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14 Quotes For When The World Is Caving In On You
Here are 14 quotes to get you through this valley of distress and disappointment.
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There’s A Diet Called The Anti-Candida Diet And It Honestly Saved My Life
The diet is no joke. After she told me the foods I couldn’t eat, I gulped a little and asked, “So, um, what’s left?”
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12 Signs You’re More Grown Up Than You Think You Are
Sometimes you experience self-doubt and life isn’t always so pretty. This means you’re open to growth and making changes for the better.
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To The People Who Text Me Back Quickly, Thank you
I analyze the length of texts and overanalyze every chosen word.
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One Day You Will Find The Person You’ve Been Searching For
You might not be able to see it now, blinded by the sadness living in your heart, but love does not always equal pain. Love doesn’t always lead to heartbreak.
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The 5 Stages Of Falling In Love (And Why It Makes Us Do Dumb Things)
It turns out there literally is “chemistry” happening in the brain to make you feel a certain way about someone.
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27 Thoughts I Had When I Saw You With Her
It hurts to see you give her what I always wanted from you.
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15 Things That Happen When You Have A ‘Happy Personality’ But An Anxious Mind
It’s hard to realize that you can be an inherently happy person and still struggle with anxious feelings. Here, a few signs that’s your case.
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Strong Women Are The Ones Who Leave
Strong women are the ones who leave behind the past for the brighter days of their future. They are the ones who find the strength within themselves to let go.…
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The Hardest Part Of Being An Introvert That No One Talks About
Literally from birth we are taught to be showoffs and exhibitionists. Never shutting up and constantly lording over your peers isn’t considered a bad thing, it’s considered a fundamental life…
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43 Male Rape Victims Share Their Shocking Stories And The Tragic Aftermath
“I was raped multiple times as a child and I’ve never had a real friend in my life.”
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Maybe There’s A Reason She Stopped Dating
Maybe there’s a reason she’s more comfortable being alone. A reason she’s purposefully choosing solitude. A reason she’d rather hold her pillow than a person. A reason going home to…
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Expectations About Marriage Versus The Realities Of Marriage
Expectation: Without sex, your relationship will collapse. Reality: Without friendship, your relationship will collapse.
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5 Life Affirming Lessons I Learned After Hitting Rock Bottom
I’ve recently been going through a period in my life where a lot of change has happened at once.
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This Is How You Actually Let Go Because It’s More Than Just Forgetting
It was a moment, a click, a release, a new idea. An acceptance of the fact that maybe a relationship wasn’t something I was supposed to have, and that my…
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A Girl With Social Anxiety Develops A Crush
To be honest I’m not quite sure if you were even looking at me or looking through me. I don’t know you that well after all. Maybe you just like…
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To My Future Love, I Am Done Searching For You
I want to strip you of any uncertainty. I want to build you up, and make you feel like the most important person in the entire world.
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10 Things Emotionally Intelligent People Do That Makes Them Mentally Stronger
Most people try to run away from their feelings by engaging in self-destructive behaviors. Emotionally intelligent people give themselves time and do not fear loneliness.
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I Choose To Give You My Silence Instead Of My Words
But then I realized that with people who will never understand your words, silence is the best response. Silence is the loudest response.
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I’m Worried That I Am Never Going To Be Happy
I find something to complain about, even when my life is going well. Even when the only complaints I have are about petty little things, things that most people would…
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How This Guy Responded When His GF Didn’t Text Back Quick Enough Is Why He’s Now Her Ex
This girl decided to share her experiences with her now-ex boyfriend to prove that yes, guys can be just as crazy in relationships as women can be.
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11 Micro-Habits That Are Making Your Life A Living Hell
You’re always counting down. You keep track of the days until vacation. The hours until you can climb back into bed. The minutes left until the show you’re watching is…
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5 Extreme Activities That Are Good For Your Broken Heart
Remember, moving on is a step by step process. It just doesn’t happen overnight so make sure you try new things to better yourself.
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11 Things People Don’t Realize You’re Doing Because You Hate Yourself
You tell yourself over and over in your head that you’re not good enough the way you are; that just because someone might have done something better than you that…
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This Is Why The Smartest Girls Are Always Single
She’s too smart to deal with mixed signals and men that go MIA.
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I Choose Life
Even if you feel little or lost, know this—the universe isn’t done with you yet. You are only beginning.
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Why You Need To Detach From Your Emotions Once In Awhile To Lead A Healthy Life
Learning to detach from your emotions is a way to create an empowering awareness that allows you to choose your emotions and therefore your actions.
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13 Women Reveal What Happened To Their Relationship After They Found Out Their BF Was Cheating
“I didn’t realize for over a year that he was cheating until someone nonchalantly told me and even, then I didn’t value myself enough to walk away for another year.”
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How To Date When You Have Anxiety
Despite the shaky hands. Despite the shaky legs and the upset stomach. Despite all of it. You can’t let it win. You can’t let it control you. You can’t let…
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27 Things Women Will Never Understand About Men (According To 27 Men)
“We are actually as emotional and sensitive as you, it’s just that societal norms dictate that we don’t express that lest we be emasculated.”
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Read This If You Can’t Be With The Person You Love
Maybe there’s no logic to it at all. Maybe you have to take the logic out of love to simplify it for yourself. Maybe you just need to let things…
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12 People Share One Concrete Thing That Seriously Helped Them Get Over Their Breakup
“I had a list of multiple different friends or family members I could text when I was really missing her. So I always had someone to rely on when I…
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I Was Wrong, You’re Not The Guy For Me
You’re never going to be the person who makes me feel like I’m enough because you’ll always be looking for something else, curious about someone else because you’ll always think…
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I Need Your Love To Strengthen Me
I want your love to show me how to live life again. I want your love to bring back my trust in fate.
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These Are The Questions I Wish I Would’ve Asked You Before You Left
Have I been too clingy, too demanding, too loving? Or did you simply have to let go of the thing that weighs you down the most which, sadly, ends up…
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Be Grateful For This Day
Remember, that this day, this hour, will never happen again. Take each moment as it comes and be present.
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The Good Thing About Being A Dreamer
Fantasizing can give you purpose. It can be the map that guides you, the building blocks to flesh out your future so you can head towards it as best you…
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17 Men And Women In Open Relationships Confess To How Being Poly Works Out In Real Life
“I’m a guy who’s dated a sizable number of women in open relationships/marriages. For every stable, open relationship with solid rules that are adhered to very well, there are 10…
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Why The Beginning Stages Of Relationships Are Toughest For People With Anxiety
When you begin to date someone with anxiety you’ll notice how careful they are with everything they say. And you’ll notice how often they apologize.
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You Deserve The Kind Of Love I Could Never Give You
You deserve the kind of love that isn’t fleeting. That doesn’t run. That doesn’t leave. That doesn’t go.
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The 10 Commandments Of Being A Modern Girl
If the modern girl does choose a partner, she makes sure that person is an actual partner.
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15 Men And Women Who Died And Then Came Back Share What They Saw And What It Was Like
“I saw the ‘white light’ but it was a white party in a big room on a beautiful day and as I was trying to walk to the doors something…
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Why The Happiest Girls Are The Ones Who Know Their Worth
You will see who you are. You will see all that you have to offer and everything that you bring to the table. As you continue to see this, you…
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It’s Time To Stop Being The Beautiful Fool And Just Be Beautiful
It’s time to stop falling and start standing. It’s time to get back up and keep walking. It’s time to heal.
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She Hates That She Has Feelings For Someone Like You
Liking you hurts. It hurts when you take too long to text back. It hurts when you say you’re too busy to see her. It hurts when you put other…
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This Is Why Girls Who Forgive Others Easily Have A Hard Time Forgiving Themselves
The girl who forgives others easily can’t forgive herself for not living up to her own standards.
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20 Little Reminders To Help You Navigate Through Your 20s
Appreciate the sun rises, the people you meet on the road, the strangers who help you out when you’re struggling. Appreciate all the little things and it will make your…
