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Heyo guys, KumaMask here!~

As I promised, here's more Pokémon Positivity for ya'll!!!~

I know it's been a long time since I made the last drawing, and I apologize for that. I was supposed to have more than this one by now, but as you all know after I complain so much about it, photoshop haven't actually helped me with that issue. Oh well.

Anyways, let's talk about the drawing itself, right? Forgive me if I'm a bit rusty in talking about these, but... Well, let's give it a try~

For the ones of you who don't know about how Pokémon Positivity drawings usually work, well, I don't just come here with a nice message written along with some cute
drawing. I also try to provide some advice for you guys. I talk about the topic in the drawing and say the same things I'd say to any friend of mine, I... Try to help. But then again, I'm not a psychologist, I'm not a professional of this area in any way, I am just a person trying to help in the best way I can.

That being said, let's move on:

Well, the reason why I chose mimikyu for this one is none other than OBVIOUS, if you like pokémon and know about this lil' guy's existence. It's all over the internet. I know, we'll never get to know the true mimikyu unless we want to die in shock of its true appearance, but I really don't think anyone is going to die or get cursed if they see a hooman person, so oh well~

A topic that has been appearing a lot in my life and in other's around me, including people from the internet, friends, etc. is this thing about being your own person.

Like... Ok, how do I put this.

I see just so many people trying to please others, trying to change themselves into something they're not, adjusting themselves to other's standards, just for the sake of being accepted as a person, and DAMMIT. Guys, stop. Stop. If you feel like this says something to you, please, take a while, hear out this stranger that's trying to give you some advice.

If you want to change for better, then just do it! Go ahead, you have my full support, as I know no one is perfect and we should strive to become better people, I do it myself as much as possible, I try to change the things about me that I don't like all that much as well. However. A very important thing you need to think about when doing this, is:

"For whom am I changing myself? Why am I re-shaping myself?"

And thing about this is, it isn't bad to try to change for others. It isn't. Then again, it's all about a single word, that is the most complicated goal to achieve: Balance. If you feel like you don't have it, hey, don't panic. Wanna hear out a curiosity? No one actually does. People just happen to have it a bit better or not that much, and it's ok, dude, it's ok. Now, back to what I was saying before, it isn't a bad thing to want to change for others. Want examples? Ok, here they go.

If you know you're a lazy person and want to discipline yourself to make more progress in your life and be a more reliable person in the compromises you take, that is just fine, just perfect.

If you realize you're too possessive with things/people and you want to change to build healthier relationships dude, go for it!

If you feel like you're being too rude to people and want to change to feel better with yourself and among others, good!

If you feel like you're neglecting someone dear to you and want to give them more space and make them feel loved, dude, that's great!!

If you feel like all of your effort simply isn't enough to please a person, STOP IT RIGHT THERE AND HEAR ME OUT, KID. STOP.

Changing for others is something that's supposed to be healthy for all of you. It is something that's supposed to help you make your life better, not make it worse. You shouldn't change yourself just for the sake of pleasing others.

Storytime, and a little about Maskie's life.

This is actually very personal and... It speaks a lot to my heart, but I'll share it with you guys. If it's able to help someone out there, I'll gladly share this piece of my life with you.

When I was younger, I remember constantly hearing some relatives telling my cousins things like "why aren't you a bit more like Maskie?", "See, Maskie does ____." obviously they weren't saying Maskie, but just in case you need some context on this And... They weren't talking only about things like "hey, eat your greens like Maskie does!!", because if that was the case, I'm ok with it. EATING YOUR GREENS IS IMPORTANT FOR YOUR HEALTH, OK Same goes for things like "Maskie doesn't throw herself in the floor and cry when we don't buy candies at the market." Being polite, even as a child, is also important, and that's ok. Seriously, this kind of thing is just fine, in my opinion.
Anyways, I got a bit off-topic here, what they were talking about were very unhealthy things for a child to hear, things like "Maskie practices this, this, this and that sport, and gets excellent results out of it! You're still not catching a single ball because you don't try hard enough!" or "see how your cousin plays that instrument? Why can't you even play a single one and excel at it?" or "why aren't you more like Maskie?"

And that happened so many times, with so many different cousins, that I don't even know if this is just one story. Maybe it's just one, one that repeated itself many times.

See, I'm not telling you this story to say "heh, see how much of a wonder child I was?~", NO. NO. NO. First of all, I admit I did a lot of things and excel at most of them, but I never really was "the best" in any of them. I just happened to be a bit above the average mark. Second, and very important.Every time they said this to them, I would just get terribly PISSED at them. Like, you don't tell a child, you don't tell ANYONE to be "like" someone else when it comes to their personalities, to their achievements, etc.!!! You just don't! That invalidates any sort of progress or achievement the person itself has achieved, you don't consider how much effort they put into doing that thing they were doing!!! And I say this because I knew just how much this one specific cousin of mine was trying to do the things she was doing at the time, I knew how hard she was trying, and damn, she's THREE years younger than I!! How do you ask a child to make the same things a kid that's three years older makes?! Afterwards, my cousin gave up on lots of things she actually liked for thinking she wasn't good enough and never would be. And damn. It still pains me as hell that she gave up on those things. Even nowadays, she still have some sort of comparison complex that makes her insecure about things she does, insecure about who she is, about meeting the expectations others have for her. Not just the family people, but also friends, strangers, anyone. And I still remember how sad she was, every time they did that to her.

The reason why I told you guys this story is that this is a very common thing I see in nearly everyone around me. Many people try to change themselves to turn into someone else because they are told to, or because they think that being like this or that person will make you more loved.

However, I am sorry to tell you, but the harsh truth is, you'll NEVER be that person. But heeey, hey, that isn't a bad thing, and it's exactly what we're talking about here. You gotta be your own person, you gotta be yourself, not anyone else. Being someone else isn't going to make you be more loved or anything, or maybe it is, but my question for you is, are you happy with it? Do you feel like this makes you happy?

I know some people would say "but it makes my life better, and my friends would leave me if they knew the true me. So yes, Maskie, I AM happier with things like this. This way, people like me. If I pretend to be someone else, I am happy as I wouldn't be if I were myself."

Want to know how I know what you were thinking?

I used to be just the same. If someone asked the past me that question, I'd have felt incredibly mad. I'd feel the truth ripping my chest off, like I did many, many times. However, at some point, I had to face the truth. I had to face myself, I had to learn who I was and stop trying to be someone I wasn't. It was then that I drew the line between the healthy "I want to change" and the unhealthy "I gotta be this person".

Listen kid, this is something I've only learned after getting pretty beaten up by life, and this lesson is, sometimes, you have to be brave. Sometimes you need to be brave enough to know that some people are going to leave you if you start showing your true self. Some of these might even be your most precious people at the moment, but if they leave because they don't like your true self, they weren't even worth your time, to begin with. You have to search for you happiness, not only others', when it comes to who you are.

And hear, if you don't like yourself, then change. The important thing is that you shouldn't try to be like someone else, instead, be like you, but if you want some change, then learn how to be fair and square with yourself in your judgements. See your positive and negative points, put them side to side with each other and then ask yourself, what are the things I need to change? Even if you think you need to change as an entire person, that's too much, divide yourself into smaller pieces. Make a topic list, if you want.

Ok, Imma give you guys who need a lil' push up, a challenge. First, you take a piece of paper and write down all the things you don't like about yourself. After you've done that, take a second piece of paper and go through every item of your previous list, then write down how do you think you can fix these things.

And just in case. If you end up writing something like, "I'm ugly", or "I'm disgusting", ok, be more specific with yourself. If you've got the guts to insult yourself like that, tell yourself why do you think you're disgusting, and think very well about your answer. Whatever it is, it can be changed.

NOW. VERY. DAMN. IMPORTANT. TWO THINGS.

FIRST.

I don't want anyone to take my words and turn them into an excuse to keep being a jerk to others and say "oh, but this is the true me", no, no, NO. No matter what excuse you may find, NONE OF THEM IS VALID. If you say you can't just not be a jerk to others because "that is who you are", shut up. Shut your damn mouth and organize yourself. I am not here to provide anyone excuses for their mistakes, I'm here to offer kind words to the ones that might need them.

AND SECOND.

As I always say, in nearly every single description of these drawings, after all the advice I've given to you guys, none of the things I suggest are easy. Changing for real, finding balance, being a better person, none of that can be considered "easy" in any way. But you gotta be strong, and I know you can do this. I know you can learn to love yourself, and this is a process that might take years, even, but it's worth the effort. It is worth trying. YOU are worth the effort.

Well, I guess.... That's pretty much all I wanted to say.

Hope to have helped someone, and... Well, see ya later, guys!
You're awesome!

Buh-bye!!!~

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Heyo guys, KumaMask here!~

As I promised, here's more Pokémon Positivity for ya'll!!!~

I know it's been a long time since I made the last drawing, and I apologize for that. I was supposed to have more than this one by now, but as you all know after I complain so much about it, photoshop haven't actually helped me with that issue. Oh well.

Anyways, let's talk about the drawing itself, right? Forgive me if I'm a bit rusty in talking about these, but... Well, let's give it a try~

For the ones of you who don't know about how Pokémon Positivity drawings usually work, well, I don't just come here with a nice message written along with some cute
drawing. I also try to provide some advice for you guys. I talk about the topic in the drawing and say the same things I'd say to any friend of mine, I... Try to help. But then again, I'm not a psychologist, I'm not a professional of this area in any way, I am just a person trying to help in the best way I can.

That being said, let's move on:

Well, the reason why I chose mimikyu for this one is none other than OBVIOUS, if you like pokémon and know about this lil' guy's existence. It's all over the internet. I know, we'll never get to know the true mimikyu unless we want to die in shock of its true appearance, but I really don't think anyone is going to die or get cursed if they see a hooman person, so oh well~

A topic that has been appearing a lot in my life and in other's around me, including people from the internet, friends, etc. is this thing about being your own person.

Like... Ok, how do I put this.

I see just so many people trying to please others, trying to change themselves into something they're not, adjusting themselves to other's standards, just for the sake of being accepted as a person, and DAMMIT. Guys, stop. Stop. If you feel like this says something to you, please, take a while, hear out this stranger that's trying to give you some advice.

If you want to change for better, then just do it! Go ahead, you have my full support, as I know no one is perfect and we should strive to become better people, I do it myself as much as possible, I try to change the things about me that I don't like all that much as well. However. A very important thing you need to think about when doing this, is:

"For whom am I changing myself? Why am I re-shaping myself?"

And thing about this is, it isn't bad to try to change for others. It isn't. Then again, it's all about a single word, that is the most complicated goal to achieve: Balance. If you feel like you don't have it, hey, don't panic. Wanna hear out a curiosity? No one actually does. People just happen to have it a bit better or not that much, and it's ok, dude, it's ok. Now, back to what I was saying before, it isn't a bad thing to want to change for others. Want examples? Ok, here they go.

If you know you're a lazy person and want to discipline yourself to make more progress in your life and be a more reliable person in the compromises you take, that is just fine, just perfect.

If you realize you're too possessive with things/people and you want to change to build healthier relationships dude, go for it!

If you feel like you're being too rude to people and want to change to feel better with yourself and among others, good!

If you feel like you're neglecting someone dear to you and want to give them more space and make them feel loved, dude, that's great!!

If you feel like all of your effort simply isn't enough to please a person, STOP IT RIGHT THERE AND HEAR ME OUT, KID. STOP.

Changing for others is something that's supposed to be healthy for all of you. It is something that's supposed to help you make your life better, not make it worse. You shouldn't change yourself just for the sake of pleasing others.

Storytime, and a little about Maskie's life.

This is actually very personal and... It speaks a lot to my heart, but I'll share it with you guys. If it's able to help someone out there, I'll gladly share this piece of my life with you.

When I was younger, I remember constantly hearing some relatives telling my cousins things like "why aren't you a bit more like Maskie?", "See, Maskie does ____." obviously they weren't saying Maskie, but just in case you need some context on this And... They weren't talking only about things like "hey, eat your greens like Maskie does!!", because if that was the case, I'm ok with it. EATING YOUR GREENS IS IMPORTANT FOR YOUR HEALTH, OK Same goes for things like "Maskie doesn't throw herself in the floor and cry when we don't buy candies at the market." Being polite, even as a child, is also important, and that's ok. Seriously, this kind of thing is just fine, in my opinion.
Anyways, I got a bit off-topic here, what they were talking about were very unhealthy things for a child to hear, things like "Maskie practices this, this, this and that sport, and gets excellent results out of it! You're still not catching a single ball because you don't try hard enough!" or "see how your cousin plays that instrument? Why can't you even play a single one and excel at it?" or "why aren't you more like Maskie?"

And that happened so many times, with so many different cousins, that I don't even know if this is just one story. Maybe it's just one, one that repeated itself many times.

See, I'm not telling you this story to say "heh, see how much of a wonder child I was?~", NO. NO. NO. First of all, I admit I did a lot of things and excel at most of them, but I never really was "the best" in any of them. I just happened to be a bit above the average mark. Second, and very important.Every time they said this to them, I would just get terribly PISSED at them. Like, you don't tell a child, you don't tell ANYONE to be "like" someone else when it comes to their personalities, to their achievements, etc.!!! You just don't! That invalidates any sort of progress or achievement the person itself has achieved, you don't consider how much effort they put into doing that thing they were doing!!! And I say this because I knew just how much this one specific cousin of mine was trying to do the things she was doing at the time, I knew how hard she was trying, and damn, she's THREE years younger than I!! How do you ask a child to make the same things a kid that's three years older makes?! Afterwards, my cousin gave up on lots of things she actually liked for thinking she wasn't good enough and never would be. And damn. It still pains me as hell that she gave up on those things. Even nowadays, she still have some sort of comparison complex that makes her insecure about things she does, insecure about who she is, about meeting the expectations others have for her. Not just the family people, but also friends, strangers, anyone. And I still remember how sad she was, every time they did that to her.

The reason why I told you guys this story is that this is a very common thing I see in nearly everyone around me. Many people try to change themselves to turn into someone else because they are told to, or because they think that being like this or that person will make you more loved.

However, I am sorry to tell you, but the harsh truth is, you'll NEVER be that person. But heeey, hey, that isn't a bad thing, and it's exactly what we're talking about here. You gotta be your own person, you gotta be yourself, not anyone else. Being someone else isn't going to make you be more loved or anything, or maybe it is, but my question for you is, are you happy with it? Do you feel like this makes you happy?

I know some people would say "but it makes my life better, and my friends would leave me if they knew the true me. So yes, Maskie, I AM happier with things like this. This way, people like me. If I pretend to be someone else, I am happy as I wouldn't be if I were myself."

Want to know how I know what you were thinking?

I used to be just the same. If someone asked the past me that question, I'd have felt incredibly mad. I'd feel the truth ripping my chest off, like I did many, many times. However, at some point, I had to face the truth. I had to face myself, I had to learn who I was and stop trying to be someone I wasn't. It was then that I drew the line between the healthy "I want to change" and the unhealthy "I gotta be this person".

Listen kid, this is something I've only learned after getting pretty beaten up by life, and this lesson is, sometimes, you have to be brave. Sometimes you need to be brave enough to know that some people are going to leave you if you start showing your true self. Some of these might even be your most precious people at the moment, but if they leave because they don't like your true self, they weren't even worth your time, to begin with. You have to search for you happiness, not only others', when it comes to who you are.

And hear, if you don't like yourself, then change. The important thing is that you shouldn't try to be like someone else, instead, be like you, but if you want some change, then learn how to be fair and square with yourself in your judgements. See your positive and negative points, put them side to side with each other and then ask yourself, what are the things I need to change? Even if you think you need to change as an entire person, that's too much, divide yourself into smaller pieces. Make a topic list, if you want.

Ok, Imma give you guys who need a lil' push up, a challenge. First, you take a piece of paper and write down all the things you don't like about yourself. After you've done that, take a second piece of paper and go through every item of your previous list, then write down how do you think you can fix these things.

And just in case. If you end up writing something like, "I'm ugly", or "I'm disgusting", ok, be more specific with yourself. If you've got the guts to insult yourself like that, tell yourself why do you think you're disgusting, and think very well about your answer. Whatever it is, it can be changed.

NOW. VERY. DAMN. IMPORTANT. TWO THINGS.

FIRST.

I don't want anyone to take my words and turn them into an excuse to keep being a jerk to others and say "oh, but this is the true me", no, no, NO. No matter what excuse you may find, NONE OF THEM IS VALID. If you say you can't just not be a jerk to others because "that is who you are", shut up. Shut your damn mouth and organize yourself. I am not here to provide anyone excuses for their mistakes, I'm here to offer kind words to the ones that might need them.

AND SECOND.

As I always say, in nearly every single description of these drawings, after all the advice I've given to you guys, none of the things I suggest are easy. Changing for real, finding balance, being a better person, none of that can be considered "easy" in any way. But you gotta be strong, and I know you can do this. I know you can learn to love yourself, and this is a process that might take years, even, but it's worth the effort. It is worth trying. YOU are worth the effort.

Well, I guess.... That's pretty much all I wanted to say.

Hope to have helped someone, and... Well, see ya later, guys!
You're awesome!

Buh-bye!!!~