some of) my time seeking out positivity & goodness, and checking out the cute pets, because she understands how much it helps! Of course, she also recommends I avoid the negative at all costs. 3/x

I am also cripplingly shy (which is different than being an introvert; people often think they are the same, but they're not necessarily). So, I have a very hard time making friends, but here, at least on this account, I can have a kind of connection but with a 'shield'. 4/x

It's kind of a flimsy 'shield', and shield isn't really the right word. But, this account isn't about me, and it feels easy and comfortable to spend most of the time here just interacting on behalf of or about Loki and Gambit. It's about THEM, not me! 5/x

And yet, I still get the benefit of human interaction and have even made friends, who not only care about my cats, but care about me.

I know it's weird af, but it's a very broken & f**ked up me, doing my best to connect. Loki & Gambit help me. So that's why I tweet. 6/6