do you want to come over and care about me

half avoidant on my father's side

half anxious on my mother’s side

"you're so funny" - thanks man can’t wait to stare at the ceiling tonight.

stoicism won’t save you. pick up a hobby where you make something with your hands

(grabs you by the shoulders) you have to make room for new experiences in your life. you have to go through the unpleasant work of leaving your comfort zone, even if just for a few minutes at a time. because if you don't, your brain will trick you into stagnation. you will start to believe that the world can barely fit you in it. but that's not true. it's the opposite way around. you can fit the whole word inside of you. your task is only this: to welcome it with open arms

a lot of life can be persevered thru by secretly playing pretend in your mind the whole time