Psyche

Psyche

@psycheplays.com

I'm shy, I'm bi & I like games that make me cry! ๐ŸŒˆ | Twitch Partner & Writer from Northern Ireland | Space, Cats & Coffee | She/Her ๐ŸŽฎ https://twitch.tv/Psyche ๐Ÿ”— http://linktr.ee/PsychePlays ๐Ÿ’Œ psyche@psycheplays.com

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75% of my Pokopia photo album is just me taking pictures of my sleeping Pokรฉmon like an absolute CREEP

Heartbroken, but I'm so thankful to have this piece my lovely friend @robylou.bsky.social did for me to commemorate my space boyfriend. And there's always another playthrough. ๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿ’œ Still can't believe the news about Bioware.

RobyLou@robylou.bsky.social

Some Mass Effect art I made for my wonderful friend @psycheplays.com back in 2021. I have so many wonderful memories of Dragon Age especially ๐Ÿ’• I'll miss their worlds and the stories they gave us.

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Some Mass Effect art I made for my wonderful friend @psycheplays.com back in 2021. I have so many wonderful memories of Dragon Age especially ๐Ÿ’• I'll miss their worlds and the stories they gave us.

So devastated to hear about Bioware. Their games have had such a massive impact on my life, and the industry as a whole. Neverwinter Nights and Mass Effect in particular. I feel for all the people still on the team. Truly the end of an era. ๐Ÿ’”

Accidentally stayed up late because my book got too good and then had to stifle the sobs as it tore my heart out at 2am. ๐Ÿ˜ญ

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First dose of my ADHD meds in a week thanks to another prescription getting lost in the post, and as soon as they kicked in I fell asleep. Brains are weird, man.

A few weeks ago I realised I was rapidly approaching burnout. Not with streaming, with life and being neurodivergent etc. The way I have always done things has clearly been pushing me beyond my limits. I came back to streams with a reduced schedule, terrified I'd lose what I've worked for.

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I know this could just be another "good" week, and I haven't fixed everything. But I'm so hopeful that the steps I'm taking now are going to keep building habits that will not only help me make better content, but more importantly be a happier, healthier person who isn't constantly overextending.

I'm even beginning to quash the guilt for doing something for myself! And also baffled that my whole life I've felt like I'm being selfish if I do something to look after myself because it *might* mildly inconvenience someone else (it also might not, but try telling my brain that ๐Ÿ˜…)

A few weeks ago I realised I was rapidly approaching burnout. Not with streaming, with life and being neurodivergent etc. The way I have always done things has clearly been pushing me beyond my limits. I came back to streams with a reduced schedule, terrified I'd lose what I've worked for.

It has honestly been so good for me. Ending streams before my ADHD meds wear off and my concentration/energy is depleted has been SO helpful. Learning that having a good energy day doesn't mean I should immediately spend it all, and can and SHOULD reserve some just for me has been life changing.

It's been really nice having that little sense of yearning like, damn I wish I was streaming today! I have to wait til Tuesday??? But then I get excited about the rest and fun I'm going to have, and the other projects I'm going to work on, and that's something I haven't felt in SO long.

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Streamers: if you have opted out of Twitch's genAI training policy, please consider adding the 'aiOptedOut' tag to your streams. It will help easily indicate safe spaces to myself, and other streamers/viewers who don't want to spend time in or raid into spaces that haven't opted out ๐Ÿ’œ #twitch #genai

Tripped over my own feet running to turn this shit off. Opt-out rather than opt-in is gross. ๐Ÿคข

Zach Bussey ๐Ÿ@zachbussey.tos.gg

Twitch now uses your channel to train generative AI by default. You can opt out of some training here: www.twitch.tv/settings/sec...

Signal boosting this. To be clear, we don't know whether this IS happening, and we don't know any of the details, but I think it's still valuable to upvote this Uservoice and provide feedback about not wanting AI being trained on our content. I do not want to see this happening on Twitch.

DBJ@deadblossomjesse.bsky.social

Please use this link twitch.uservoice.com/forums/92338... and tell twitch how fucking insane this is. Comment and let twitch know that this is horrible. Thank you

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Please use this link twitch.uservoice.com/forums/92338... and tell twitch how fucking insane this is. Comment and let twitch know that this is horrible. Thank you

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Zach Bussey ๐Ÿ@zachbussey.tos.gg

Twitch and Amazon are apparently planning to use streams to train Generative AI. Multiple sources tell me it will be announced in the coming months, despite some internal friction against it. Creators may be able to opt out of some training data.

Community server will be back as soon as we see how stable 42.2.0 really is! I can't wait to cause some more chaos with all of you again. Help, it's like Christmas.

Finally did a MASSIVE doom task that has been hanging over me since literally a year ago when some Bad Thingsโ„ข happened and I kinda went into survival mode and my executive functioning just fell off a cliff. It's a tiny step, but at least it's in the right direction.

I've been trying to go on nature walks the last few days, but today the tranquility was destroyed by me saying good morning to a man walking his dog at 2:30pm. Maybe I'm just letting him bank that one til tomorrow. ๐Ÿซ 

So sad to find out that @belghast.com has passed away. I met him many years ago through blogging, and he was always a kind and supportive force in the wider gaming community. I met many lovely folks and long-time friends because of Blaugust. Thinking of all of you. ๐Ÿ’œ Fuck cancer.

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Iโ€™m so sorry for everyone at id Software affected by these layoffs. I know what it feels like to leave id while id goes on. Itโ€™s a strange and painful thing to step away from a place that holds so much of your work, friendships and history. 1/5

First day of my week off, and I fell asleep early last night and woke up without an alarm at 7am so I went for an early morning walk in the woods and got coffee and breakfast and it feels good. โ˜บ๏ธ My ADHD is convinced I'll definitely do this every morning but let's not get ahead of ourselves. ๐Ÿฅฒ

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Microsoft this week: We're laying off half the industry. Sony: We're ending physical games. Nintendo: have u seen this splatoon weapon we call it the bloblobber

Committing to finishing my first draft (which is technically part rewrite) by the end of the summer. I can do it I can do it I can do it

Saturday morning therapy session, just as a little treat (read: just as a little emotional damage to start the weekend ๐Ÿ’€)

Past me booked a full body de-stress massage for myself then forgot all about it. Present me is very grateful for the pleasant surprise when I remembered about it last night, and I am now composed entirely of jelly.

I keep thinking my special interests as an adult make no sense. Socially acceptable: skincare! A bit weird, actually: level 4 biohazards Then I remember my special interests as a child were horses and crime scene forensics. Yup, that tracks.

Hey so, I think social media is super dangerous in its current state and I agree that kids shouldn't be on it unsupervised. Harvesting IDs to "verify age" in order to access social media is not the solution and is a massive invasion of privacy.

Signal boosting this again today. ๐Ÿ’œ Whilst unrest has calmed overnight, there are still many people being intimidated or forced out of their homes. I'll look for other fundraisers or ways to help later and share here!

Psyche@psycheplays.com

What's happening in Belfast and the rest of NI at the moment is absolutely horrific. If you can, please consider donating to a fund to help people affected by the racist violence. Your donation goes towards emergency accommodation and transport. ๐Ÿ’œ Reposts appreciated! chuffed.org/project/1854...

What's happening in Belfast and the rest of NI at the moment is absolutely horrific. If you can, please consider donating to a fund to help people affected by the racist violence. Your donation goes towards emergency accommodation and transport. ๐Ÿ’œ Reposts appreciated! chuffed.org/project/1854...

chuffed.orgSupport people and groups impacted by racist attacksWe are raising funds to support people who have been attacked, displaced and traumatised in racist attacks in Belfast.

Anaka Women's Collective is a grassroots organisation in Belfast, currently working to support families impacted by the violence in Belfast and NI over the last 48 hours. The knife attack on Monday night was awful, but I wholeheartedly condemn the violence and racist rhetoric that has followed.

As a Northern Irish person, I'd love it if absolute losers like Asmongold and his little crowd of sycophants could shut the fuck up about Belfast actually, since until today they couldn't point at it on a fucking map.

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Also very telling that none of them have had a SINGLE thing to say about the many women murdered over the last few years, because that doesn't fit their little narrative. I'm so angry.

As an aside, if you don't know what happened, be careful if you look at news or various social media outlets. There are uncensored videos out there of a very violent attack on a man who is currently in critical condition. I have not watched the video but I have been sent it far too many times.

As a Northern Irish person, I'd love it if absolute losers like Asmongold and his little crowd of sycophants could shut the fuck up about Belfast actually, since until today they couldn't point at it on a fucking map.

Genuinely I'm actually livid about this. Last night something horrific happened in Northern Ireland and seeing the usual suspects come out in force to push their agenda is absolutely disgusting.

This giant lad climbed onto my chest and flung his head under my chin for cuddles, and I just felt a sense of peace and contentedness so suddenly that I sobbed into his forehead. ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’œ