360 days of writing: day 15I never understood friendshipPeople are weird.They confuse me to the coreFrom toxic to supportiveThe flip so much how do I keep a score?How much space to give?What to confront and what not?Who to believe?How to be sure?Add to this soup the emotionsAnd it makes my head spinWhat are these people? … Continue reading Friends
This thing called Happiness
360 days of writing: day 14They talk a lot about being happyWe know how toxic that isBut whenever I actually sit and breatheI sometimes think it makes sense. Who said happy is only laughter and joyFor me it's the elaborate conversation I haveWith me, my body, my thoughts, myselfDifferent expression each time. Whenever I actually … Continue reading This thing called Happiness
Portrait of my Life
360 days of writing: Day 13 Context: as a psychology student you're taught to do a lot of self-work. The idea behind that is, if you're not aware of your own thoughts, feelings, hopes, secrets, triggers and darkness, how will you help someone else be aware of theirs. I love participating in these workshops in … Continue reading Portrait of my Life
A Funny Spooky Story
360 days of writing: Day 12This happened a few years ago in my newly constructed room. My family lives on the top floor which basically means that the area on the roof is accessible for us. Since it was a decent amount of space, it was decided that a new room will be constructed on … Continue reading A Funny Spooky Story
Reflection: My Go to Process
360 days of writing: Day 11 Today's post is more of a diary entry than a post... But it is what it is... I've changed a lot after taking up psychology and continuing it's study for over 5 years. But I suppose the biggest change that has come is how I process things. Reflection -> … Continue reading Reflection: My Go to Process
Being By Myself
360 days of writing: day 10I love the company of othersI can be called a classic extrovertBut I've never felt a freedomA relief or a comfortRatherThere's a compulsion a controlA very strong pullThat disrupts my peaceMy expression, my thoughtsI turn into a brilliant impostureThat happily beside them trotsSo I prefer this spaceBeing by myselfAlone or … Continue reading Being By Myself
Dating App Stories
360 days of writing: day 9 (Experiences welcome in the comment, not debates) I've been trying to figure out for a while How to talk to men How to be understood and how to understand But each time and every time I've failed to unravel this mystery While you can listen to an individual You're … Continue reading Dating App Stories
Exhaustion
360 days of writing: Day 8DanceWhen nothing makes senseDanceWhen you're stuck and feel crampedDanceWhen your brain gives upDanceThat's the only way to liveDanceOr perish in this exhausted world
A note to Anxiety
360 days of writing: day 7 I've been facing a generalized sense of anxiety for quite some years. While I why it began, how to manage it is an ongoing process. I have come to terms with its existence and the fact that it affects me. I have come to know it. Really really really … Continue reading A note to Anxiety
A longing for silence
360 days of writing: day 6 I close my eyes But hear it constantly The noise, the chaos, the busy street Shouts and screams of all types The fullness of being in a city. And the longing renews Of the quiet moment Far in the hills Cut off from the world Pristine silenceā¦