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Life Unhinged



Masked
Charlie awoke startled, drenched in sweat, and gasping for air. Her blaring alarm yanked her from her ominous nightmare, and she was...

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Mar 18, 20253 min read


Rape and Sexual Assault Advocacy
My Dear Readers, Apologies as it has been quite some time since my last post, I believe the fitting colloquial term would be ‘ghosting’,...

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Nov 17, 20244 min read


A Life Worth Living
Trigger warning: sexual assault, suicide My dear readers, this is a very personal, raw post and I have been hesitant to write it, but...

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Feb 8, 20233 min read


Reflections
How many of you have stood in front of the mirror, staring at yourself, analyzing every square inch of your body only to pick out every...

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Jan 18, 20232 min read


Therapy: What a Taboo?
I had my first therapy session today and I am feeling very hopeful. My experience with trying to get help in the past has been so...

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Dec 1, 20222 min read


Irrational Breakdowns
Ok readers…if you’re anything like me, then we have all had one, an absolutely irrational breakdown. You know what I am referring to, the...

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Nov 24, 20222 min read


Pepe Le Pew
My dear readers… Let’s lighten things up a bit with another ‘Furry Friends Anecdote’! Sure enough, once again, my dear Scooby is the...

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Nov 13, 20222 min read


Losing a Loved One; Coping..?
Life unhinged… I named this blog very purposefully because sometimes life is just that, completely and entirely unhinged. Is it just me...

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Nov 11, 20223 min read


To my mom
To my mom… And the beautiful woman that she was. To my mom, the woman who raised me, the woman who lived so freely with no inhibitions....

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Nov 4, 20223 min read


Avenged Happiness
Destined for isolation is the tormented, complacent mind; drifting through life like the ghost of a soul once lost. A ghost simply...

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Sep 15, 20222 min read


A Poisonous Siren
"Just one drink, lord knows I need one, it couldn't possibly hurt!" Like a maleficent siren, it calls to you, "come on...just one, you'll...

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Sep 13, 20222 min read


That "Oh No..." Moment
"Get a dog" they said. "It will be fun" they said. Well, that is certainly an understatement. To give you some background, I have a...

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Sep 11, 20223 min read


A Midnight Telenovela
As I lie in bed, the darkness surrounding me feels like a black hole, infinitely expanding as it sucks me in. The dark is truly two-faced...

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Sep 10, 20222 min read


An Unforgiving Monster
A monster calls out, beckoning, enticing, whispering...come and play. Dance with me through the night, let us spin together and weave a...

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Sep 9, 20224 min read


The Ugly Car Cry
Have you ever drifted through your day answering incessant phone calls, begrudgingly responding to emails and just barely keeping your...

aliciaialanis
Sep 8, 20222 min read
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