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Surviving the Holidays Is Enough The holidays are hard and I’m tired of pretending they aren’t. Everyone talks about joy and magic

PART III — What Self-Harm Actually Feels Like By hope dies lastTonight the urge came back like it always does:quiet at first, then loud enough to shake the walls of my chest. People talk about “urges” like they’re thoughts.They’re not thoughts.They’re sensations — physical, heavy, magnetic. It starts in the ribs.A pressure.A tightening.A feeling like […]

There’s a quiet kind of loneliness that doesn’t come from being alone. It’s the kind that slips under your skin even when you’re surrounded

The Gift, The Curse of ADHD Sensitivity. the blog. “Why are you so sensitive?” “Stop overreacting.” “You’re being dramatic.”