Holly Riordan
Holly is the author of Severe(d): A Creepy Poetry Collection.
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Your Worst Moments Will Inspire Your Biggest Changes
Sometimes, your worst moments put your priorities into perspective. Sometimes, your worst moments make you realize you need to make a change. Sometimes, your worst moments are turning points that can launch you in another direction.
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Quiet Girls Aren’t As Innocent As You Think
People look at you more like a background character in a film than an actual, flesh and blood human being. They don't think you have emotions. They don't think you have a personality. They don't think you have an opinion.
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I’m Trying (And Failing) To Become The Best Version Of Myself
I keep reminding myself that taking a small step back does not mean I’m a failure and should give up on whatever I’m trying to accomplish. It means I only need to take a single step forward to get back on track.
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The Happiest Girls Are The Ones Who Aren’t Treating Life Like A Competition
The happiest girls are the ones who never wonder whether they are falling behind because they realize there is no such thing.
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When You’re The Toxic One (Because You’ve Had A Rough Past)
You used to be an optimist. You used to be sweet and starry-eyed. You weren't always this cynical. You weren't always this short-tempered. The world made you this way. The people in your past made you this way.
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When You Get Me Angry Enough, You Lose Me Forever
I have a hard time walking away from toxic situations because I always find a reason to stay. I always see the best in the worst people.
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The Most Unattractive Thing You Can Do Is Lie To Me
If you lie to me once, I'm going to start questioning your motives, questioning your morals, questioning whether you have any respect for me.
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When You’re Insecure, It Can Slowly Push Your Forever Person Away
When you’re insecure, you spend a lot of time living in the past. You’re still stuck on how ‘ugly’ you were in high school or how the first person you loved rejected you or how your ex cheated on you. You have a hard time looking in the mirror and accepting you’re not the same…
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You Aren’t Going To Get Better Unless You Put In The Effort
You aren’t going to get any better until you reorganize your priorities, rearrange your schedule, and reword the way you talk to yourself.
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Don’t You Dare Give Up On Yourself
You might feel like you're never going to stop making mistakes. You might feel like everyone you love is going to leave you eventually. You might feel like you have nothing to offer this world. But those are fears, they aren't facts.
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I Don’t Care About Your Flaws, I Care About Your Heart
I care about how gently you are going to treat me in my lightest and darkest moments. I care about whether you are going to make me a priority. I care about whether you are going to care.
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You’re Hurting Yourself More And More Every Time You Text Him
If talking to him only makes you happy for the five minutes he's actually answering you -- and then makes you miserable for five days when he's ignoring you again -- then he's probably not worth your effort.
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I Wish We Could Have Stayed Friends After The Breakup
I wish we didn't have to end our relationship in a screaming match. I wish we could have ended by reminding each other how much we love each other -- and how we will always love each other. I wish we could have stayed friends.
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How Each Zodiac Sign Is Making Themselves More Miserable
You're running around, trying to do everything for everyone except yourself.
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My Anxiety Hurts The People I Love The Most
I can’t blame them for being annoyed with me. It takes me ages to answer texts. I rarely follow through on plans. I only leave the house once in a blue moon.
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You’re Going To Have A Hard Time Loving Yourself In A Toxic Relationship
You stop thinking of yourself as a catch and start thinking of yourself as a burden.
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The Worst Part About Getting Back Together With Your Ex
You saw their worst side, and as much as you want to give them the benefit of the doubt, as much as you want to believe they have changed, there will always be a piece of you wondering whether they are going to hurt you again.
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What Girls With Jealousy Issues Want You To Know
We can't help how sensitive we are. We feel too much. We hurt too much.