Why does kindness from strangers sometimes feel more meaningful than kindness from people we know?
I had a stranger be genuinely kind to me last week during a difficult moment and it affected me more deeply than support…
I had a stranger be genuinely kind to me last week during a difficult moment and it affected me more deeply than support…
My relationship was unhealthy and I knew it had to end but now that it's over I feel two completely opposite things at o…
I grew up in a household where emotions were not expressed and feelings were considered weakness. As an adult I have alm…
People sometimes tell me I am choosing to be unhappy or that I should just decide to feel differently. This infuriates m…
When I was rejected by someone I really liked I felt actual physical pain in my chest. It wasn't just sadness it felt li…
After my breakup I have been feeling actual physical pain in my chest. Not a heart attack kind of pain but a dull aching…
Sometimes an insignificant event like someone's tone of voice or a small disappointment triggers a disproportionately in…
It has been 2 years since we broke up and I still think about my ex almost every day. I have dated other people but noth…
I feel other people's emotions so intensely that it sometimes overwhelms me. But I have people in my life who seem genui…
My best friend has been very successful lately, getting a great job, a relationship, and buying a house. I am genuinely …
I have a lot of anger that I don't know what to do with. I either explode and say things I regret or I bottle it up and …
There are periods when everything feels too much at once. The responsibilities, the noise, the demands on my attention. …
I lost my mother six months ago and I am struggling to find balance. Some days I am overwhelmed by grief and cannot func…