Bad habits
Halo effect
It was on a rainy Wednesday night when I got caught on the “Halo Effect” trap once again. After a regular day at the office, I decided to call a good friend of mine to indulge ourselves in a good conversation among beers. In a matter of minutes, our recurring chat started at idle speed at the marina’s bar. Depeche Mode’s “Music for the masses” album was furiously filling the location with electronic tones, providing rhythm and motivation for some sailors to shake the salt out of their skin. I love my job, it bring me closer to this maritime scene filled with my kind of archetypes.
Giovanni ProfetaPublished 3 years ago in ConfessionsBrainfart
Oh look, another writer's block! great! let me go pull my hair out, pace back and fourth for hours, and keep creating fictional scenarios in my head that I ultimately do not use. Honestly, why am I overthinking this? Just... type out what's in your head Jazz- wow I should really consider getting my nails done- wait what?!
Jasmin McCardellPublished 3 years ago in ConfessionsWhat is a addict
What is a person really you want to believe every person is a good person right. What happens when we put the word drug addict in there are they really a bad person everyone wants to believe I don’t think so at least not at first. I’ve been around people that have used drugs and haven’t and it’s the same thing everyone has there moments. How about when your a kid growing up you know how many kids get in trouble for doing the wrong things. It’s not till you get older is when you really start learning about what is good or what is bad. But in my eyes everyone in a way is an addict in some kind of way or another like people who steal there after that adrenaline rush right. In my eyes a addict is not a bad person until you really get to know them in person is the true site of things. Now let me tell you in most of peoples eyes you put that addict in front of everyone’s name and there a bad person for most people but you take away addict and there a good person but are they really just like i said it’s until you meet that person and give them a chance to really show who they are or what there all about right. I’ve been around awhile and I’ve seen some people you thought they were good and they take and steal from you cause that’s what they’re about. Those people just leave alone when they start to do that but I’ve seen herion addicts some good people just have a issue because there stuck in that rut because they get sick or withdrawals when they stop using. Now meth addicts those people I’ve seen do anything to steal from everyone I don’t know why two different highs one up and one down have a difference in making those people worse then the other. Well I don’t want to go to far in telling everyone what they need to watch out for but what I’m getting at is give people a chance before throwing them overboard. I’ve seen people just hate on addicts before even knowing them does it really hurt to get to know someone even if there a addict or not. It’s just like prescription drugs you going to knock down those people too. I don’t think so so let’s do are selves some kind of favor here and let’s not knock down everyone you think is bad from the start especially when the words addict come out there mouths. Give people a chance just like your giving me one at reading this cause not all people are bad in my book just some don’t know better at how to live without trying to take things from people but it doesn’t mean that there a addict it’s just they need to learn on how to live life right so give them help if you see something like that let them know what there getting there hands into. It’s better that we teach then let people get away with that kinda stuff right. So teach a different lesson in someone’s book we all learn something everyday don’t we I know I do. So let’s help each other in a more positive manner then a negative one. Give yourself then a round of applause if you do something like that cause we definitely do need more positive people out there I can see of things cause for some reason I’ve been seeing more negative stuff going down and it’s got to do with this virus I believe or should I say it does have to do with it. More people have seen a way of taking more when they shouldn’t because a door opened of new opportunities when that virus came out. I’ve heard of more people taking then helping out in the long run. So everyone I hope you’ve learned something from what I’ve wrote let’s help instead of take.
Terrence MedenPublished 3 years ago in ConfessionsAre You an Overthinker? Don't Overthink It.
Hi Vocal, it's been a while. What a crazy little ride this whole life thing is lately, huh? I've missed writing something that is not a script, so I'm back! I was thinking (ironically) a lot lately about something that I consider one of my worst flaws- overthinking. What am I overthinking? Oh, well, pretty much everything. Someone had a slightly different tone speaking to me? = What did I do? Someone asks me a random question? = Why did they ask me about it? Should I know more about this?
Marcel GrabowieckiPublished 3 years ago in ConfessionsAlmost Love: Part Two
He asks me to stay late with him, which isn’t the same as choosing me. I stay because there’s nowhere better I need to be, which isn’t the same as choosing him. Both together, though, is usually close enough.
Shea KeatingPublished 3 years ago in ConfessionsThis is Why
Why? The undulating rhythm of the midnight N train was as casual as having a demonic dance with your own guilt; it was a testimony to the exhausted dance that each and every one of the haggard crowd who rode those rails swayed to.
S.J.Published 3 years ago in ConfessionsShe’s Dangerous
She’s dangerous because she knows what it’s like to fall and get back up a thousand times. Rock bottom knows her name, and the only person who saved her is her. She is not afraid of breaking. (Stephanie Bennett-Henry)
Theresa EvansPublished 3 years ago in ConfessionsWhen Reality of Mismanaged Finances Hit Me, I Found I Had Been Living in Denial
How long can you spend living the same day on a repeat? For me the answer was precisely six months. No, I did not run away from work, I did not shut myself from meeting people infact I did make some beautiful memories.
Rashmi GPublished 3 years ago in ConfessionsAddiction
There are some who don't even know they have it. It creeps up on you like a thief in the night, not knowing what it is or where it came from. I am going to speak of someone very dear to me, so I am going to change her name and a few other minor details, but only to protect her identity. The percentage of addicts that grow each year is appalling. Even though most everyone can get healthcare that will treat drug addiction, that is only a quarter of the problem.
Melissa HungerfordPublished 3 years ago in ConfessionsA Box of Pencils and a Notebook
I like the idea of having no plan for writing anything when I begin to write. Nothing can stop an idea faster than seeing the whole road ahead (no trip is truly enjoyed with a map and a complete itinerary). There has to be some sense of chance when you feel the urge to create on the page. That is why I have no fear whenever I begin to write.
Kendall DefoePublished 3 years ago in ConfessionsSober & Proud: Why I Finally Gave Up Alcohol For Good.
While drugs haven’t played a part in my journey, I have experienced times in my life when I have used alcohol to numb the pain and to escape my reality.
Samantha WilsonPublished 3 years ago in ConfessionsChanging Lives
Do you want to lose weight? Do you want to feel better? Do you want to look better? Do you hate your body, but you don’t know what will help you change?
Audrey DeLongPublished 3 years ago in Confessions