Disclaimer: There is a lot of triggering content in this post. I have been going back and forth on whether to talk about this here or on a more private forum, but I kinda needed to get some of this stuff off my chest. Apologies for being self-indulgent. I was fourteen years old the first... Continue Reading →
Top 5 Ways to Stay Sane During Quarantine
Everything is fine. And by “fine” I mean “the world is under quarantine, every day is a waking nightmare, and I can’t even buy toilet paper anymore!” It’s been a rough time for all of us, and we could all use some ways to stave off the simultaneous boredom and existential dread of social distancing.... Continue Reading →
Autism, and trying to make sense of the world
Content warning: this post contains some discussion of mental illness, self-harm and suicide. I think the first time I realized I was different was when I was five years old in kindergarten class. I have always been a shy person, and that was all the more true when I was a child. I seldom spoke... Continue Reading →
How Neon Genesis Evangelion helped me cope with depression
Disclaimer: This post discusses some spoilers of Neon Genesis Evangelion. I tried to keep some of the most spoiler-y bits as vague as I could, so you can still understand if you haven't seen the show, but it does discuss the whole series up to the end. Also, content warning for heavy discussion of mental... Continue Reading →