Growing Pains came at a very important time for me. I was living separately from my wife, estranged from my family and trying to pull out of a spiral of addiction, and then the pandemic happened. The frank conversation Dr Maheshwaren has with Steven about trauma and PTSD nearly made me cry and has stuck with me ever since. It is so important to me that people understand that kids and young adults need to hear this stuff, need to learn how to process their feelings, and that stress really is less harmful when we are able to trust others to support us and help us get through it.
I think the interesting thing about this whole “proposal” nonsense to me is that Ruby and Sapphire genuinely do not understand the human significance of marriage, and just see it as a commitment to each other (not knowing anything about all the societal ramifications of it), and then Steven’s biggest example of marriage is Garnet, and so he goes “wow marriage! What a perfect way to ask someone to fuse forever with me,” but what he is also blind to here is the fact that even GARNET isn’t fused all the time anymore.
Anyways all this is to say, on initial watch I was jamming my head against the wall going “NOOO, you idiot, just ask her on a date-“ but in retrospect it really does make sense that his understanding of romance and marriage and such things would be inherently skewed based on how he was raised.
Yes, and Steven was also unconsciously trying to run away from his problems by doing this. He says it himself in the episode, Stevonnie knows what they want, so if he’s Stevonnie all the time, he won’t have to deal with “Steven” problems anymore, or at least not on his own. He was trying to find meaning by turning into someone else (ironically just like his mother did).
I will always say, the fact this series actually explored the post adventures trauma that a child hero in an adventure show would realistically experience is astonishing.
For those who didn't catch everything, the freeze frame bonus of Amethyst's X-ray shows that her stomach contents at the time were a donut, a submarine sandwich, a tin can and a baseball.
This episode helped me contextualize so many experiences, and the way I understand the need for self care and suffering. I can't believe this was a kids show.
When i was 14 to 16 my life go to 💩 literally, and i came to a point i decided to end my life, but this BEAUTIFUL show help me so bad, growing with Steven Universe make me keep going and when it came Future, i get so fricking related with Steven and all the trouble he pass through, now im great, i learn how to love myself and how it's ok to feel for all the struggles i had to deal with, i love support all the new (and old) channels who go through this journey cuz this show SAVE MY LIFE as kat said, THIS SHOW ALWAYS BLOW MY MIND!!!
We're in the finale countdown now 😞 only 3 episodes left (6 segments) but its been nice and interesting seeing you experience and explain the show and seeing some stuff that i didn't notice or forgot when i originally watched it and seeing from another perspective is really fascinating
All the fun times are over, nothing left but pain. Absolutely can't wait to see the rest of these. This show specifically taking the time to describe the trauma steven went through in terms that potentially the viewers themselves can identify with and maybe realize for the first time that they too have trauma is legit incredible.
Unresolved trauma really has a way of building up until it spills over into everything else : < One of my favorite SciFi shows, Farscape has an episode that briefly touches on that when everyone is safe, but they're still stuck in fight or flight mode because of the PTSD from years of running.
Hey Girls Don't forget to watch the film 'Razor' Battlestar Galactica(not to be missed) right after end of Seoson 3 , must watch the dvd extended version as it is 110minutes duration not the Tv version. Note Don't watch it before end of Season 3 as there are spoilers 😊😊😊😊
Oh ... oh no ...aaaAaaAAAAHHHHHhhhHHhhhh ... Nobody Panic ... I watched the whole series a couple years ago, and oh boy ... i feel uncomfortable with how similar i feel to Steven, but whats worse is, i cant even remember why i feel the way i do ... nor do i have any idea how to talk or explain what or how i feel...
What you're feeling is real, and it's important you get help for it. I found CBT really useful. I hope it can be for you as well, and please don't try to ignore how you feel. As the old saying goes, "Where ever you go, there you are, " which means you can never run away from yourself.
Apparently this episode is the reason series had to start wrapping things up. Cartoon Network told series creator Rebecca Sugar that if she did an LGBT wedding the show would lose funding and be cancelled. Nonetheless, Rebecca went ahead with it as she felt strongly about it's inclusion and felt it was worth the risk.
Growing Pains came at a very important time for me. I was living separately from my wife, estranged from my family and trying to pull out of a spiral of addiction, and then the pandemic happened. The frank conversation Dr Maheshwaren has with Steven about trauma and PTSD nearly made me cry and has stuck with me ever since. It is so important to me that people understand that kids and young adults need to hear this stuff, need to learn how to process their feelings, and that stress really is less harmful when we are able to trust others to support us and help us get through it.
It took me almost 3 min to realize you were in the same room
I think the interesting thing about this whole “proposal” nonsense to me is that Ruby and Sapphire genuinely do not understand the human significance of marriage, and just see it as a commitment to each other (not knowing anything about all the societal ramifications of it), and then Steven’s biggest example of marriage is Garnet, and so he goes “wow marriage! What a perfect way to ask someone to fuse forever with me,” but what he is also blind to here is the fact that even GARNET isn’t fused all the time anymore.
Anyways all this is to say, on initial watch I was jamming my head against the wall going “NOOO, you idiot, just ask her on a date-“ but in retrospect it really does make sense that his understanding of romance and marriage and such things would be inherently skewed based on how he was raised.
Yes, and Steven was also unconsciously trying to run away from his problems by doing this. He says it himself in the episode, Stevonnie knows what they want, so if he’s Stevonnie all the time, he won’t have to deal with “Steven” problems anymore, or at least not on his own. He was trying to find meaning by turning into someone else (ironically just like his mother did).
I will always say, the fact this series actually explored the post adventures trauma that a child hero in an adventure show would realistically experience is astonishing.
For those who didn't catch everything, the freeze frame bonus of Amethyst's X-ray shows that her stomach contents at the time were a donut, a submarine sandwich, a tin can and a baseball.
This episode helped me contextualize so many experiences, and the way I understand the need for self care and suffering. I can't believe this was a kids show.
“how do i live life if it always feels like about to die?”
💔this show is so beautiful
When i was 14 to 16 my life go to 💩 literally, and i came to a point i decided to end my life, but this BEAUTIFUL show help me so bad, growing with Steven Universe make me keep going and when it came Future, i get so fricking related with Steven and all the trouble he pass through, now im great, i learn how to love myself and how it's ok to feel for all the struggles i had to deal with, i love support all the new (and old) channels who go through this journey cuz this show SAVE MY LIFE
as kat said,
THIS SHOW ALWAYS BLOW MY MIND!!!
We're in the finale countdown now 😞 only 3 episodes left (6 segments) but its been nice and interesting seeing you experience and explain the show and seeing some stuff that i didn't notice or forgot when i originally watched it and seeing from another perspective is really fascinating
This is the point where he began to cry back to back because he saw too much of himself in Steven's Journey 😢
All the fun times are over, nothing left but pain.
Absolutely can't wait to see the rest of these. This show specifically taking the time to describe the trauma steven went through in terms that potentially the viewers themselves can identify with and maybe realize for the first time that they too have trauma is legit incredible.
Unresolved trauma really has a way of building up until it spills over into everything else : < One of my favorite SciFi shows, Farscape has an episode that briefly touches on that when everyone is safe, but they're still stuck in fight or flight mode because of the PTSD from years of running.
Just to remember: Ruby can't see the future, Saphire sees ONE possible future. I'm not taking advice from these two.
5:46
I'd rather be me with you
Sounds cute, until it feels a lot like
I'd rather be anything but myself
Steven Universe FfEeAaRr
And it’s AAAAAHHHHH,,,
Murder! Sweet Saccharine Heart Punching Murder!
Hey Girls Don't forget to watch the film 'Razor' Battlestar Galactica(not to be missed) right after end of Seoson 3 , must watch the dvd extended version as it is 110minutes duration not the Tv version. Note Don't watch it before end of Season 3 as there are spoilers 😊😊😊😊
Oh ... oh no ...aaaAaaAAAAHHHHHhhhHHhhhh ... Nobody Panic ...
I watched the whole series a couple years ago, and oh boy ... i feel uncomfortable with how similar i feel to Steven, but whats worse is, i cant even remember why i feel the way i do ... nor do i have any idea how to talk or explain what or how i feel...
What you're feeling is real, and it's important you get help for it. I found CBT really useful. I hope it can be for you as well, and please don't try to ignore how you feel. As the old saying goes, "Where ever you go, there you are, " which means you can never run away from yourself.
You know, I keep forgetting you and shortonegaming are not the same people
algoooooooo!
😭
Hey can you react to the TV sci fi show called lexx?
Apparently this episode is the reason series had to start wrapping things up.
Cartoon Network told series creator Rebecca Sugar that if she did an LGBT wedding the show would lose funding and be cancelled. Nonetheless, Rebecca went ahead with it as she felt strongly about it's inclusion and felt it was worth the risk.