My ARFID Journey – First Week
This week after more than two decades of struggling, I’ve finally begun tackling my issues with food and eating.
And it sucks. Continue reading My ARFID Journey – First Week
Category: Personal
A Queer Yuri!!! on ICE Experience
It was this moment that I sincerely lost my mind. Not only had this show gotten our hopes up and delivered. It had raised the bar episode after episode, far surpassing any expectations we could have possibly put forward. Continue reading A Queer Yuri!!! on ICE Experience
the attention
You’ve always hated the attention. They’re here again. Your mom tells you to be polite and greet them. They’re distant family, family friends. This is one of those times when the distinction doesn’t really matter. One in particular thinks it’s really funny that you don’t like hugs much and makes sure to give you a big bear hug and a heavy slap on the back. You shrink back as soon as you are able to. Two hours later they’re staring at you again. What now? Oh, this time it’s because ‘You’re so quiet!’ Of course you are, you have nothing … Continue reading the attention
On the Self
Lately I’ve been thinking about the self, about my self. I’ve heard things like, “the self is a construct” out here on the internet and I think I understand it well enough. The self is made up of things like: the choices we make, the values we keep, how we react to things, how we treat other people; and it’s also made up of things like: the kinds of clothes we choose to wear, if and how we use makeup, what our voice sounds like. The self is simply made up. If you don’t like it, change it. That’s good … Continue reading On the Self
Finding My Way: Getting Lost
Before I knew it, college was over. My life was amorphous and I didn’t have the slightest idea how I was supposed to shape it. I no longer knew who I was or where I was going. Continue reading Finding My Way: Getting Lost
