Not all Toxic relationships are physically abusive in nature and yes all physically abusive relationships are toxic in nature.
The thing about toxicity is it is relative and often define… Read More
My bro told me (who I think is a hidden genius), said that the humans are more like emotional springs, the more you press the more the speed with which it springs back. He also explained how… Read More
I think I have accepted a defeat in trying to make it work, it just gets too hard sometimes. It hurts so much that you often wonder is it all worth it? Wouldn’t it just be better if we… Read More
I have been reading Tuesdays with Morrie, with everything in this pandemic, seemed like a nice reminder to think that most of us have what most dying people yearn for.
Most dying people s… Read More
I am physically well, mentally I feel weighed down. So many conflicts in the last 5 months have somehow left a weirdly deep mark on me. Some words or phrases spoken comes back to me haunting… Read More
Where the dead isn’t respectedWhere the hunger is normalWhere the crumbling nature rattles our existenceAnd we still keep a shut eye.Where the land is a place for deityAnd the food is… Read More
Lately everyone around me has made me feel like I am the one thing that is wrong with their lives.
I have been broken down numerous times lately, and now I am thinking maybe because I st… Read More
I am sitting here in the middle of the night on a Saturday evening, quite craving for a lot of sins that I find abhorrent. Alcohol, drugs anything.
Anything to numb be from my physical a… Read More
I am strongly opinionated, but people don’t know that I keep changing my opinions basis new incoming data, but the change also happens after careful consideration.
I don’t ju… Read More
They are so fast and well articulated, typing and speaking slows me down. And then blobs of flesh speak and make the well thought out things absolute garbage by interrupting a thousand times… Read More
I am just constantly exhausted to the point that I will happily let a murderer kill me, or make authorities lock me up or sentence to death.
I have said “Just kill me” so man… Read More
10th May, 2020
Hey.
I guess you were expecting more of a sooner-than-later reply when you sent in all the texts earlier last evening, but the thing is – I wanted to make sure I h… Read More
First of all, I was distracted by the beautiful handwriting. I just read it, Emails were on dnd on weekends. I am enclosing some exerpts from what I wrote before I read your beautifully writ… Read More
Social media has this feature called, your memories. It keeps bringing back some pictures that made to the social networking sites because it “looked” like we were happy enjoying… Read More
I have lately been feeling quite sick mentally and physically. Life has become constant whirwind of meaningless arguments and meetings. What’s the point of it all. Half the days, I can… Read More
You know when in life everything seems to be going dull and slowly, those days scare the shit out me. Because like an ocean, life is calmest before the shittiest storm.
And you might thin… Read More
When you are belittled everytime you question or argue, you ought to ask yourself, are you where you wanted to be? Calling someone’s anger a misplaced one or accusing someone of throwi… Read More
We all tell ourselves all sorts of things to make sense of the past.So much so that our fabrications, if we tell them to ourselves often enough, become the truth.In our minds and everyone el… Read More
I like knowing where i am going and planning and being in control. Granted that life doesn’t work that way, i am incredibly flexible in re-planning. Bt what if none of the plans work… Read More
A stupid cousin of mine is nearly dead and in CCU for the past 21 days because he thought his gelled up hair and bike running at high speed is gonna help him get laid. Why do people think w… Read More
No of things that can go wrong in a very very important demo:
~ Wifi driver crashes in the phone (which worked pretty much flawlessly for the last 6 months, no recent updates have been r… Read More
It is not much to ask for from a mother to be a little bit supportive of her daughter is it? Especially for the fact that, she really deeply respects. Today, it crossed another limit. She wo… Read More
It slowly feels like my life is filled with people who seem to be satisfied with a false sense of progress that instills upon them when they rush from one meeting to another and in the proce… Read More
You know what is the problem with idiots who say “I will call you back in two minutes”. “I will reach xyz in half an hour”. Those idiots could just have said “T… Read More
I came across the book The Big Leap just about when I was sulking in my series of disappointments happening in my health life. In life it is often easy to go to a point where it is easier t… Read More
These bad thoughts get in my head, and then there’s no room for the good thoughts, and then I start thinking maybe because of all the bad thoughts, I’ll never have a good thought… Read More
Research says that, for anything negative you say to someone you have to say 7 positives to nullify the effect. So, basically, if you say “I hate your guts” but later say “… Read More
So I am afraid of my anger, as I keep breaking good people and things in the process. The anger often starts with a deep seated insecurity or a core belief that someone claims I broke.
D… Read More
So today is the last day of a very festive season in India, Durga Puja, Dussehra, Navratri and what not. So for most of us, these are the days, we look forward to visiting our homes, family… Read More
Today I learnt, you cannot call people stupid, even if they are trying to blow up an apartment by lighting a severely leaking LPG gas at 3 am just because they ‘have to’ make tea… Read More
I read somewhere today, that if you think you are in mild depression, and you feel like not doing shit, you need to have small goals and a routine. Like sleep and wake up at the same time. N… Read More
I was in depression once, didn’t realize the same at that time. Couldn’t wake up or sleep or even cared much for basic hygiene. I somehow find myself back in the same hole, I don… Read More
I feel like just lying down for a while and not think about work at all. I have seen that last couple of days, I have slept more, worked more effectively, and was able to include more things… Read More
I scroll down on my feed after an exhausting marathon week, and all I could see there was all these quotes about how great life should be, how awesome you should be with your decisions, how… Read More
I stand in the labyrinth of little streets,
wondering who am I?
Am I the cynic,
or am I the optimist?
or am I just a blur of life.
Worry not I say to myself,
That you will find your way,
in… Read More
When a person dies, you don’t just go to the said funeral and say “the person is in a better place” unless the person personally sends you letters of accolades about their… Read More
Ever taken a pause in your life, and looked around? The maze of happenings in your life, and the infinite problems you face, and imagine. Everyone you see is going through the same. Imagine… Read More
People weren’t kidding when they said finding work-life balance is difficult. Well, it takes years of experience to master the art. Especially if you are the kind of person I am ie, ex… Read More
“Because here’s another sneaky little truth about life. You can’t be an important and life-changing presence for some people without also being a joke and an embarrassment… Read More
You work so hard, what’s the point. You try to build something only to be destroyed. You take care of your health only to die. What’s the point of everything?
There are days when… Read More
Every conversation, every action of a human being defines its inner genetic evolution of trying to be superior. In every conversation it is a play of parties trying to gain superiority eithe… Read More
So, no one in my life currently understands that I find it physically drained to meet anyone I don’t know. Let alone after a long day of meetings and social business events. I just wan… Read More
Something at the back of our minds, all the time, a fear, a sense of dread. Like what happens if I get fired, what happens if my company shuts down, what happens if I get that sudden phone c… Read More
I have been saying that a lot, past few days. It has been hectic. But at the back of my mind, I feel what if I missed out on something today. Forgot to mention that important deadline to my… Read More
Body shaming comes in all forms, your Mom giving you snide comments about how your attire shows you are fat. Like everyday. This started since I was a kid, even when I was 5 years old, I was… Read More
I have no control over any aspect of my life, I am an entrepreneur with two companies, one of them funded another bootstrapped. I don’t own a house, I tried finding a place of my own t… Read More
Mediocrity in thinking, living a life, loving someone, starting a business, I hate all of those. But, excellence is a rare find and is extremely energy consuming. I am afraid that to gratify… Read More
When a soul is drowning in the darkness of his fear,
while smiling among the seashells present here.
Under the gleaming rays of sunshine,
What do you make of that soul?
How do you save that… Read More
A four letter word, but enough to emotionally shatter a person or an entire family. Planning for an entire life together, and all it takes is a small non-threatening lump in the lungs to des… Read More
It was merely a coincidence that out of one of the million sperms that got released that day, one of them made you. My dad would never be an engineer today, if not for a random guy in his cl… Read More
Some call it an addiction, some call it love, and some say that it is a fucked up set of feelings which has somehow got the master switch to control you. It hurts, hurts so bad that can… Read More
People say I am fire. Some say I am Hitler. Some say I am fiery grilled chicken. Well, I say I am just a person who is free enough to have her own views. And if you cannot convince me with y… Read More
What if I had not prepared for that exam that seemed so important that I said no to life. That I said no to my teenage years and early adulthood. What if I had given a little more effort in… Read More
At 6, didn’t believe in fairytales, or ghosts.
At 26, looking at the emptied ice cream box with a spoon dipped, she knew her lover never left her.
Started believing in fairytales again… Read More
What do you do when your headache doesn’t go away? When that thought in your mind doesn’t leave you ever? You try walking around the swimming pool, you try breathing exercises, b… Read More
For how long will you let the fear,
drive you crazy, my dear!
Your dreams will float away,
the kind of future you imagined,
the beliefs that you had,
will be washed by the waves,
like a sand… Read More
Drowning, gasping for air
When you are not so glad to be there
Then you come up and see the lights
The blue sky and the blue ocean
Separated by a thin horizon.
In the next moment you are fly… Read More
How do you know what is right,
And what is wrong?
From guilt, failure, past whatevers,
How do you know when to move on?
When life has a glitch,
And you cannot fix it,
How do you keep yo… Read More
My grandpa pointed out yesterday about how materialistic our generation has become. I argued that it is the increased competition in this fast paced world that has sucked the lives out of ou… Read More
You know when you begin to live your 20’s, you experience a sense of dread in the happiness. It is because we have experienced good going away too soon before you could even get used t… Read More
There is a story we all leave behind. The story that shapes us in ways beyond imagination. It becomes the reason of why and how we have grown into what we are today. You try to escape it, bu… Read More
You must have seen what happens in a race. I am talking about the sports called running. The amount of effort that a winner needs to finish the crossing line grows exponentially. And just wh… Read More
There are three kinds of people. One who thinks too much about the past, they are the sad people or for me whiners. Second type of people are the ones who live in the present. They are the h… Read More
Humans are a peculiar species who thrive on acceptance. We all are drunk on the idea that love and only love can heal our brokenness. So however broken we feel we tend to heal it by falling… Read More
What it feels like when you are safe after the storm, is a feeling that can’t be described. You are glad that you made it without falling off the edge. What do we do when the sandbox o… Read More
It’s all about electricity. Everything boils down to this. It’s the electric pulses firing up our neurons that make us kill each other, love someone, or hate someone. So, what is… Read More
I won’t be here, when you come back
For I will be sailing through the oceans,
It won’t be the same when you come back
Because I would have fallen in love with myself.
I don… Read More
For long, I felt lost inside a dark tunnel. Every now and then, we face this dark tunnel in life. Sometimes it is events, or trauma, or just a simple medical problem. The length of this tunn… Read More
You know how every one of us starts with reading fairy tales and perfect endings when we are young. I never believed in fairy tales. I saw the reality of life since a very young age say 4. T… Read More
Honey! Something’s wrong with you,
I don’t care whether it hurts you.
But I will keep saying,
that your shouting makes me blue.
This will make you wonder,
Am I this broken, where… Read More
While adulthood has its perks, the independence, romance with your partners, travelling, it also involves responsibility. If you do something terrible or harsh or straining, you have to be r… Read More
What inspires us? For some it is the bungalow that we want to live in later in our life. For few it is the recognition for themselves that drives them. For some people it is the famous achie… Read More
Everybody has a way of dealing with grief or dark happenings. Some cry some drink and some shout. Well, I have a different way of dealing when I am in my dark and twisty place. I ride the mo… Read More
Life is full of colors and promises. They compare the heart line with life because it is supposed to go up and down. But right now, it is pretty much a flatline.
Life is about colors and pro… Read More
Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship. Whoever discovered this key to life and printed that on my yellow calendar was right. All th… Read More
I have grown up, hopping so many states that living in a single city for more than 2 years drives me crazy. I grew up with a notion that people you meet or bond with are just there with… Read More
Happiness from success is short lived, money is a sine wave curve, pleasure from recognition is short-lived. The thing that matters in life is the connections you make with people. Not the s… Read More
I have a poster of Steve Jobs in front of me saying “If today were the last day of your life, would you want to do what you are about to do today?”
If today was the last day I li… Read More
They say time is supposed to heal you, but I haven’t done much healing. How do you heal, when every part of you reminds you that you are broken? You tear away everything that reminds y… Read More
If there is anybody out there who is reading this, I would definitely urge you to read the article in this link.
Bianca in this article has aptly described about our current way of living li… Read More
I am peaceful after so long that, sometimes I confuse the serenity with loneliness. I feel lost because of lack of excitement. I am so used to being anxious, that the absence of uncertainty… Read More
Yes, after a long while
I found back my smile,
With a dear friend of mine,
in a roller coaster ride.
I am happy again
For the ride in a toy-train,
and melting chocolate ice cream
In the hot… Read More
Feelings of pessimism are on the rise,
I’ve forgotten how to be wise.
Shadows of my past still do haunt me,
I have never felt this hungry,
for elation and warm embrace
from someon… Read More
As we grow old, we lose most of our friends. And there are times, I feel I wish I had been a more social creature. Sometimes at the middle of the night, when I feel lost, wish I had someone… Read More
Why We Fall in Love: The Paradoxical Psychology of Romance and Why Frustration Is Necessary for Satisfaction
I recently read an article on this here
It says love and frustration often go sid… Read More
I signed off today officially on what has been my top priority for the last two years. It feels weird, how just a few weeks ago, when everyone was preparing themselves for a new chapter of t… Read More
It is raining heavily outside,
And my soul is crying a river inside.
How amazing was the spark!
It started a fire, burning down every piece.
A knife cutting through the happiness,
Blee… Read More
Is this the end or a new beginning?
Oh! insane heart where are you running,
fear thou not, linger a bit more here till this evening,
we will figure something out after devouring th… Read More
Tags: Simplicity, Closure, Life
It is a big shot word for many out there. Whenever something doesn’t work out, the modern generation beings try to find closure. They have hundreds… Read More
One of the perks of being a work alcoholic is that you can ignore any emotional distress in your personal life under the shadow of your “busy in work” curtain. But when the situa… Read More
Yes, I now literally know what losing sleep means. I have hardly slept properly for the last 1 month. Haven’t slept altogether for three days in a row now. Sometimes the weirdest part… Read More
I just read a post somewhere on facebook, that apparently, if you think about three things that you are grateful everyday for the period of 21 days, we can rewire our brain to be happy. And… Read More
When everyone else confuses me,
You are the sane one, I see.
Whenever I fall for you,
You pull me up before you,
but there are many in the queue,
before me for you.
We were never meant to be… Read More
This phrase “I have a bad news” doesn’t affect me anymore. I am so used to it that, if a day goes by without hearing this, I am ecstatic. There have been a few people in my… Read More
Live has a weird way of dragging you deep down, even when you are probably at your lowest. I have never felt this weird, like I know I should probably be sad or crying or angry, but I… Read More
We underestimate the power of speech, a sentence can make or break a person. All this little talks that we do, the talks where we fake that we don’t care, or that we care, where has it… Read More
There is a strange anomaly between women and independence. Modern feminists call themselves independent and self sufficient. This weird trend in our generation to try and outrun the male cou… Read More
There is always a great risk involved when you let someone in your life. You may fall for a person, and put all your faith, beliefs and trust in them. All it takes is a simple lie, or a… Read More