Month: December 2024
What I did not realise about ambition
Ambitious. The Oxford Dictionary defines ambition as having a strong desire and determination to succeed. Growing up, I wanted others to see how ambitious I was.I wanted to see myself as ambitious.It was my identity. I wasn’t going to be the lazy wasteman floating around with no purpose.I had a clear aim, and I was
Navigating expectations and disappointments
“If you expect nothing from somebody you are never disappointed.” – Sylvia Plath This quote hits me. It resonates a sense of loneliness, it makes feel like the only way to shield myself from the disappointment from others is not to expect nothing at all, and to me that translate as keeping people at a
It was never about the dress…..
“I felt dreadfully inadequate. The trouble was, I had been inadequate all along, I simply hadn’t thought about it.”- Sylvia Plath When I was young child – dawats (family gatherings) used to be a thing for me. It was a late Saturday afternoon, my mammy (aunt) hosted a dawat. I was excited to escape
The anxious cost of therapy…
The thought of paying for therapy increases my blood pressure. Even with the money sitting in my account, the anxiety has such a tight grip on me that I can’t even bring myself to make the payment—I have someone else do it for me. Why can’t I just get this on the NHS? Oh yeah—because