Inside the mind of an immigrant
When you're too nice, people tend to take advantage of you. They use your kindness against you, and sometimes, they even make you feel guilty about circumstances that are not in your control or are not in your favor.When you try to think for yourself, these same people try to get into your head and … Continue reading I am a people pleaser
Accepting that you are gone leaves a puncture in my chest the hole is so big that I start bleeding when the thought of you skims through my soul. Why did the earth have to be so cruel to me? Was I not kind? Did I not pray enough? I've become immune to the pain now … Continue reading Why did you have to leave?
My pregnancy wasn't all glitter and gold like you see on those Instagram posts. It was more of nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite and constant fatigue. I'm not complaining. My son is a blessing. He's my little bundle of sunshine. My Noor. My reason to keep moving forward. Without him I don't know how my life … Continue reading Anxiety with a dab of postpartum
Bleeding on the inside with no blood.Hurting badly but having no visible wounds.Aching like hell but there is no noticeable injury.You feel every excruciating second, but you don’t have time.You’ve done no physical work, but you feel so tired that all you want to do is sleep.Your thoughts move faster than photons and yet they … Continue reading Having anxiety is like:
"Oxidation of Acetyl acid," my professor is talking about the Krebs cycle. It's a biological pathway that is used to create energy. I spent the last two days on YouTube, watching different videos trying to absorb all this information.I know what she's talking about, but I can't focus. I don't want to focus. I feel … Continue reading Late realizations
