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i'm excited to live the rest of my life like it belongs to me

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nothing more flattering than someone saying "oh don't get her going" in reference to you when a topic you're passionate about is brought up

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"don't let it bother you" first of all, everything bothers me

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2015? that wasnt even that long ago. it was only... [doing the math] ohhh. ohhh..... oh dear...

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what a beautiful feeling it is to finally get over someone and realize that it was your adoration of them that made them so special. without that, they’re quite basic. just proof that the magic lives in you, not them.

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I'm a simple bitch. i believe the purpose of government should be to improve the lives of its citizens and protect its most vulnerable members. unfortunately i live in a day and age where this gets me labeled an enemy of the state

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Me, meal prepping: wow so efficient so healthy so convenient so yummy :)

Me the second I have to eat meal-prepped food: well may be I don want that >:(

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go on more walks. walk for no reason. walk to solve a problem. walk to blow off steam. walk to get outside. walk to listen, read, and learn. walk to escape distractions. walk to improve your health. walk to think. a simple walking habit can change absolutely everything.

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daily affirmations:

i am kind

i am in control of my emotions

it does not bother me when someone is in the kitchen while i was planning to be in there alone

everyone in the house has the right to be in the kitchen

i am kind and in control of my emotions even when someone is in the kitchen while i was planning to be in there alone

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i’ll say it a hundred times because some of you need to hear it a hundred times but the trick to liking yourself again is learning new skills and hobbies or returning to ones you had. it makes you so confident learning new shit all the time.

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your twenties are Also about discovering that you’re not a bad person in all the ways you believed you were but you’re a bad person in completely new and exciting ways

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My approach to relationships? It's simple: I go where I'm cherished and celebrated, never where I'm merely tolerated. I'm never too much or not enough for the right people. I can be me in my fullest self with those that are aligned and for me. I don't feel the need to perform or make myself smaller to be liked or accepted by the wrong crowd.

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What’s been helping me regulate my emotions is learning to observe them from a detached perspective, rather than internalizing them as truth. When you’ve gone through trauma, your nervous system and the neural pathways in your brain can become completely uncalibrated, leading to irrational fears, PTSD, and hypervigilance. Sometimes even mundane events can trigger those responses because they echo past experiences that once activated your fight-or-flight mode.

By choosing to observe negative emotions as they arise, and viewing them as separate from who you are and from the outcome of your life, you take away their power. Whenever you feel rattled, take a few deep breaths and simply notice what you're feeling. Analyze it. And once you consciously realize that the fear, anxiety, or stress isn’t being triggered by an actual threat in the present moment, release it.

Do this as often as needed. Every time you do, you’re building new resilience muscles, and slowly, you're rewiring your mind for peace.