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I was doused in sweat now, and too uncomfortable to lie back down, and too cold and shivery to get out of bed. Part of me wanted to check outside, certain something was outside my window.

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I was convinced she was a male government agent, convincingly disguised as an attractive woman my age, who was gathering intel about me. A day or two later, my psychosis had hit its peak, and I was scared to go outdoors because I thought I’d be assassinated. What I did to piss off the government so bad that they’d assassinate me is, to repeat a phrase, way beyond me. But there you have it. That is the beast that is psychosis.

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It’s hard enough to help ourselves, let alone help others.

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“Spiders everywhere, regular objects turning into cameras, random objects getting wavy, bottled waters breathing, People in the windows, shadows moving. Horrible short nightmares…”

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It’s easier to say that you believe in world peace than it is to start a non-profit dedicated to that. It’s easier say that racism is wrong than it is to become a political activism. It’s easier to say that you believe in equality than it is to get a degree in it.

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Everyone is a dirty, dirty liar. Yes, even you. Whether or not we’d like to admit it, there are just certain things that we’re incapable of telling the truth about. Blame it on society, remember that we all do it, and call it a day. No need to feel too guilty, I promise.

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Analyze every little thing they do to you. Feel distant from them when they don’t talk to you for ten minutes when you all go out to get drinks with friends. Decide that this means they hate you and will never want to see you naked.

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If you’ve ever woken up after a bender and thought to yourself “Gee, maybe I should stop drinking and/or doing drugs!”, just have an Intervention marathon. After watching people guzzle mouthwash, smoke crack in an alleyway, and pass out in a sewage pipe, you’ll breathe a sigh of relief and be like, “JK, I’m fine!”