Let's talk about the words people use to make you feel like your existence is a problem. "You're intimidating." "You're too intense." "You're too much." "You're being dramatic." "You need to chill." "You're too sensitive." "Can't you just be easy?" If you've heard any version of this especially from people you wanted connection with, people you were vulnerable with, people you thought were safe here's what actually happened: You had needs. You expressed desire. You set a bo

You feel it, don't you? That cellular-level revulsion disguised as self-doubt. The wellness influencer with 847K followers telling you to "just vibrate higher" while her $444 manifestation course auto-renews on your maxed-out credit card. The guru in Lululemon is preaching non-attachment from a $12 million Malibu compound. The trauma-informed life coach who diagn

Let me guess. Someone told you that lavender would cure your anxiety. That you could diffuse your way to inner peace. That the right oil blend would "raise your vibration" and suddenly your trauma would transform into wisdom.

You can't rest without feeling guilty. You can't take a sick day without apologizing. You can't say no without a twelve-paragraph explanation justifying why you're unavailable. You can't sit still without your brain immediately generating a list of everything you should be doing instead. And you think this is just how you are. Responsible. Conscientious. A hard worker. Someone who takes things seriously. But here's what actually happened: You were conditioned. Systematicall

You're doing everything right. The morning routine is locked in. You're journaling, meditating, using the right face oils, buying the ethically sourced sage. You've got the therapist, the supplements, the boundary scripts saved in your notes app. You're performing wellness like it's a fucking Olympic sport. And you're still exhausted. Here's why: Self-care got colonized. What started as a radical actBlack feminists and activists insisting that rest is resistance in a system

If you're always the one listening, fixing, holding space, and managing everyone's emotions while yours get dismissed as "too much," you're not empathetic. You're not kind. You're not a good friend, daughter, partner, or coworker. You're being exploited. And the fucked up part? They've convinced you that this is a virtue. That being the person everyone vents to makes you special. That your ability to absorb everyone's chaos without ever burdening them with yours is what mak

There's a phrase that should make every adult stop and pay attention: "if you even care." But instead of hearing it as the cry for help it actually is, we dismiss it as teenage drama or attention-seeking. We're missing something crucial.

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I need you to understand something: the apps on your phone aren't neutral tools. They're psychological architectures designed to break you apart and keep you consuming. And if you don't understand how they work, they'll dismember your capacity for genuine connection, sustained attention, and authentic empathy.

There's a word that explains more about toxic relationships, media manipulation, and collective trauma than any other concept I know. The word is "binding" - and understanding how it works could save you from being trapped by people, systems, and cultural narratives that want to consume your energy for their own purposes.

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