The Moment You Betray Yourself With a Smile You said yes again, didn’t you? Even as your jaw tightened, your chest whispered no, and your stomach turned to glass. But your mouth — that obedient little diplomat — smiled and nodded anyway.You told yourself it was easier this way, less awkward, less messy. You convinced … Read more
When Love Turns Into Emotional Labour You’ve done this before, don’t lie. Tried to love someone into being better.Sat there thinking if you just cared harder, they’d wake up different. You called it patience, but it was punishment with nice lighting.You became their coach, their nurse, their emotional janitor — cleaning up the same mess … Read more
When Silence Stops Being Comfortable It starts with silence — the thick, awkward kind that clings like humidity. You glance at the person across from you, pretending to check your phone, pretending not to care. The coffee’s cold, their breathing suddenly sounds like a small engine, and somehow their face feels too close to yours. … Read more
The Noise That Got Promoted Look around your office. You’ve got the harmless ones who live for coffee breaks, the quiet ones holding the place together — and then there’s that one. The walking microphone. He interrupts mid-sentence, rephrases your idea louder, adds a sprinkle of self-importance, and suddenly he’s the “visionary.” The room claps … Read more
It Always Starts with Kindness It always starts with kindness, doesn’t it? A compliment that lands too perfectly. A “just checking in” text. A joke that feels private — like a secret only you two share. You called it chemistry; they called it strategy. Nobody ever follows orders — they follow warmth. And you followed … Read more
The Same Damn Morning Morning again. That same stupid alarm ripping through the dark. You drag yourself up, same steps, same fake urgency. Bathroom, mirror, blank face staring back. You don’t even look human anymore — just trained. Coffee. Phone. Silence. Everything’s in order, and somehow everything’s dead. You used to call it routine. Now … Read more
The Endless Loop of Falling for the Wrong People Human beings are hopeless. We can spot a red flag from a mile away, call it potential, and then sprint straight into it like we’re collecting emotional trauma for reward points. I’ve fallen for the same kind of person so many times I could open a … Read more
The Religion of Positivity I used to worship at the altar of positive thinking.Every morning, I’d stare at a Post-it on my mirror that said “You are the energy you attract.” It sounded holy. I repeated affirmations like spells, hoping they’d drown out the sound of everything actually falling apart. I smiled through panic, called … Read more
The Care-Home Excuse — When Guilt Finds a Safer Place to Pray Funny how people find religion right around the time a relative ends up in a care home. We’ll light candles, whisper prayers, even show up to a church we haven’t set foot in for twenty years — anything but walk into that building … Read more
Why Willpower Fails at Night All day you play the disciplined saint. “No” to the cake, “yes” to the salad. You even choke down water — not because you want it, but because some wellness guru convinced you it’s liquid virtue. You hate the taste, but you sip anyway, nodding like a good little disciple. … Read more
