Published inScuzzbucket·Aug 29Member-onlyThe ElixirA recent epiphany has shaken me to my core, and yet everything finally makes sense. I did not get the level of emotional closeness and emotional intimacy I needed as a child, so I went about life, not knowing what I needed, and projecting my unconscious, unfulfilled needs on all the wrong…Life3 min readLife3 min read
Published inScuzzbucket·Nov 21, 2022Member-onlyTry AgainA PoemMental Health1 min readMental Health1 min read
Published inThe Dopamine Diaries·Jan 23, 2022Member-onlyInnate WorthYou’re born with it.Life Lessons1 min readLife Lessons1 min read
Published inThe Dopamine Diaries·Jan 18, 2022Member-onlyLet it Be WorthwhileAll of it.Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Published inScuzzbucket·Aug 13, 2021Member-onlySummonsPlease, Understand my ADD Want more than just my body Discuss documentaries with me But not pretentiously Don’t ever yell at me Know that often, space is what I need Don’t judge me when I oversleep Be actual friends with me Please get my sensitivity When my voice is loud, don’t…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Published inP.S. I Love You·Apr 4, 2021Member-onlyI Fall in Love ConstantlyAnd maybe that’s a good thing. — I’ve never been in a serious romantic relationship, but that doesn’t mean I’ve never been in love. I once fell in love with a guy I spoke to in passing after a concert who made me laugh. We probably talked for a total of two minutes, but while he spoke…Relationships3 min readRelationships3 min read
Published inThe Dopamine Diaries·Jan 28, 2021Member-onlyThe Best Stuff of LifeWe wander through life, flailing, and blaming ourselves for flailing, when flailing is the point. We seek comfort and satisfaction and sensation and pleasure in the wrong places, and we blame ourselves for seeking them in the wrong places, when being misguided is the point. The best stuff of life…Life Lessons1 min readLife Lessons1 min read
Published inA Cornered Gurl·Jan 25, 2021You Have a HeartDon’t ever let the fact that a romantic interest of yours doesn’t return the feelings make you feel stupid. Don’t beat yourself up, telling yourself you shouldn’t have told them; you shouldn’t have assumed they liked you back. They don’t like you back, yet you still have that gooey feeling…Relationships2 min readRelationships2 min read
Jan 21, 2021Member-onlyIt’s Okay to FeelIt’s okay to feel. Oh no. I’ve written it down. Now I have to accept that it’s true. Nooooo. Don’t make me! Let me avoid this for just a little longer. If I accept that this is true then all of the feelings are going to come crashing down upon…Mental Health2 min readMental Health2 min read
