Occasionally you may also just need to lick a 9V to jolt yourself out of the funk.
The performance review said you were “pleasant under pressure.” You thought about telling them it was acting. But why ruin a standing ovation?
Some people won’t believe you until you break. Break anyway, if you need to. You don’t owe anyone your composure.
He said I was a real asset to the team but the way he said “asset” made me want to wash my hands.
Twice.
You said thank you.
With a smile so dry it might’ve caught fire.
Therapist: How's work going?
Me:
"They're not harassing you. That’s just how they talk." Oh okay. I’ll just rewire my nervous system so it understands context.
Chiharu Shiota: Stairway (2012)
Being sexually harassed is less like you were running and tripped, and more like someone pushed you. Replaying everything you did or didn’t do doesn’t actually help you to prevent it from happening again.
📂brain dump / digital diary / untangling the knots💭 words, art, memes, chaos, clarity—whatever helps🔓 navigating the barren landscape—pot holes, craters, aftermath🫀 we believe youSubmit anything.#sexualharassment
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