Social Isolation Diaries #5
My original plan after graduation was to be a trekking guide in Guatemala for some amount of time over the summer and then figure things…
My original plan after graduation was to be a trekking guide in Guatemala for some amount of time over the summer and then figure things…
Like everyone else out there, who has nothing better to do than post memes on social media for entertainment and wait for social isolation to…
I usually like to downplay my own accomplishments. I don't like to admit that I worked really hard for what I have. I don't like…
In a way, I think that the long years of sadness I endured during my childhood lowered my threshold for what I'd consider to be…
I find writing easy. I don't have to really think too much and the words just come out onto the page fluidly and freely. It…
And as a female, I grew up believing that my ultimate goal in life was to find my perfect man and start a family with him. Instead of developing my mind with academics and working towards tangible goals to improve myself as a person, I felt insecurities about my weight and appearance constantly.
I remember the agony of being abandoned, and it still informs a lot of my relationships to this day. This fear is so deep down that I don't even acknowledge it exists the majority of the time.
As much as I’ve tried to change myself for the better, I think that deep down, I am still the same person I was as a child. There is still a core that exists, that may never go away no matter how hard I try.