My therapist regrets to inform me I’m not a terrible person
And other things I doubt My therapist has this way about him. Speaking gently when the voices in my head are screaming […]
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the unbearable sadness of being
above me, my neighbor sings absent-mindedly while doing the dishes, her soothing voice draws out the tears I’ve been so eager to […]
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To the Graduates on the Eve of Graduation
Dear friends, you made it. And I wish I had words of advice for you, but I don’t. Not really; there’s a […]
Ripple Effect
a very short story She didn’t believe in ghosts. At least not in the say ‘boo’, spirit without a body, walk through […]
I’m having a flashback right now, a trigger warning.
The coolness of the bathroom floor, a stark contrast to the sweaty guys surrounding me. We had been like this for fifteen […]
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Maybe home is more than just a place
Six months ago, I never thought I’d find myself here–in a room with white colored walls and a stippled ceiling, a place […]
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This is what healing looks like
“But in the end, one needs more courage to live than to kill himself.” ― Albert Camus I always thought I’d end up killing […]
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How to survive a panic attack in three acts
Prologue: On the bulletin board next to my desk is a handwritten checklist from my therapist: is it truthful? Is it necessary? […]
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I challenged her to write a post in which she doesn’t mention her past (stolen from my old blog)
I forgave myself today, kneeling at the altar. You can’t move forward if you’re angry at the past– angry at yourself for […]
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Letter to a suicide note
I found you tonight, tucked away amongst books I haven’t read in years but love too much to throw away. I’m getting […]
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