You know what you need to do. You know what’s good for you. But you don’t do it. Instead, you do the opposite. You avoid, you delay, you make excuses. You cling to old habits, even the ones that hurt you. You tell yourself you’ll change—tomorrow, next week, eventually. But the truth is, you’re not …
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There’s a kind of pain that isn’t loud. It doesn’t come from betrayal or heartbreak or loss. It’s quieter, but just as devastating—the pain of watching someone you love ruin themselves, slowly, deliberately, stubbornly. They know what they’re doing. They know it’s not good for them. They know the consequences are coming. But they do …
People admire the strong one. They lean on them, seek their wisdom, and trust them to hold everything together. But no one ever asks who the strong one turns to when they are the ones unraveling. The strong one is the person who never falls apart in front of others. They give without expecting much …
There’s a strange kind of panic that rises when you realize you don’t know something you should know. You’re in a conversation, and someone says something unfamiliar. Your mind races. Do I ask? Do I nod? You choose the nod, hoping they don’t notice the confusion flashing in your eyes. You’re in a new place, …
Sometimes, the sharpest pain we feel is the one we unknowingly inflict. Imagine this: bleeding on someone who once hurt you, but in the same moment, stabbing them back, causing them to bleed too. It’s not an intentional act but an instinctive reaction—a tug-of-war of wounds where the tools are knives, and both hearts are …
In a world that seems to measure worth by how much you do, the idea of simply sitting still – without tasks, without proving or performing – can feel foreign, even unsettling. We’re trained to keep moving, to fill every moment with something productive, as if the absence of activity is somehow a void that …
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Sometimes, we find ourselves unable to show up for the people we love in the ways they need us to. Instead of offering the comforting embrace they’re searching for, we respond with a joke, or our nervous laughter fills the silence in moments when they just need understanding. It’s strange, almost unnerving, that in these …
We all have a mirror. Maybe it’s the one hanging on your bathroom wall, or the one you check before stepping out. But it’s not really about that mirror, is it? It’s about the mirror we carry inside—the one that reflects back a voice, a whisper, a truth, or a lie. “Mirror, mirror on the …
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Sometimes, it feels like everyone around you has a role for you to play—a mask they hand over for you to wear. Maybe it’s the friend who always lends a listening ear, the reliable one who never breaks, or the quiet shadow that stays unnoticed in a crowded room. But here’s the thing no one …
When we think about trauma, we often picture something loud and overwhelming—a force that crashes into our lives and leaves us struggling to pick up the pieces. But what if trauma isn’t always so loud? What if it’s also a quiet voice that whispers in the background, shaping how we see ourselves and the world …
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