Lauren Jarvis-Gibson
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What Ghosting Really Is, Because It’s Not Just ‘Ignoring’ Someone
Seriously guys, tell us if you aren’t into us. Tell us if you aren’t ready to date. Tell us whatever the hell your excuse is. Because the only thing worse than saying, ‘I don’t feel the same way’, is saying nothing at all.
This Is Why She Left You Even Though She Loved You
She is the type of girl to run after what she wants in life which is exactly what she did with you. But she needed to do it for someone else. For something else. For the sanity of her soul. For the pounding of her heart. She needed to do it for the oxygen in her lungs. To lift that weight off. The weight of her past loves, her past spaces and past self.
What Makes Your Anxiety Even Worse, Based On Your Birth Order
Youngest: Your anxiety shows up with your grades, with your career, and with your personal life. It is always looming over you like a dark, angry cloud. Not a day goes by where you don’t feel like you’re taking the wrong path in life, and as a result your anxiety pushes through in a really powerful way.
Your Exes Ranked Best To Worst In Bed, Based On Their Zodiac Sign
Taurus: While they might’ve given you an orgasm or two, they were incredibly possessive. It got to a point where the sex didn’t matter anymore. You just wanted to run far, far away from them.
For Heaven’s Sake — Let’s All Stop Chasing After Assholes
I am better than this crap. And so are you. It’s infuriating that we just lose our self respect just to get a taste of attention. Just to get a drop.
What Happens When Your Mental Illness Isn’t ‘Severe’ Enough
People need to realize that everyone’s brains are wired differently. Everyone needs different amounts of care and medicine. I have a close friend who takes the smallest dosage of Zoloft, meanwhile I take the highest amount. It doesn’t mean that her anxiety is any less than mine. It’s just brain chemistry.
11 Things People Don’t Realize You’re Doing Because You’re A Talkative Person With Social Anxiety
You hate small talk because there is no way out of it. There’s no escape. There’s no way to plan what they are going to say or ask of you. It makes you incredibly nauseous and sweaty. It can even cause you to have a panic attack.
I Miss Loving Him In The Fall
I fell in love with the fall, and with him, all at once. And I knew right then and there that I was never going to fall back down.
I Wish I Knew How To Quit You
All I know is that I want to quit you, I want to quit this game, but then I see your face and all my logic goes out the window. I see your smile and all my strength leaves my body. I wish I knew how to quit you. If I could, I would.
The Honest Difference Between Lust And Love
Please don’t mistaken lust for love. Because it’s only going to end in pain and a hurting heart. It’s only going to end in an ending. Because lust is almost always going to be short lived. It’s just a chemical reaction. It’s not a promise of forever. It’s not real.
Don’t Ever Fall For The Charming Fuckboy
Fuckboys are charming. They leer you in with their fantastic smile and tricks up their sleeve that they have recycled in their long list of lovers. They win you over on the first date, telling you that you’re different. Telling you that they won’t hurt you or destroy.
This Is How You’re Sabotaging Your Relationship, Based On Your Zodiac Sign
As an Aries, you’re incredibly stubborn and independent. Your need for space and for too much ‘me’ time is causing an immense amount of tension and awkwardness in your relationship.