The Quarantine continues and I have post 9 for you. While the world has changed little, my mental state has gone through a lot. Make sure to read the other parts too. Crisis: Soon after I wrote my prior post, I mentally collapsed. My thoughts jumped from suicidal ideation, to the much worse plan of action. I called a close
Well, its been another week and I have Surviving the Quarantine Post 5 for you all. This has been another odd week in a nonstop ride of strange. While I am one post closer to creating a habit, my depression is currently clawing at my brain. My writing is slowed, and my energy on a downswing. Still, I refuse to
Hot on the trails of increasing misery, here is my Surviving the Quarantine Post 4. 19 times left before this becomes a permanent habit. Be sure to check out the first, second, and third parts as well. Politics Strikes Again: My finances have only deteriorated further from when I last wrote about it. Despite my hours at my job being
Here is my second surviving the quarantine post. A habit takes roughly 23 attempts to perfect, but I think Coronavirus will force me to beat the odds. This is part two of sharing my persona experiences during this trying time. Be sure to read part 1 as well. My money situation grows tighter. I am beyond on both rent and
I have spent the last 2 hours debating posting my opinion on an issue that I am passionate about. Not because I worry about backlash on the internet. But because I fear what I might say in reaction to said backlash on the internet. So before I begin, I might delete this soon to be massive wall of text for
Sticks and Stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. A phrase my mother had me repeat every night before I went to bed. The warm embrace of sleep, tucking me away from the nightmare. For awake was when I suffered. I was taught growing up that girls are bullied, but boys are tough. That men settle
There is a metaphor I am fond of that describes my life perfectly. Imagine you are lost in a cave. You are desperately looking for the way out. You wander, seemingly alone in the darkness. But unfortunately, dark creatures inhibit this cave. They refuse to let themselves be seen. Their red eyes are aimed at you. And as there
There is a famous saying that love conquers all. But this is a foolish notion. Love is itself a derivative of a far more potent emotion. Fear. When you love someone, that is an example of fear, the fear of losing them. When you hate someone, that is an example of fear, the fearing of losing to them. When
The internet would lead you to believe that love is equated with justice, honor, and goodness. I am here today to bring the counterpoint: That these ideas are false. That these premises are false. I will be using stupid amounts of Pathos to make this argument, so if you don’t like that, go elsewhere. Growing up I was raised