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Anaïs Nin, The Early Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1923–1927

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Tracy K. Smith, from "Wade in the Water", Wade in the Water

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on loneliness, After Cameron Awkward-Rich, Dante Émile

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no thoughts just HALLOWEENIE BEANIES

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Lucille Clifton

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Grit: A Poetry Collection, Silas Denver Melvin

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[phone rings at any time of day]

me: what maniac would call me right now

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due to budget cuts our treasurer is now a little mouse pulling his empty pockets inside out and looking up forlornly with great big tears in his eyes

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affirmations for when you have to send emails

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oh my god im going fucking crazy *continues to live exactly the same*

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flannery o'connor

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These are some of the most repeated things I tend to tell people in therapy:

If you are having a bad time, you deserve comfort, not punishment.

You do not have to earn your worth. The firefighter won’t ask your accomplishments before they save you from the fire. Being alive makes you worthy.

Things aren’t always going to go smooth and not everyone will be happy and none of that is your responsibility

If you’re being more harsh to yourself than you do anyone else, ask yourself why you’re not acting within your values. Who’s values are these and do you want to keep them?

Sometimes there is no one to blame, not even yourself.