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4 posts tagged ‘selftalk’
When everyone else seems to have it together
Ever had a night where everyone else seems to be doing fine, and you're the only one stuck in place? Late at night, you open a feed without thinking. Someone go
Why do we answer "I'm fine" when someone asks if we're okay?
"How've you been?" When someone asks me that, I answer almost automatically: "Same as always." It isn't the same. My chest has been heavy for days, and I keep w
Ever opened up about something hard and felt lonelier afterward?
I once worked up the nerve to say something hard. After days of hesitating, near the end of the night, half-laughing, pretending it was nothing. That I'd been h
I had nowhere to say it. So I built one.
On TV, counseling shows always have the same scene. Someone hesitates for a long time, then finally opens their mouth. It seems like nothing, but partway throug