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Submitted to Contest #46
One fine day, I sat in my bed and tried to get my old laptop to work so I could finish some piece of academic writing for an overseas client. I had a very typical start that day. Same breakfast. Same awful, recurring thoughts that made every day feel like nothing fresh and cosy was ever going to happen to me. Unless something spilled over by chance. So just as I opened the laptop that day, I mulled over the long list of have-beens of my life story. It ranged from I could-have-been-happily-married to I-could-have-been-the-CEO. I didn't choo...
Submitted to Contest #43
Defectiveness is a prison. At its extreme, it is a schema that has origins in one’s childhood and affects all aspects of life, unless treated.At its core, it means that the person suffering from this schema feels inadequate, unwanted, unworthy and generally inferior than others. I grew up believing all my life that I was unworthy of love and attention and that I deserved it only if I was at my best behavior. As a coping mechanism, clinginess was a big part of all my relationships - from casual friendships in school to long-term romantic...
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