“An Invitation To My Home Was Not An Invitation To Molest Me”
Trigger Warning: Mention of Sexual Abuse I heard in a show the other day: “The more often you tell your story of being assaulted, the more it loses its power…
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Pain
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Rest in Sleep
TRIGGER WARNING: MENTION OF SUICIDE, SELF HARM I woke up this morning feeling hopeless and lonely. There’s a difference between loneliness and solitude, you see. The French windows in my…
Shhhh…
Trigger Warning – Mention of Self Harm Don’t ask, don’t tell how I felt, Put up a smile and carry the weight, And every night I crawl into bed, I…
I am healing again
Trigger Warning: Mentions of Suicide and Suicidal thoughts The relapse The past four months have been one of the hardest periods of my life after my time in the US…
Grief, anger and healing journey
I haven’t checked my weight for a long time. The last time I did, I had ga`ined about 12 kgs. Since then, I couldn’t muster the courage to check again….
He did not let me grieve the way I imagined
“He healed something he didn’t break’, but in my case – he entered through the cracked walls that I rebuilt, glued back together, and broke it again into a million…
I am tired
I am tired of feeling anything anymore. Through therapy, I’ve come to understand that it ultimately stems from a lack of self-love. My therapist advised me to grieve the unfulfilled…
I am grieving
Trigger Warning: Mention of Suicide I am grieving. I am mourning a loss that I was unaware of until this moment. This void, this emptiness within me is present since…
Dealing with ‘Shame’
Trigger Warning: Mention of Self-Harm/Suicide Psychologist Dr. Stephen Finn asserts that the emotion of “shame” is not innate; instead, it is acquired. Over the past month, I have been struggling…
Reasons why is it important to process your pain
The human brain is very complex. Neuroscientists are still exploring as the brain is not fully understood. Every individual is different and so are their emotions and emotional responses to…