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I haven't been on here in so long oops

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Holding onto grief and looking it in the eye. Accepting it, loving it and moving on too. I cannot let my life crumble.

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Me tonight for some reason

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Ada Limón, from "Shelter: A Love Letter to Trees," published in June 2022

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yeah recognition of academic and professional achievement is great but have you ever gotten a skittish animal to trust you

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remember when wanting soy milk in your coffee was controversial and a symbol of (assumed) vanity or bleeding heart hippie-ism... when most adults are lactose intolerant to some extent

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Colossi of Memnon at the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III, Necropolis of Thebes, Egypt, 1965. Photo by Eliot Elisofon. (Smithsonian)

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Another day spent crying. I feel like I'm already dead. No identity. No social connections. No life. Just bunkering down.

Feel I'm already dead to family members I was once close with, they may as well write my eulogy already since that's how they treat me.

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gentle reminder that gaslighting isn't always an abuser blatantly calling you crazy. they may lecture you about how you're misinterpreting something. they may say something very serious is no big deal. they may get passive aggressive and leave you feeling irrational. or they may get furious at you for being overdramatic without ever directly calling you that.

gaslighting is a form of manipulation, and manipulation is most effective when the victim doesn't even notice it's happening. "you're just insane" is a lot more obvious than "i don't remember that happening, are you sure it wasn't just a bad dream?" and whether it's over or covert, both are horrible. both are dangerous. both are abusive, and oftentimes neglectful.

be careful out there, and know you know yourself best. you are the expert on you - your mind, your body, your life. no one can change that. not even the people who wield so much power over us.

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the she said dialogues: flesh memory, Akilah Oliver

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simone rocha fall 2021

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