When Bella begins engaging in risk-taking behaviors, she is also engaging in behavioral activation. Behavioral activation counteracts the depressive tendency to avoid and withdraw from activities and people by purposefully having depressed individuals engage in more activities to increase positive experiences in their daily lives.

tldr: clinical psychologist just said it's fundamental to read twilight if you're emo to bond with fellow emos

When I downloaded Pagebound (really love it so far!) I clicked through the guideline on how and what to post but having used the app for a few days now I'm wondering what people actually write in the book forums themself and what they like to read when they click on them? And especially: how much do you share?

For example, the guide says that good posts spark a discussion and are not personal in the sense of "I just got the book, excited for the read!" or to be mindful that a review belongs in a separate section. I think that these are good rules to go by but I always question myself, when I want to post something to the forum. Is it too personal? Too unfit for a discussion? My motivator for a post is in most cases an emotional reaction to a part of the book or a powerful quote. Sometimes I write a longer text about the feeling the book creates but sometimes I just want to share a quick thought which is not necessarily deep or highly reflected. I realised that sometimes, the internal want for an intellectual post made me hold back on sharing something.

So, my question is: what do you mostly share in the forums? What is your motivation for a post? Do you feel the need to be intellectual or do you like to share quick thoughts without a deep question behind it?

And on the other hand: when you open forums, what kind of posts do you like the most? While I do enjoy the deep, long posts that touch on different topics, reading the silly little lines about a particular scene makes me excited for the book and feel more like the forum is a friend group where not every thought has to be deep and completely formed. But is that the goal here? And on this note: how much sharing is too much? Some books make me want to post every other page (overdramatized for dramatic effect), but if I did that, I feel like I'm cluttering the forums.

Maybe I'm overthinking the whole thing? I just want to follow the guide and not disrespect the rules 😅

"You're telling me multiple millennia have passed and we're still gendering the apocalypse?"

why is this so funny to me 💀💀

To see the cookie or french fries not as delicious, but as something that represents a lifestyle that we have come to reject, and so see the food in a different light. (Similarly, the Cullen strive to see us humans in a different light, as “friend” rather than “easy victim/drink.”)

Alright folks. Give it your best: what food/taste would the Cullens associate with the humans?

Charlie Swan: torn between rich, cinnamon roll or savory bacon

Mike Newton: tapioca pudding

I was so delighted to see this newsletter come in, really excited for what's to come from it!! I think from the things listed, I'm by far the most excited for getting the behind the scenes look at how on EARTH Lucy and Jennifer have made all of this happen!

ETA: oh my god this explains why I didn't see any other posts about it, hello who else received this?? It was from pageboundapp@substack.com?? It just said at the top I received the email bc I had created an account on Pagebound web (ages ago)??

Omg I desperately hope I'm not stealing the PB teams thunder I fully believed everyone had received this 😭 it seems it's up to subscribe here https://pageboundapp.substack.com