#selfcare
7 posts tagged ‘selfcare’

Alone Is Easier, So Why Am I Lonely
Relieved when plans get cancelled, and a little hollow when nobody texts all weekend. Sound familiar? That's me. Seeing people is tiring, so I chose to be alone

You Say Yes to Everyone Else
When someone asks you for something, does "sure" come out first? It does for me. I know it won't work, and my mouth says yes anyway. Then I hang up and think ho

The Feeling That Nobody Really Knows You
Have you ever been around people and had this thought surface? Nobody here actually knows me. The strange part is that I'm not isolated. There are people I text

Why Family Is the Hardest to Tell
When something hard happens, do you tell your family? I don't. I'll tell a friend, but not my family. The people closest to me. For a long time I thought that w

When You Wonder If a Grown Adult Is Allowed to Cry
When you're about to cry, is there something you do before crying? I run a check. Is this really worth crying over. Am I too old for this. Everyone goes through

When Acting Fine Became a Habit
Do you remember when you started acting fine? I don't. At some point it had simply become the default. My face doesn't change when things are hard. My voice doe

Emotion Journaling: Morning or Night?
The first thing that stops people who decide to start an emotion journal is *when* to write. Search it and the answers split. Some say morning, some say right b