Tag: Experiences
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Chapters Can Go Unexplained
Being an anxious individual means always seeking answers. We obsess. We replay moments over and over. We torture ourselves. And for what, answers? Do we even feel better when we do get answers? Not always. It’s easy to think that if we get clarity, it’ll be easier to move past things that have happened –…
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Thinking Doesn’t Change a Thing
“To think too much is a disease.” – Fyodor Dostoyevsky Do you ever replay the same moment in your head so many times that it stops feeling real? For me, I replay conversations, read into the small details, and end up stuck in a rut of feeling stuck in my own head – the one…
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Embracing Change
I know first hand the anxiety that can overwhelm you when you hear of a change of plans. It can feel like a punch in the gut – it can make your stomach drop and heart race – but why? The short answer? Our brains crave predictability, When we have replayed possible scenarios over and…
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Why it’s Important to Date Yourself
“If you can’t love yourself, how in the hell can you love somebody else?” – Ru Paul. Even in this day and age, I believe there is far too much stigma around spending time with yourself. Now, I don’t mean just being alone, I mean really taking the time to date yourself. What I mean…
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The Weight of Feeling Nothing
Katy Perry once said: “Do you ever feel like a plastic bag, floating through the wind, wanting to start again?”, so let’s talk about why the answer is an astounding YES. While everybody experiences life differently, I’m sure at one point or another, we’ve all experienced the feeling of nothingness. The feeling where we’re not…
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My Grief
Although I am still to experience most of what life has to offer, I believe I have cause to say this: grief is one of the worst things a person can experience. Some backstory: I’d never lost someone before my Grandad passed, and he was a huge part of my life, so he has left…
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Navigating Anxiety and Body Image in Your 20s
Something that nobody tells you about hitting 20, is not only how much we change mentally, but also how many physical changes we go through. We constantly hear people preaching about how we will soon reach ‘Mental Maturity’, but what they neglect to mention, is the changes that come when we hit ‘Second Puberty’. Our…
My Mind, Mostly. 