No. 024 · Comfort, quiet and emotional exhaustion · 2 min read
I Never Thought I’d Find More Comfort in a Cat Than a Human Being
Sometimes the best company is the one that does not ask you to explain the day.
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No. 023 · Relationships, pressure and unwanted help · 2 min read
Thank You for the Suggestion. I Didn’t Ask You to Be a Passenger Driver.
The person who was not driving somehow turned every turn into a group project.
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No. 022 · Fall decorating, comparison and overthinking · 2 min read
Apparently My Fall Decorations Needed a Performance Review
One beige pumpkin was doing perfectly fine before the internet got involved.
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No. 021 · Friendship, graduation and letting life change · 4 min read
We Packed the Dorm Without Promising Forever
Graduation meant two cities, one bare dorm room, and a friendship allowed to change without becoming fake.
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No. 020 · Family expectations, college and changing direction · 4 min read
I Changed My Major and Everyone Held a Funeral
Switching majors felt less like paperwork and more like announcing a small family tragedy.
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No. 019 · Anxiety, presentations and supportive teams · 4 min read
The Presentation Started Without Me
She knew every slide. Then anxiety sent her to the restroom exactly when the professor called the group.
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No. 018 · Sensory overload, quiet breaks and college life · 4 min read
I Was Not Studying in My Car
Everyone thought the parking lot was study time. It was actually forty minutes of silence.
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No. 017 · Campus friendships, belonging and social energy · 4 min read
Which Group Am I Supposed to Join?
Six clubs, too many welcome emails, and one question: where exactly are my people?
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No. 016 · Friendship, closure and mutual respect · 4 min read
We Ended the Friendship Without Making Each Other the Villain
Two friends choose an honest ending before resentment can rewrite every good memory.
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No. 015 · Friendship grief and growing apart · 3 min read
We Did Not Fight. We Just Stopped Calling.
Nobody did anything terrible. Somehow, that makes the ending harder to explain.
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No. 014 · Boundaries and one sided friendship · 3 min read
We Were Friends Until I Stopped Being Useful
The friendship survived every favor I gave. It struggled with the first one I refused.
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No. 013 · Loyalty and quiet courage · 3 min read
He Defended Me in a Room I Wasn't In
Real loyalty appeared in a room where there was no audience and nothing to gain.
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No. 012 · Friendship, loneliness and asking for help · 3 min read
The Group Chat Went Quiet When I Needed Them
We could discuss brunch for three hours. Apparently, pain had a stricter time limit.
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No. 011 · Betrayal, privacy and rebuilding trust · 4 min read
She Told Everyone the Secret I Told Only Her
I told one friend something private. By Friday, the room knew before I entered it.
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No. 010 · Relationships, worry and communication · 3 min read
Hey, Your Dinner Is in the Microwave
An empty chair at dinner gives anxiety enough room to invent an entire explanation for a husband who is late again.
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No. 009 · School stress and overresponsibility · 3 min read
“Group Project” Meant I Was the Group
Two teammates miss their deadlines, and the person determined to pass discovers that group work can become a solo emergency.
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No. 008 · Rest guilt and emotional exhaustion · 3 min read
I Tried to Rest, but I Kept Remembering Things
This was not rest. This was housework wearing a blanket.
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No. 007 · Decision fatigue and mental overload · 3 min read
I Went to Buy Toothpaste and Forgot How to Make Decisions
Two errands entered the store. Decision fatigue left with the toothpaste.
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No. 006 · Social anxiety and delayed replies · 3 min read
I Sent the Text. Then I Regretted Every Word.
The reply took seventeen minutes. My mind used every one of them.
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No. 005 · Depression, masking and emotional exhaustion · 3 min read
I Was Fine Until Someone Asked If I Was Fine
I had been productive, presentable, and professionally vertical. Then someone waited for the honest answer.
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No. 004 · People pleasing and emotional overload · 3 min read
I Practiced Saying No. Then I Said Sure.
My boundary was flawless in the bathroom mirror. Then another human arrived.
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No. 003 · ADHD, time pressure and workplace anxiety · 3 min read
The Email Said “Friendly Reminder”
A polite reminder arrived wearing a cardigan. My brain treated it like a performance review.
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No. 002 · Rejection sensitivity and social anxiety · 3 min read
I Thought Everyone Was Mad at Me
The group chat went quiet for sixteen minutes. My mind scheduled a friendship tribunal.
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No. 001 · Workplace anxiety · 3 min read
Do You Have a Minute?
Six words dressed like a hostage note. Apparently, they only needed eleven.
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