December 10 || What is a cherished family tradition ?

I didn’t grow up with a lot of money to spend so our family didn’t buy and give Christmas gifts for each other. Although every Christmas and New Year, we will always cook a lot of food and wait up until midnight and spend time all together eating our home cooked meals. I think another beautiful thing is giving out and receiving portion of food within the neighborhood wishing them Happy holidays :)

December 11 || What is a favorite family Christmas/holiday memory that has stuck with you through the years? Why?

I think spending Christmas together when we were just kids.. But now, my elder siblings have their own families and I’m the last born and only kid that stays with my parents on Christmas, it’s kinda sad to witness that.

December 12 || Does your family have any odd traditions during holidays?

I believe you. I feel for you. What you went through was not your fault. You did not deserve it. It was not in your best interest if it harmed you. You are not crazy or irrational or delusional for being traumatized or for being critical of the systems that harmed you. Talking about what you went through is not "fear-mongering" or "spreading misinformation". Anyone who dismisses you or tells you that what you went through is too rare to be worth talking about is wrong, silencing survivors is wrong.

You are not wrong or hypocritical if you take medication or pursue therapy after what you went through, or if you identify with your diagnosis. If some meds made you sick and the ones you are on now help you, that is okay. If you choose to not take any meds, that is okay. If you choose not to go to therapy and reject every diagnosis you were given, that is okay.

This is a very complex thing, there is no one answer that will help everyone. You deserve whatever helps you cope and makes you feel right. You should be the ultimate decision maker in your own life, and that includes therapy and medication.

210121// 13/100 days of productivity

online presentation set-up! i’ve also received my package with some albums and photocards - it felt festive again :)

today:

studied korean

revised material for my presentation

actually had my presentation early in the morning and i guess it didn’t go too awful :)

annotated and watched some more videos/read articles on baudrillard

planned another part of my research project

read another journal article

planned my presentation for next week (final presentation/research report)

looked up some fancy phd position in different countries! (ready for an adventure)

21st January - Stay warm inside or go outside in the cold?

Stay warm inside while it’s really cold outside! days like that are the best days :)

today’s focus: 7h 30min

29.11.20

hey guys, long time no see, idk if anyone remembers me lol. havent posted in a really long time because my motivation to study has been non-existent and ive been barely making it through school :( but im back and im excited to be more active on here!!

Week 1 ✔️