You Know What? We All Just Need To Hand Sew A Teddy Bear

Liking a girl will have you doing shit like saying good morning to pigeons on your walk

this is going to have me on my hands and knees dry heaving

Sharon Olds, from "Little Things"; Strike Sparks: Selected Poems, 1980-2002

omg why did they make me unlovable out of all the people i could've been why did i have to be unlovable

every time i start to feel cringe for being too deep in the hyperfixation i remember the intense depression i have waded through and have to remind myself that enjoyment is fleeting (so grab it with both hands), and life is for loving (so hold that love close), and if anyone thinks i’m cringe they must not be having a very good time (and i hope they can find a good time soon).

Mio Hashimoto ( contemporary Japanese sculptor, b. 1980)

a big lesson for me was learning that most things are not as fragile as I’d believed. missing a class, or turning in a bad assignment, won’t instantly destroy your professor’s opinion of you. accidentally saying something harsh won’t make your friend want to end the friendship. it takes work to repair these things - it takes effort and research and sometimes a sincere apology - but you can do that because they’re not irreparably broken. what you’ve worked to build, in academia and in relationships and in life, is stronger and more enduring that your mind may teach you to believe. don’t let imagined fragility lead you to giving up

Having your main anxiety response be Avoidance is crazy cause you'll think you're chillin and then one day you're like waitttt I've been paralyzed with fear this whole time. Damn

does anyone understand