“It’s a very difficult era in which to be a person, just a real, actual person, instead of a collection of personality traits selected from an endless Automat of characters.” ― Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl Every day I go to a party I meet 10 variations of the same person…

I have a terrible habit of reading multiple books at once. I jump from one book to another, waiting for the right one to entice me. I often struggle to find the one that immerses me enough. …

Advice For Fighting Writer’s Block — Lately, I’ve been finding it difficult to write. And I’ve realised it’s because I’ve mythologised my potential. Writing on here was once something I did occasionally, just for fun, and I rarely told anyone in my personal life about it. …

The Most Toxic Ex-Lover — 09/07/2023 I remember when we first met, after I finished my useless Bachelor of Arts. People warned me about you and told me to stay away. They said taking the path I was taking would inevitably cause me to meet you, and get sucked into your addictive pull. …

“It’s the thought of Mecca that keeps me alive. That’s what helps me face these days that are all the same…I’m afraid that if my dream is realised, I’ll have no reason to go on living. You dream about your sheep and the Pyramids, but you’re different from me, because…

Stop Making Assumptions About Who You Are — The Problem Think of a person who has achieved great success throughout her life. She believes her accomplishments prove her greatness, disregards the role of luck or privilege, and thus avoids pursuing anything she may not excel at immediately. …

How much can we really predict the future of a relationship? — Laura is your typical Gen Z kid. She’s youtful and inexperienced. She thinks she can avoid ever getting in a toxic relationship or going through a painful breakup. She purges anyone who posseses one or more of a list of red flags that she’s seen prescribed in online forums. In…

Why you love your anxiety and can’t let go of it. — Anxiety can make you bring your fears to life. You’re so afraid of sounding stupid that you get anxious, and end up sounding stupid. You’re so afraid of failing an exam that when you open your textbook you panic and can’t study. I inherited a bad case of anxiety from…

I speak to the needy, straight women. The feminine women of various literatures — the lover. She lies in most, if not all of us. She is the one who feels tired and rejected. The one who laments and complains about how men always hurt her and don’t care about…