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Thought Catalog
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This Is When I Think Of You
I think of you at 2 a.m. dancing around my bedroom by myself, surprised by how much I can move in the space you no longer occupy.
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21 Reminders If This Isn’t Where You Thought You’d Be At In Life
I can guarantee you that you’re not exactly where you thought you’d be. Or where you thought you should be by now.
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How Narcissists Think And Why They Hurt People
Narcissists can be charming, charismatic, seductive, exciting, and engaging.
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You’re Making It Hard For Me To Forgive You
It’s hard to forgive someone who doesn’t even seem like they’re sorry.
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15 Unique Characteristics That All Strong Women Possess
Strong women are outspoken, especially when others treat them poorly.
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I Can’t Always Be The Positive, Inspirational Girl
It’s easy for me to tell other people everything is going to be okay and to keep thinking positive, but it’s hard for me to convince myself sometimes.
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Why Your Stress Levels Are Dangerously High, Based On Your Zodiac Sign
You care too much about being the best partner, being the best worker, being the best human.
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33 Creepy Places You Should Never Visit After Dark
There’s countless stories from multiple coworkers of weird shit happening while they were there alone (the sound of general commotion being heard through walls, someone whispering directly into their ear,…
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69 Wild, Weird Facts That Will Blow Your Mind
Clefairy was going to be the mascot for Pokemon before they decided on Pikachu.
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Why You Should Never Get Married, Based On Your Zodiac Sign
Planning is going to take up a huge chunk of your time — and you’re already busy enough.
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To The Man Who Showed Me How Worthy I Am Of Love
You showed me how worthy I am of genuine love. The kind of love you thank the universe for. The kind that makes you want to be a better person.
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5 Tactics Narcissists Use To Break You Down While Dating You
The father of modern psychology, Sigmund Freud, introduced the narcissist to the world in his essay On Narcissism, published in 1914.
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Stop Dating Bad Texters
I should have realized I was asking the absolute minimum from you — and you couldn’t even give me that.
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How White Beauty Standards Are Hurting Women Of Color Everywhere
The presence of white supremacy manifests in subtle, insidious, indelibly damaging ways, whether in countries next to or oceans away from America.
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10 Things I Want My Ex-Best Friend To Know
Losing friends because of fights or misunderstandings or simply from growing apart happens to all of us. But that doesn’t mean that it doesn’t hurt.
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When You’re Still Scared Of Commitment Even Though You’ve Found Your Forever Person
In some ways, committing is scarier than ever when you find the right person because you really want the relationship to work out. You really don’t want to lose them.
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How To Go Back To Being ‘Just Friends’ When You Still Miss Them
Feeling this way, though, how can you be just friends? When all you want to do is reach out and hold their hand?
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You Don’t Have To Be A People-Pleaser To Be Likable
You don’t have to meet society’s beauty standards, have a degree from an elite school, reach a high level of expertise, be aggressively competitive, or come from a prestigious background…
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When You Love Someone, You’re There For The Breakdowns
You have to remember they’re allowed to complain about having a bad time even if you’ve been having a worse time.
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9 Stalkers Who Make Joe From ‘You’ Look Like A Goddamn Angel
If that show freaked you out, get yourself ready to watch Netflix’s Stalkers Who Kill which details 9 real-life “Joe” and “Beck” stalker situations who ultimately killed their obsessions.
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I’m Slowly Learning How To Be Unavailable
I’m slowly learning how to be unavailable to anything that doesn’t make me feel alive.
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6 Self-Sabotaging Things Introverts Don’t Realize They’re Doing Because They Were Constantly Criticized As Children
They subconsciously believe that society is not in their favor and is always working against them—this is a victimized belief.
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You’re Not Going To Make It Unless You Believe In Yourself
You might think being a pessimist is preparing you for the worst and protecting you from having your heart broken by failure, but in reality, it’s hurting you more than…
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50 Reasons To Get Out Of Bed Today (Even When It’s The Last Thing You Want To Do)
You are a miracle. Yes, you.
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You’re Not Going To Heal Until You Accept The Hardest Truth About Your Breakup
So, it’s over. This time for real.
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The Truth About Being A Strong Person
A strong person does not change because others tell them to.
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50 Things You’ll Only Understand If You Grew Up In A Middle Class Family
A grown out set of nice salon nails that are just a smidge past when they should have been filled in or redone.
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Here’s Why You’re Not In A Relationship Based On Your Hogwarts House
Looking for love is complicated at best. It’s even harder when people constantly ask why you’re not in a relationship and you have no idea why yourself.
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24 True Scary Stories From Creepy Catalog Readers
I worked overnight at a pet boarding facility. One night every dog went silent and turned to stare at the same spot at the exact same moment.
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50 Singles On The Most Heartbreaking Reason They’ve Been Rejected
Didn’t get asked out on a second date in college because my “FP” was too high. FP = fat potential.
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A (Totally Not Sarcastic) List Of Reasons Why You Should Definitely Date Me
Not to brag or anything, but I can make some bomb ass blanket forts, with the assistance of your living room furniture and my inability to grow up.
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How Each Zodiac Would Survive A Ghost Encounter
VIRGO: You would try to psychoanalyze the ghost to figure out why it hasn’t crossed over to the other side yet.
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25 Signs Your House Is Haunted
Your pet keeps staring at a certain area of the house — or stays far, far away from a certain area of the house — with no explanation.
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Forgive Yourself For Falling In Love With The Wrong Person
The empty promises play through your head like the outtakes from a movie that no one ever wanted to see. Except these are not the outtakes; this is your real…
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30 Creepy Disappearance Cases That Will Give You Chills
His body was almost mummified because of the lack of sun, air and moisture. I can’t imagine what the smell was like.
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This Is Why I Absolutely Won’t Be Watching ‘The Hills’ Reboot
It can be fun to indulge in a bit of nostalgia, but there’s a time and place.
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What Matters Most To You In Relationships, Based On Your Zodiac Sign
Different people prioritize different things.
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How Each Zodiac Will Dump You
Pisces: They’ll try to break up with you several times because they can’t gather the courage to go through with it.
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How Hayley Ray’s Lifelong Struggle With Endometriosis Led Her To Coach Other Women Through Invisible Illnesses
For Hayley Ray, the first symptoms of Endometriosis started innocuously enough. By 12 or 13-years-old, she was experiencing increased bleeding during periods, clots, and cramping in her abdomen.
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Every New Relationship Is The Chance For Something Better
Having someone to laugh and cry and yell and grow with is amazing and confusing and wonderful.
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This Is What I Learned When I Transformed My Anger Into Forgiveness
What is the point in hating someone when it won’t change a damn thing about your current situation?
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Read This When Your Head And Your Heart Aren’t On The Same Page
If your insides are consistently at war over the same relationship questions, what does that tell you?
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This ‘Social Experiment’ On The Slack App Is The Most Disturbing Thing You’ll Read About All Day
Slackbot might feel advanced sometimes, but I have to remind myself he’s like any other chatbot.
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Date Someone You Trust Will Stay
You don’t want to commit to someone who sets off your paranoia. You don’t want to commit to someone who makes you feel like they might leave at any second.
