Humanity
I Learned the Hard Way That Loving Myself First Isn’t Selfish — It’s Survival. AI-Generated.
I used to think that being a “good person” meant putting everyone else first. Friends, family, coworkers—I gave my time, energy, and heart freely, believing that love and effort were infinite. I told myself it was noble, even righteous. But somewhere along the way, I forgot about me.
By Aless Hely5 months ago in Confessions
Don’t Say:The Things We How Silence Became the Language of Our Generation
The Paradox of Our Times Two friends are seated across from each other in a coffee shop checking their phones as chatter buzzes around them. Together they have lived through great events, sadness, and joy—yet neither one brings up the weight bearing on their hearts. They eye each other with a moan and a hesitant smile. The silence stays both pleasant and terrible.
By Shahjahan Kabir Khan5 months ago in Confessions
What Finally Helped Me Calm My Mind
I’ve spent most of my life inside a noisy brain. Even on days when the world outside felt calm, the world inside me never quite matched it. My thoughts ran like overlapping voices, each one trying to grab my attention. Even small decisions — what to eat, who to text back, whether to start a task now or later — spiraled into twenty more thoughts I didn’t ask for.
By Aman Saxena5 months ago in Confessions
When Time Gets Heavy. AI-Generated.
“Time” wasn’t some planned thing, like I sat down with a theme and said, Okay, today I’m gonna write about mortality and regret like it’s a therapy session with a rhyme scheme. Nah. It came out of this quiet, uncomfortable inventory of my own life; the kind you do at 2 a.m. when you are staring at the ceiling and remembering every person you should have called, every moment you thought you had forever, every version of yourself you left behind.
By Thorne Empire5 months ago in Confessions
Love is simply complicated.
Love is always blamed for the complexities of a two person relationship. Is love real if we can't see eye to eye? Do i love this person enough? I love them but I don't like who they have become. There are all shorts of perceptions from our own thoughts that define love.
By Cerina Galvan5 months ago in Confessions
Word of the Day: 嘆き
I am on a new page, I shouldn't be writing still, I am way motivated to actually do my homework, there is no point in me stalling the inevitable. But there is this really annoying fly that keeps going across the screen, but it seems to have stopped as soon as I wrote about it.
By Kayla McIntosh5 months ago in Confessions
Word of the Day: 芸術
I have been abnormally tired all day which was not a good thing. I am certain I am going to start my period with vengeance for being late. As I have explained before, I don't get cramps or other symptoms so much but my energy is completely stolen from me, and that is exactly how I am feeling today, I just haven't bled yet.
By Kayla McIntosh5 months ago in Confessions
The Complaint of Old Age Against Me
Foreword Aging is a strange companion. It does not arrive suddenly, nor does it enter our lives with noise or warning. Instead, it slips quietly into our mornings — into the stiffness in our knees, the breath that feels slightly heavier, the slow rise from a familiar chair.
By Ebrahim Parsa5 months ago in Confessions
The Day I Realized My Family Didn’t See Me
I have always loved my family. They are the people I grew up with, shared meals with, celebrated holidays with, and turned to in times of need—or so I thought. But the truth is, I often felt invisible among them, like my presence didn’t matter, like my thoughts, feelings, and dreams were background noise in a house full of voices.
By Shakil Sorkar5 months ago in Confessions
