mental health
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“Take the Headphones Off”
What have you been carrying for so long that it feels normal now? June 17, 2026 — 7:14 p.m. I have written to help myself. For a long time, I would obsessively listen to motivational videos of any kind. I wanted to borrow the drive that wouldn’t dim. My inner light felt like it was… Continue reading
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“Have Talked to Myself for a Very Long Time”
What Is Something You’ve Been Thinking About Lately? June 17, 2026 — 5:31 p.m. I have talked to myself for a very long time. I would go for long walks in times of distress. I did not find it odd. But a stranger observing me might see the strangeness of a man walking, talking out… Continue reading
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“Calibration”
This whole week I was a different kind of tired. Not work tired. Rumination tired. The kind of exhaustion that comes from emotionally circling yourself with no resolution. Continue reading
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“A Different Kind of Tired.”
This whole week I was a different kind of tired. Not work tired. Rumination tired. The kind of exhaustion that comes from circling the same thoughts over and over without resolution. Continue reading
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“I’ve gotten used to wanting to force everything”
I spent years trying to force everything—success, healing, art, meaning. Now I’m beginning to wonder if flow is something you stop interrupting. Continue reading
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“It’s not the accident. It’s the waiting.”
Sometimes the hardest part isn’t the event itself. It’s the waiting, the stress, and the feeling that life keeps calling before you’ve had a chance to rest. Continue reading
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“I was surviving, not living”
📓 Thursday, May 14, 2026 — 7:25 p.m. 💬 Question What’s a moment where you realized you were surviving… but not really living? ⸻ I am sitting in my dimly lit studio. Only the standing light to my right on. Set to 20%. ⸻ Alien videos on YouTube. Si No Te Hubieras Ido by Maná… Continue reading
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“I never realized I didn’t know how to love myself”
📓 Thursday, May 14, 2026 — 5:37 p.m. 💬 Question What’s a moment where you realized someone loved you… but didn’t really know how to show it correctly? ⸻ I’ve tried in the past to write in a way that sounded entertaining enough to read. Because I never saw myself as a “real writer.” ⸻… Continue reading
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“I think I’m starting to love my life”
📓 Thursday, May 14, 2026 — 4:51 p.m. 💬 Question What’s something about yourself that you used to hate… but now you’re starting to understand differently? Today, I decided to deal with depression differently. Stay home. Write. ⸻ As a kid, I never remember thinking: “I hate this about myself.” “I hate that about myself.”… Continue reading
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“It’s not overrated… I just don’t want to deal with it”
Too much noise in the head. May 5th. 7:57 in the morning. Tried to go to sleep early… still tired. Coffee in my hand. Simba in the window. I’m not a big reader. I’m not even gonna pretend. So when I think about an “overrated” book… this is gonna sound messed up. Game of Thrones.… Continue reading