Sometimes traumatized people lie. They lie to you. They lie to themselves. That does not mean that everything is a lie.

— Dr. Amelia Shepherd (Caterina Scorsone’s character in Grey’s Anatomy - In My Life)

Minefields — Faouzia ft. John Legend

What I’d risk to be close to you…

Confession #483

If you’re lucky enough to have friends who will call you at 2am just to talk you through an anxiety attack for an hour and a half… hold on to them. You won’t find people like that every day.

Thank you for breaking our “non phone friendship.” I don’t know if you realize just how much that meant to me.

To invent your own life's meaning is not easy, but it's still allowed, and I think you'll be happier for the trouble.

― Bill Watterson

I no longer miss kissing you.

— Six word story

do you ever go through those phases where you just don’t feel like talking to anyone for a few days and it’s not because you’re mad or anything you just don’t feel like talking

Choose me or lose me. I’m not a backup plan and definitely not a second choice.

— Unknown

“What’s worse? New wounds, which are so horribly painful, or old wounds, which should have healed years ago, and never did? Maybe our old wounds teach us something. They remind us where we’ve been and what we’ve overcome. They teach us lessons about what to avoid in the future. That’s what we like to think. But that’s not the way it is, is it? Some things we just have to learn over and over and over again.”

— ― Dr. Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo’s character in Grey’s Anatomy - Scars and Souvenirs)

I’ve got it! It’s taken me over 7 years but I’ve finally got it. This is what it felt like to wake up in a city after being stuck in a train for days; readjusting to the hustle and bustle from a distance.

The horrifying moment when you look around for an adult and realize you are one.

have you ever noticed you pick up little habits and phrases from the people you love? it’s no wonder our hearts are so easily broken when people leave. we become a reflection of the people that we care about and those personality traits stick with us even if the people don’t

Kindness is not flirting.

you shouldn’t be afraid to be proud of yourself. you can take a step back and say “i did that really well” or “that looks good” or “it’s not as difficult as i thought it would be”. acknowledging your little victories as you go isn’t the same as settling for less.