What It Actually Means To ‘Choose Yourself’

Sometimes, choosing yourself means disappointing the people who care about you. It means placing yourself before anyone else, no matter how much they mean to you. It means giving your loved ones a little bit less so you have the energy to give yourself a little bit more. 

You Don’t Know How Much A Text Means To Someone

On my rough days, the days when I feel lonely and isolated, the days when the voice in the back of my head assures me that nobody cares about me, you have no idea how much a simple text means to me. 

The Stupid Things I Do To Forget About You

I add wine to my dinners. I keep the fridge stocked with beer. I invite my friends out to clubs so we can gulp down shots and dance and forget about all of our problems, all of our responsibilities, all of our lost loves.

I Really Don’t Like Myself

I have been trying to lose weight but it isn’t working. I have been trying to raise my confidence and think positive and love myself but none of that is working either. 

When Someone You Love Dearly Dies From An Overdose

You blame yourself, even if you did everything within your power to help them. Even if you had no idea they were struggling. Even if, deep down, you realize that you couldn’t have changed anything.