“I wish for a speedy death to the chill girl within all of us, a kiss of death to the malleable shell of ourselves surviving only on our socialized compulsion to people please. And a long and fruitful life to the woman who has patiently been waiting underneath.”Tagged: Identity, Womanhood, bad girl, The Cool Girl, Inspirational
“Perhaps the most exhausting part of the charade was time spent watching myself through the lens of others; contorting myself into something more palatable for the next person; shouldering guilt and expectations that weren’t mine to bear.”Tagged: Overthinker, Social Anxiety, Reputation, Pleasing Others, Living