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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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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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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