i look at my cousin living in their fancy bubble while my phone alarm reminds me to check my bank balance—like that's going to change anything. life looks like a glossy magazine on the outside. inside, i’m three months behind on payments and stuck pretending everything is fine at dinner. when my parents ask why i'm not more successful, i want to scream—just because their financial issues are hidde...
the other day i found myself daydreaming about an arranged marriage while calculating my student debt like it’s a fun game of 'will i be bankrupt before or after the wedding', but like, what if the real alarm is just me realising my wedding will probably be funded by ramen and hope? i'm picturing my wedding cake being made of my past due bills instead of layers, because ya know, priorities. yaar, ...
if you are facing a tough moment right now, just know that every challenge is an opportunity to grow, and you are capable of coming through this stronger than before. #YouAreNotAlone #MentalHealthSupport #Healing
if you are facing a tough moment right now, just know that every challenge is an opportunity to grow, and you are capable of coming through this stronger than before. #YouAreNotAlone #MentalHealthSupport #Healing
the way that I keep everyone at an arm's length because I convinced myself they would eventually just vanish… it's like my personal superpower or something. I scroll through my contacts, all those names and faces, and sometimes I imagine them as characters in a book who only exist for one chapter. I start feeling lonely in a crowded room, like, if I really fell apart right now, who would even noti...