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Laila Khairina
Laila Khairina

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I Am Feeling Lost And I Can’t Take It Anymore

All these quarter-life crises had taken over my head and I can’t take it anymore. — It was Tuesday evening after I met my friend at the cafe. I arrived at home, rushed to the bedroom, put my bag down, and it hit me. An intense feeling was rising instantly as I sat down on my desk. I felt my chest tighten. …

Self Love

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I am feeling lost and I can’t take it anymore.
I am feeling lost and I can’t take it anymore.
Self Love

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Feb 15

To Be A Beginner Is A Brave Move

Whenever I hit the upload button on my Instagram to upload my flash fiction, a tremendous feeling of embarrassment washed all over me. Showing the world my writing is equal to being naked in the middle of the road. …

Writing

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To Be A Beginner Is A Brave Move
To Be A Beginner Is A Brave Move
Writing

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Oct 20, 2022

Does Anyone Sell A Pause Button?

I just cannot handle this quarter-life crisis anymore. — Overwhelming is not the right phrase to summarize how I feel. For the past month, I have been feeling a mixture of confusion, anger, worthlessness, and every possible negative emotion. No, nothing terrible has happened to me. Life has treated me so well — I just got promoted, I traveled…

Quarter Life Crisis

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Does Anyone Sell A Pause Button?
Does Anyone Sell A Pause Button?
Quarter Life Crisis

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Jul 10, 2022

I No Longer Wish To Die

What has changed after I overcame depression. — I fucking hated being alive. I didn’t wish to be dead, I never actually did. However, when living was so painful and breathing felt suffocating, wouldn’t you wish to be dead? Remembering the bleak period and comparing it to now feels surreal. …

Mental Health

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I No Longer Wish To Die
I No Longer Wish To Die
Mental Health

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Jun 10, 2022

Pride Is The Most Useless Thing To Have

It is time to let go of this stupid trait. — There is a reason why pride is one of the seven deadly sins. Pride is generally described with a negative connotation. The Cambridge Dictionary offers multiple definitions for “pride.” A positive one is: “Your feelings of your own worth and respect for yourself.” Even in that positive definition, you can…

Self Improvement

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Pride Is The Most Useless Thing To Have
Pride Is The Most Useless Thing To Have
Self Improvement

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May 10, 2022

People Who Love Instant Noodles Are Lame

I still don’t understand why people love them so much. — People seem to love instant noodles more than they love their parents. Every time I participate in a conversation about food, instant noodles never failed to be mentioned as the best food that ever existed in the world. People love to ramble about how instant noodles save their butt from…

Humor

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People Who Love Instant Noodles Are Lame
People Who Love Instant Noodles Are Lame
Humor

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Apr 28, 2022

People Seem To Hate Their 9–5 Jobs So Much, Shouldn’t You Too?

Do we need to run and escape the rat race before 30? — “At 21, Kylie Jenner Becomes The Youngest Self-Made Billionaire Ever” “How Making My First $1,000,000 At 18 Changed Me (In My Teens)” “What I Learned Retiring Early in my 20’s (as a millionaire)” Those are some real headlines that you might have seen too. …

Productivity

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People Seem To Hate Their 9–5 Jobs So Much, Shouldn’t You Too?
People Seem To Hate Their 9–5 Jobs So Much, Shouldn’t You Too?
Productivity

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Apr 25, 2022

Don’t Think About Quality Until You Write 100 Articles

Dear fellow new writers, I stopped by to deliver this quick but hopefully a message to learn. If you happen to meet this uninvited visitor during your writing journey, this undeniably wicked and evil creature who loves to creep between the words you type and makes you doubt yourself, you…

Writing

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Don’t Think About Quality Until You Write 100 Articles
Don’t Think About Quality Until You Write 100 Articles
Writing

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Apr 21, 2022

I Am So Glad To Be Alive

I am glad I chose to wait — for time does heal everything. — I could have never imagined I will able to get to this point. Life used to be so bleak, so hopeless. Passing through days alive was a suffocating thing to do. I hated myself a lot. I dreaded my reflection in the mirror. …

Mental Health

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I Am So Glad To Be Alive
I Am So Glad To Be Alive
Mental Health

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Apr 20, 2022

Does Working Need To Feel Like A Huge Sacrifice?

Has abuse become a trend these days? — My friend endured abuse in his job. He will probably argue otherwise, but yes, I categorize working 6 days a week from 7 am to 10 pm as a form of abuse. It is not sustainable and it is inhumane. Burning yourself out for a paycheck that is not even…

Work

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Does Working Need To Feel Like A Huge Sacrifice?
Does Working Need To Feel Like A Huge Sacrifice?
Work

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