Not Hannibal related, but could you recommend some free access psychology resources that are peer reviewed? When I'm reading your posts I get the urge to learn more! :)
Of course! There’s APA’s Free Journal Articles, The American Psychological Association, which provides access to selected articles from many journals. There’s also The Open Psychology Journal, an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal that publishes articles across all areas of psychology.
Frontiers in Psychology is an open-access journal offers rigorous peer-reviewed articles spanning various psychology disciplines. There’s also the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), which is a directory that lists open-access journals from various fields, including psychology. And the Verywell Mind’s Compilation, an article that lists several full-text psychology journals and articles available for free, offering guidance on accessing the latest psychology research.
These are also great if you’re looking to publish! I want to say though that while peer review is generally a positive standard, some of the most groundbreaking insights often come from obscure, unconventional sources. Those hidden corners of the internet where raw, unfiltered ideas emerge. The real challenge (and opportunity) lies in bridging these unconventional perspectives with peer-reviewed research, rather than being confined to a cycle of intellectual reinforcement. True discovery requires a willingness to take risks, to explore beyond the established, and to look within before seeking scholarly validation, which, while valuable, should be a milestone rather than the starting point of your journey. Saying this as a psych researcher myself :).
Hi, this is for the anon who was talking about using fandom to cope with surviving csa. I’m a survivor too, though I’ve got some more distance on it.
I thought I’d gotten past it.
There’s a story, though, that showed me I still have a lot of work to do. I’m nervous about putting it forward because . . . saying “trigger warning” doesn’t scratch the surface. It’s not about the event itself. In fact you can skip that entirely. It’s about all the unhealthy ways we blindly cope afterward, believing we’re doing what it takes to survive.
I knew it was a dark fic, and I generally like those, but I’m not exaggerating when I say it put me in a full body anxiety attack so deep I almost landed in the ER. I got back into therapy That Day. It was a violent way to crack through the repression, though a necessary one, for me.
But I encourage the other anon to proceed with extreme caution. Especially since Hannibal and Will are generally their comfort characters, and in this fic they’re the aggressors toward Hugh Dancy’s character Adam.
It feels insane to say “this hurts so much, try it!” but the anon talked about feeling seen. Reading that story made me feel more seen in my stumbling recovery than decades of therapists and well intentioned loved ones.
The story is Shelter Us, Harbor Me by lovetinture. It’s is skillfully and wrenchingly well written. If they’re interested, I wrote a follow up story called Seaglass to help process the firestorm of emotions Shelter Us caused and try to get the characters to a place of peace.
I wish them well in their recovery, and I thank you for facilitating such raw and necessary conversations.
Oh, wow, thank you for sharing. I’m curious to understand the plot, so I too will be checking this out! Proceed with caution everyone who wants to read it! And I’m so glad you were able to move through that, anon, triggers can be quite brutal, I’m glad you were able to get help <3.