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I’m not lazy, and I’m not unmotivated to do my work. Sometimes I just can’t because the pain is too much or the fatigue and dizziness are too distracting. Just because I don’t “look sick” to you doesn’t mean I’m not. This is what sick looks like.

Everyone keeps telling me to watch “Friends” but every episode I’ve watched has me cringing into my sofa. I just can’t stand Ross??‍♀️

I have chronic back and joint pain, scoliosis, and endometriosis. Some days I feel like I can handle it all but other days I feel completely helpless. Trying to justify your pain to doctors and convince them there’s a problem is exhausting

In high school a guy I was friendly with told me he liked me and wanted to date me. I told him that while I was flattered, I wasn’t in a place where I wanted to be in a relationship. Things seemed fine at first, but throughout the next few weeks, he told me that he was depressed and… Read More

I️ worked as an intern at a theatre. One day my boss calls me into his office and says he needs me to go to our storage space and see how many folding tables we have. What I️ wasn’t told was that the storage space was the OLD ABANDONED NEWSPAPER FACTORY. The city hadn’t figured out… Read More

"Pride and Prejudice"! I know it's cheesy, but it's my favorite book! Romantic, funny, with drama that is still applicable today. Every time I read Darcy saying "you must allow me to express how much I ardently admire and love you" I melt into a puddle of romance filled goo

I was lucky enough to have someone in my life who understood completely what I was going through. As a bisexual woman in the church, life wasn't and sometimes still isn't easy. I was blessed with a friend who is about 15 years older than me, bisexual, married to a woman and has a… Read More

My grandparents have been together for 53 years. My grandfather was in the army and was in California. My grandmother was living with her aunt at the time and decided to go out with some friends. Grandaddy has always said he gets premonitions about things, and he says the night before… Read More

I had to break up with my ex over the phone because I was working at a sleep-away summer camp. I felt that I wasn't ever listened to, and wasn't really happy so I decided to end things. 3 months later I get a text from him saying "I think we should break up". Turns out he didn't listen… Read More

So when I was younger my parents got divorced. Dad and I stayed put but Mom went back to England to continue work. Years pass and Dad and I get really close. We become the best of friends so it's hard for both of us when I go off to camp but we manage. We write letters and I tell… Read More