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At First, It Was Unintentional
Over the years I have struggled with anxiety and depression, an eating disorder, maladaptive daydreaming, and self harm. For a long time...
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COVID-19 Introvert
I’ve always known I was an introvert. But if this COVID-19 shutdown has taught me anything, it has, with 100% surety, made it undeniably,...
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Fully Awake
Because I would escape into my mind, my mind became a cage. Maladaptive daydreaming is something I wish would be discussed in the mental...
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Whim & Reality
We don't turn off our brains entirely while watching a movie or reading a book. There's just no way. Always there is lesson to be...
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A Bit More Alive
I started writing as a way to escape. I created my own world in which to live, separate from the strain and stress of reality. Then -...
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Voices in your Head
The voices in our heads don't always say what we want to hear. They get fixated on something and run wild, they randomly shut down,...
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The Family We Build
Writing a book may be a solitary process. But in the long-run, connections are needed for publication and promotion far more than I ever...