Month: June 2019

Anxiety

kldistaffen June 19, 2019 0 Comments
feelings are not factsfeelings are not factsfeelings are not facts. over and over and over on repeat in my head bouncing knee, beating heartimpending doom. do not be anxious about anything... spiral, spiral, spiral downlet me off this roller coaster. please, i beg you,an airplane's going to fly into this building at any second,a car's going to hit me if i go outside. ocd ocd ocd ocd ocd ocd ocd...

the unbearable sadness of being

kldistaffen June 18, 2019 0 Comments
above me, my neighbor sings absent-mindedly while doing the dishes, her soothing voice draws out the tears I've been so eager to cry. this is not a perfect post, nor is it a happy one. this is a pain-channeling post, the kind that your therapist wants you to write. you've blocked out the emotional pain for so long. you've forgotten how to feel. this is the kind of post you write when the...

How to Write For Social Media

kldistaffen June 10, 2019 0 Comments
According to hootsuite.com, 3.196 billion people now use social media. As a result, it is important that what you write on social media accurately represents your brand. As a social media specialist, here are a few of my top tricks: 1. Get social Interact with your audience. Don't let the conversation be one-sided. This can be as simple as 'liking' comments, but it could also be replying to...

Anchors

kldistaffen June 3, 2019 0 Comments
What's keeping you here--those anchors--are stronger than any suicidal ideation you may have. Photo by Lucas Sankey on Unsplash I heard him speak softly between my tears and gasps for air, you have significance. Those anchors you just listed are stronger than any other thoughts you may have. You need to reach out when it gets tough; we're not meant to do life alone. I'm not...