What do I need to forgive myself for? TW

I need to forgive myself for all the things I couldn't control. For escaping our toxic family dynamic and leaving my siblings behind. For not reaching out to check in on others when I could barely check in on myself. For not being able to protect my brother from a situation neither of us could...

Coping with Negativity

What strategies do you use to cope with negative feelings? I should know how to put this into words, but I don't really have them. Coping with negativity is entirely dependent on the type of negativity felt and the scenario with which the negativity was brought up. Sadness - I keep space to feel it,...

Week of — March 20 2025

I said this already a few weeks ago, but it's been a long fucking week. I'm not even sure how long it was since my last post. The effects of everything that has happened to me over the course of my life are beginning to catch up with me, and in a lot of ways...

What do I feel resentful about?

This is fresh - so if you're not in the mood for a rant, I suggest you read a different post. I'll give you a minute to decide. . . . Oh, you're still here? Cool, here it goes. I resent the fact that the world lied to me. That I grew up being told...

I hate being asked, “How are you?”

Daily writing promptWhat is one question you hate to be asked? Explain.View all responses This question is so ingrained in us all, that it's turned into an auto response. Even I do it from time to time, and I have to intentionally think about it to not respond instinctively. People go about asking how are...

How do I react when I feel rejected or not accepted?

This is simple, I recluse. I spent so long trying to fit in, be heard, become likeable, express myself, be an active conversationalist, become an extrovert - the works. However it became abundantly clear very quickly that I was the friend people wanted to be around only when they needed something. When I am in...

What traits in others trigger me?

I absolutely cannot stand when people talk down to others. It immediately awakens a rage in me that I have to put incredibly active effort into controlling my own responses because of how reactive I instinctively feel as soon as I identify that that is what is happening. Regardless of whether I am the target...

The best gift..but the worst thing. TW

Share one of the best gifts you've ever received. TW - Its taken several writing sessions to answer this question. This is a difficult one for me to answer; because the first thing that comes to mind was the day I found out I was pregnant after 3 and a half years of trying. My...

How I got to where I am now…

Right out of high-school, I had absolutely no idea what I wanted to do with my life. Who was I going to be? What was I going to do? What direction should I take now? A lot of factors played into those thoughts and more, but what really stood out was the handicapping feeling of...