keenan xen
Bio
better offline.
Here I write personal articles and journal entries discussing mental health and well-being. This is a safe space to express my thoughts freely and honestly.
Stories (4/0)
Monster
Self-esteem is confidence in our worth and abilities. It's how we value and perceive ourselves in our private and public lives. The word “self” has been lost in translation because our sense of identity as a society subjects us to only what others think of us, leaving our private lives disrupted due to others' judgment. Social media has disrupted our privacy even further, leaving us most vulnerable to what everyone perceives by the pictures we share. Now our insecurities have been capitalized by companies owning our data and propping up images of others we wish to emulate.
By keenan xenabout a year ago in Humans
Atychiphobia
Kristen Dutton’s article, Achievemephobia, inspired this piece. I’m afraid. And this fear has only led me to continual social alienation, causing me to be the least involved in public life as I write this. A self-induced ‘social distancing,’ if you will.
By keenan xenabout a year ago in Psyche
- Top Story - February 2022
I Died at 17Top Story - February 2022
I was 17 and had no personality. I had let go of my dream of being a fine artist, so I could avoid being labeled “the kid who can draw.” I hid my music taste because I didn’t think mainstream pop music was "cool enough" for coming-of-age Black-American teens like me. I also allowed the identity of being an identical twin define me.
By keenan xen2 years ago in Confessions
