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Amazing still it seems I’ll be 23 I won’t always love what I’ll never have I won’t always live in my regrets – ‘23’ by Jimmy Eat World I rediscovered this song on my ipod the other day (after having not … Continue reading

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Life is Good (update)

I suppose I should begin this post with an apology – sorry for being a bad blogger! I’m finding full-time work (still at my supermarket job) much less stressful, but much more physically exhausting, than university – I seem to … Continue reading

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So I’m Back…From Outer Space…

…Or more accurately, from Namibia (a country in south-west Africa), where I spent 5 weeks at a wildlife sanctuary, including one week at a research site. Overall, it was an absolutely amazing experience and one that I thoroughly enjoyed. I … Continue reading

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Stressed oot ma nut! (Update)

Long time no blog! My final year of university has so far kept me extremely busy (and stressed out), and the Christmas holidays have been the last time I will get a break until May, so naturally, I haven’t been … Continue reading

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Is There Life Before Death?

I’ve been feeling really down again over the past few days. My negative thoughts spiral out of control when I’m at work, and can be triggered by even a simple comment which was not meant to hurt me. For example, … Continue reading

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Spiralling

I’m waiting for my moment to come I’m waiting for the movie to begin I’m waiting for a revelation I’m waiting for someone to count me in ‘Cause now I only see my dreams in everything I touch Feel their … Continue reading

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Passed My Driving Test!

I (finally) passed my driving test today after months and months of lessons. I’m really glad that I passed because I made the mistake of telling everyone in my family that I was sitting my test today, which put the … Continue reading

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Schism

One of the most bizarre things about having social anxiety disorder, for me at least, is that I am a completely different person around my family members/ at home than I am around anyone else. This perplexed my parents for … Continue reading

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Somewhere I Belong

We (me, my mum, and my other sister) visited my sister – who’s living in student dorms in another city – again yesterday. I tend to get a bit jealous when I go there, wishing that I could move out … Continue reading

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Who am I and what am I doing here?

I’m a creep, I’m a weirdo, What the hell am I doing here? I don’t belong here Cue one big, jumbled rant… I don’t feel like a person – I feel like the empty shell where perhaps once, a long, … Continue reading

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