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Everyone is nostalgic for 2016, but I feel like a lot of my problems either started or got much worse in 2016
January 17, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Everyone is nostalgic for 2016, but I feel like a lot of my problems either started or got much worse in 2016
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I love when I’m at an appointment with my psychiatrist and I accidentally slip into ‘therapy appointment’ mode and start venting about some ancient trauma and she’s just like mmhmm so anyway we’re upping your dosage on the…
January 15, 2026 at 6:31 PM
I love when I’m at an appointment with my psychiatrist and I accidentally slip into ‘therapy appointment’ mode and start venting about some ancient trauma and she’s just like mmhmm so anyway we’re upping your dosage on the…
*My therapist saying something that will blow my mind and give me the chills*: it seems like maybe the way you were raised affected you
Me: 😮😮😮😮
Me: 😮😮😮😮
January 15, 2026 at 12:47 PM
*My therapist saying something that will blow my mind and give me the chills*: it seems like maybe the way you were raised affected you
Me: 😮😮😮😮
Me: 😮😮😮😮
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My Therapist: "You have a fear of commitment"
Me *in tears* : "...but not to the bit, right"
Her: "No, your commitment to the bit is ironclad"
Me: "Good, I was really worried for a moment"
Me *in tears* : "...but not to the bit, right"
Her: "No, your commitment to the bit is ironclad"
Me: "Good, I was really worried for a moment"
January 11, 2026 at 9:43 PM
My Therapist: "You have a fear of commitment"
Me *in tears* : "...but not to the bit, right"
Her: "No, your commitment to the bit is ironclad"
Me: "Good, I was really worried for a moment"
Me *in tears* : "...but not to the bit, right"
Her: "No, your commitment to the bit is ironclad"
Me: "Good, I was really worried for a moment"
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Part of me wants to call in sick tomorrow. Probably my brain.
January 11, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Part of me wants to call in sick tomorrow. Probably my brain.
Trying to figure out if need to catch up on my email inbox after the holidays or if it's just all meaningless
January 11, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Trying to figure out if need to catch up on my email inbox after the holidays or if it's just all meaningless
Explaining to my therapist that I'm actually really good at radical acceptance with the exception of accepting things that I do not like
January 11, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Explaining to my therapist that I'm actually really good at radical acceptance with the exception of accepting things that I do not like
the years really do start coming and they don't stop coming
January 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
the years really do start coming and they don't stop coming
Explaining to my therapist that because deep belly laughs include prolonged exhaling I consider them to be breathwork
January 7, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Explaining to my therapist that because deep belly laughs include prolonged exhaling I consider them to be breathwork
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very well then. send as many men as you can spare. and fresh horses for all of them
(covering the phone and leaning over to talk to my wife, the queen) an egg fell. off a wall
(covering the phone and leaning over to talk to my wife, the queen) an egg fell. off a wall
January 6, 2026 at 3:36 PM
very well then. send as many men as you can spare. and fresh horses for all of them
(covering the phone and leaning over to talk to my wife, the queen) an egg fell. off a wall
(covering the phone and leaning over to talk to my wife, the queen) an egg fell. off a wall
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sales associate: (drawing sword) may i have your email
me: (also drawing sword) you may not
me: (also drawing sword) you may not
January 5, 2026 at 8:23 PM
sales associate: (drawing sword) may i have your email
me: (also drawing sword) you may not
me: (also drawing sword) you may not
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Bold Prediction: in 2026, dogs will still be overwhelmingly fantastic
January 1, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Bold Prediction: in 2026, dogs will still be overwhelmingly fantastic
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You can pretend to have your shit together if you want. They don’t really check
December 26, 2025 at 1:51 AM
You can pretend to have your shit together if you want. They don’t really check
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Me: My parents lied to me
Therapist: I wouldn’t call that a "lie."
Me: [excited] Santa’s real?
Therapist: I wouldn’t call that a "lie."
Me: [excited] Santa’s real?
December 24, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Me: My parents lied to me
Therapist: I wouldn’t call that a "lie."
Me: [excited] Santa’s real?
Therapist: I wouldn’t call that a "lie."
Me: [excited] Santa’s real?
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My father-in-law is watching a YouTube channel where a guy looks for and sometimes finds old silver dimes; his catchphrase is "it's dime time." As far as I'm concerned my father-in-law is the only person using YouTube properly.
July 18, 2023 at 2:24 AM
My father-in-law is watching a YouTube channel where a guy looks for and sometimes finds old silver dimes; his catchphrase is "it's dime time." As far as I'm concerned my father-in-law is the only person using YouTube properly.
The kind of energy I'm bringing to family gatherings this holiday season
December 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The kind of energy I'm bringing to family gatherings this holiday season
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Book Review: Eight Principles for a Modern Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Re-Imagining CBT in Clinical Training by Scott Temple and R. Trent Codd III
Book Review: Eight Principles for a Modern Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Re-Imagining CBT in Clinical Training by Scott Temple and R. Trent Codd III
December 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
open.substack.com/pub/socratic...
Book Review: Eight Principles for a Modern Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Re-Imagining CBT in Clinical Training by Scott Temple and R. Trent Codd III
Book Review: Eight Principles for a Modern Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Re-Imagining CBT in Clinical Training by Scott Temple and R. Trent Codd III
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an octopus has three hearts to follow instead of one; how stressful.
December 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
an octopus has three hearts to follow instead of one; how stressful.
Explaining to my therapist that a sweater that was designed to be ugly is actually hideous and a sweater that was designed with love and is incidentally ugly in a beautiful way is actually a treasure
December 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Explaining to my therapist that a sweater that was designed to be ugly is actually hideous and a sweater that was designed with love and is incidentally ugly in a beautiful way is actually a treasure
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Texting my therapist right before the appt "coming in hot"
December 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Texting my therapist right before the appt "coming in hot"
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Had to explain Ea-Nasir to my therapist
December 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Had to explain Ea-Nasir to my therapist
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God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and a duck that does crimes
December 18, 2025 at 7:49 AM
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and a duck that does crimes
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thinking of the introverted woman who said she's never felt FOMO. she's only felt ROMO (Relief Of Missing Out)
December 17, 2025 at 7:49 AM
thinking of the introverted woman who said she's never felt FOMO. she's only felt ROMO (Relief Of Missing Out)