As you grow older, the noise fades. -The need to impress -The Urge to prove yourself -The obsession with having more. Material things lose their shine. Validation loses its power. Crowded rooms feel exhausting. You stop trying to win every argument because peace feels better than being right. Your circle gets smaller but real. You …
Tag: Mental Health
A memory I didn’t choose.
I was fourteen. Eighth grade. At one of the most privileged schools in Defence — a place that was supposed to be safe. The siren went off. The same siren installed after the Islamabad earthquake. We’d heard it before. We thought it was a drill. Line up. Walk out. Stand on the football ground. Wait …
Unlearning My Emotional Habits
What could you do less of? What could I do less of? It’s a question that sounds simple, but the answers usually sit quietly in the corners of our lives, waiting for us to notice. For me, the first answer is this: taking everything to heart. One harsh tone, one careless comment, one moment of …
The Weight of Being Sensitive in a Hard World
What is one thing you would change about yourself? People often say sensitivity is a weakness, but living with a soft heart in a sharp world is anything but easy. Being sensitive means you feel deeply — joy, pain, love, loss — all of it hits a little harder and stays a little longer. It’s …
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Overthinking and the Art of Letting Go
What part of your routine do you always try to skip if you can? If there’s one part of my daily routine I wish I could skip, it’s the time I start overthinking. It usually begins in the quiet moments—when the world slows down but my thoughts speed up. I replay things in my head, …