Tag: Feeling
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It’s been a long day…
I wasn’t going to write today, but then my friend asked me “how are you feeling today?” And it’s like the flood gates opened in my mind. I’ve been numbing myself with escapism a lot, knowing partly it was because my mom and sister were going to travel to Turkey and that I couldn’t go […]
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Love is not a feeling; it’s a verb
Love is not something you feel, it’s something you do. That overwhelming feeling when your heart fills up as you look at a loved one, be it a spouse or child, is admiration, not love. That feeling when you want to jump someone (won’t go into more detail but if you know, you know) is […]
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Happiness is a feeling; I breathe it all in
Happiness is a feeling, and what a fleeting feeling it is! It comes and goes, and when it comes, I breathe it in like I breathe in the fresh air. When it goes, I feel claustrophobic, like the air was sucked out of the room and there is a brick on my chest. Despite my […]
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It’s okay…
If you feel depressed, it’s okay to talk about it. If you feel anxious, it’s okay to talk about it. If you feel lonely, it’s okay to talk about it. If you are struggling with any mental health problems, it’s okay to talk about it.
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I felt my biggest fear materialize
A friend of mine asked me yesterday “how is not venting going?” and at 1st I thought to myself “I don’t know” but then I started realizing that it’s not going well. With not venting, my loved ones have no idea what’s on my mind, and then when I get mad at them for not […]
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Pros and cons of wearing your heart on your sleeve
To defer to a classic idiom: It’s a day to wear our heart on our sleeve. We use the phrase casually, to mean exposing our true emotions, making ourselves vulnerable and letting it all hang out. We all want others to see us happy, partly because society is unacceptive of mood swings, associates them with […]
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Healing isn’t linear
It’s confusing when you don’t know why you feel the way you feel. It’s easy to blame your feelings on the world, on the circumstances, on other people. But we’re adults now. It’s our responsibility to self regulate, to process our own emotions and take responsibility for our feelings. So it’s up to you. You […]
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What if someone you know and care about is feeling lonely?
You may think things like “How can they feel lonely when they have an amazing family?” or “I’m their friend. How can they feel lonely when I’m in their life?” The truth is, loneliness can creep up on you even while you are surrounded by people. There is a difference between solitude and loneliness. Just […]