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In Which I Am Actually Super Dumb, You Know.
…The other thing I seem to be really good at doing on a regular basis is forgetting lessons I have already learned. This week, in Things Amy Did But Should Have Known Better, more amines! I stumbled across this post from last year on the weekend, and was like, yup, definitely used to be smarter
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Related to #MeToo
I wrote the below post back in November last year, but I couldn’t bring myself to post it at the time. It felt too much like screaming into the void, and it hurt, and I hurt, and everything was just too much. I found the post this past weekend, when I was trawling through my
Humanity Sucks, But There IS Good News
I don’t know about you, but I’m fairly well drowning in Weltschmerz this week (of the unironic kind). Humanity really just does seem to suck, constantly finding new ways to disappoint where values like empathy, compassion and mercy are concerned. Honestly, becoming a hermit is a super appealing (and super privileged) option right now. So,
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We All Need Stories
The common misery of the world feels overwhelming. Petty cruelty; major abominations; selfishness, thoughtlessness; slavery, abandonment, abduction, discrimination, hatred, you know the list, it goes on and on and on and on, and this is one of those weeks where it’s been grating on my soul more than usual, one of those months, one of
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No One Ever Said
No one ever said: You must love only perfect things. So when I tell you, “I love my body.” I’m not claiming perfection, or delusion, or illusion. It’s unfit, like a jellyfish with bones; it’s neglected, a latch-key kid in its own skin; it’s flabs-not-abs, scars-not-spas, pores-not-cores. You are telekinetic. Did you know that? (Telekinesis
How Not To Be Nervous About Anything
This runs almost directly counter to everything I said last Thursday, but on the other hand I use both techniques, so they’re clearly compatible in reality. Paradoxes. Fun stuff. (I actually spoke about this to some students last week, and suggested today’s technique for low-moderate nerves/anxiety, and Thursday’s technique for moderate-high anxiety.) So here’s the
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Why Fighting Your Fears Is Complete And Utter Bullshirt.
Fight your fears! Battle your demons! Stand against the darkness that envelops you! Yeah, yeah, we get it. To have fears is to be weak, to have anxious fears (i.e. unfounded, melodramatic, or unrealistic fears) is even weaker, and if you don’t stand up right this instant with a fear-tuned flamethrower and FIGHT THE LIFE
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Anxiety II
In good times, it is possible for a lion to purr. (If you have not seen this, you will not believe me.) Your lion wants to keep you safe. Because of this, occasionally, when you are safe and your lion sees this, it will rub its cheeks against you and purr, like the distant rumble
Anxiety
The best way to fight a lion is to not. Instead, approach it sideways, from the very edges, looking vague, and non-threatening. When it realises you are there— and it will— it will growl, and bear its teeth, which feels a lot like a lump in your throat or adrenalin in your stomach. But you