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Pets are not programmable toys
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November 10, 2020 by Cláudia

In the five years that I’ve volunteered at an animal shelter, I’ve luckily had to say goodbye to many sweet …
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Category: about me | Tags: abandonment issues, adopt don't shop, adoption, animal cruelty, animal rights, animal shelter, animals, anxiety, anxiety attacks, diary, humanity, panic attacks, pets, something personal
Breakup Diaries | Ending a 10-year relationship at 24 years old… Now what?
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October 10, 2020 by Cláudia

Last week, my long-term almost-10 year relationship ended, leaving me with this overarching feeling of… Now what? A big part …
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Category: about me | Tags: anxiety, boyfriend, depression, diary, future, heartbreak, insomnia, love, partnership, personal, rant, relationship, therapy, tired
Thoughts on (gaining) weight and diet culture
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October 27, 2019 by Cláudia

This is a story on how I’ve become much healthier, much happier, much stronger and much heavier. And how because …
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Category: about me, Something Personal | Tags: anxiety, body image, body positivity, diary, diet, diet culture, eating, feminism, gaining weight, panic attacks, Social media, weight, weightloss
The bizarre realization that everyone is a person.
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November 22, 2018 by Cláudia

I’m standing on the line at the groceries store, thinking about my day and trying to figure out the meaning …
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Category: thoughts | Tags: diary, dream, empathy, equality, forgiveness, human rights, humanity, love, peace, people, psychology, self, thoughts, truth
I could change the world… but I’ve been spending too much time on Youtube.
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March 6, 2018 by Cláudia

A few days ago I took some time to simply do some thinking. Something I must confess I haven’t been …
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Category: Productivity | Tags: addiction, better world, change, diary, distraction, entertainment, humanity, Mental Health, online, personal, self care, Social media, technology, the sims
Fear of Public Speaking (Glossophobia)
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February 21, 2018 by Cláudia

I decided to join a communication class. I am not a great communicator and I thought that it would be …
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Category: about me | Tags: anxiety, diary, fear, funny, glossophobia, Mental Health, mental illness, personal development, public speaking, self love, self-esteem, self-worth, story, therapy
A blog post about writing a blog.
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August 30, 2017 by Cláudia

This blog started around 3 years ago, completely by accident. I was in a bad place and I had written …
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Category: personal | Tags: about me, blog, comments, diary, happiness, honest, human, likes, self-worth, Social media, validation, views, vulnerable, writing
My Street- impressions of a place I know so well
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December 1, 2016 by Cláudia

How a street so busy can become so quiet after walking just a few steps is something I could never …
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Category: about me, personal, rambling | Tags: architecture, art, description, diary, fiction, homeless, homelessness, life, myself, observation, random, social justice
Being Socially Awkward
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April 17, 2016 by Cláudia

In TV-shows and series being socially awkward (having social anxiety) is portrayed as being relatively fun, or at least funny. But …
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Category: about me | Tags: anxiety, college, defining myself, depression, diary, friends, loneliness, lonely, panic attacks, rant, social anxiety, teen, teenager, thoughts
I’m going down and nobody knows me.
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June 6, 2015 by Cláudia

I dreamt my boyfriend spent the night with his ex-girlfriend. I asked him if they did anything, he said no, …
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Category: boyfriend, depression, relationships | Tags: anxiety, betrayal, boyfriend, crisis, depression, diary, help, mental illness, panic attacks, relationship, trust issues

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