breakups
When it comes to breakups, pain is inevitable, but Humans thinks that suffering is optional.
The Truth Always Comes Out.
Black Friday, 2016. I was at a Chinese restaurant with my mother, one just off the busiest boulevard in town. The sky outside was dreary and gray, and it was cold for South Texas. Rain trickled lazily along the outside of the window next to me. Before me, tender strips of beef and cheerfully-green broccoli swam in a sticky, glossy, oaky sauce that stained my steamed white rice amber.
Diego GallegosPublished 4 years ago in HumansEmotional Abuse Didn’t Look How I Thought It Would
I met Liam* my junior year of college after I had gotten back from studying abroad, and was going through a serious depression. I was hopelessly in love with a man I had met while abroad and solely focused on him. Liam and I became friends when I returned for my senior year, I was going to therapy and working through my depression and anxiety. We connected over our complicated love lives. I liked him. He was easy to talk to and I didn’t feel like I needed to try and impress him because he was so accepting. He also had some major hangups about relationships based on his past. I pushed any idea of us being together out of my mind and figured we would just be friends.
Hannah RandolphPublished 4 years ago in HumansBroken Hearted from a Distance
by: Hannah Randolph Falling in love, and being in love, can be tricky. It gets even worse if you’re 4,000 miles apart from the one you love. Trickier still if you’re not technically dating that person.
Hannah RandolphPublished 4 years ago in HumansEphemeral
My friend Hannah introduced us. His first words directly to me were, "I slept in her closet." Apparently he and a few other of the first-year counselors had had a sleepover at Hannah's house once and spent the night in her closet just for kicks.
Naomi GrantPublished 4 years ago in HumansA letter to my abuser
Dear Husband I love my children more than I hate you; That’s why the knife I was holding in my hands that afternoon continued to chop vegetables instead of your heart as you said the most contemptible things. I knew you were mean and abusive, but I had no idea your reign of terror could escalate to near-death experiences, until we were forced to live in the same house for all of 168 hours of the week.
Things I hearPublished 4 years ago in HumansHow To Heal and Be Yourself Again After a Breakup
Breakups are hard, not only can they take a toll on your emotional health, but they can impact your physical health, and your mental health in a big way as well. However, even though a break up is never an easy thing to deal with, the truth is that it doesn't have to be difficult, and that there are many things you can do to help make the situation a little easier. If you're looking for ways to bounce back and start feeling like your best self after a breakup, here are some things to try.
Mikkie MillsPublished 4 years ago in HumansIn the Garden of Loneliness
It´s a Monday night and I am here alone. I am sitting in my bed listening to Lloyd as he croons ¨Slow wine, Bassline.¨ So many thoughts are in my head till it isn´t funny.
Merlin MystiquePublished 4 years ago in HumansUnsent Letter
To you...always you. Why is it always you, still? For a while I tried to avoid things that reminded me of you, but it never worked. You are literally everywhere, in everything, it was impossible. I had to learn to just not let everything, or anything, bring you back up the way I used to...took a little practice but, I got the hang of it. Now I’m a pro. Even when a song or a phrase or a name or a moment full of you comes unexpectedly, even when I’m not ready, even when I’m blindsided...it doesn’t knock me breathless anymore. If and when you happen to me, these days, its subtle. It’s more of a gentle tug than it is a punch in the face, and the effect barely lasts more than a beat or two before it’s gone.
Maddi MoonPublished 4 years ago in HumansManipulated By My Ex
Hello, everyone. This is my first post on Vocal and I’d like to thank y’all for even taking the time to click on this story out of so many. It’s gonna be really long as I’m going to walk you through everything including my thoughts and emotions at the time, yes, I still remember most of it.
Miss AnonikittyPublished 4 years ago in HumansThe Desire of her heart
Suffocating , I found myself using this term a lot lately to describe my feelings to the world. All the walls were closing in on me. My tears were running down like the Nile river. I couldn't even smile. I woke up everyday with my pillow soaking wet just like a puddle after a rainy day. I was drowning in my own sorrows and that's when I realized I had lost my touch. It all started of with a phone call. I picked up my phone , jumped on the bed and smiled alone. I dialed his number and put him on loudspeaker. His phone rang and my heart pounded. My nerves kicked in , he answered.....that moment I felt so confused and yes there was something I really needed to tell him. I asked him why he didn't reply my texts and he asked me which text? This showed that he didn't save my number nor took what I said to him seriously but who knew because I wasn't even aware about anything that's how deeply in love I was. I couldn't keep it in for any longer so I confessed my feelings to him. The guy kept quiet for a second. He was trying to process all the news I had delivered. He was so surprised , how someone can keep quiet for so long. Well he replied firmly, and said: 'Since you shooting your shot , I might as well get shot." I had this amazing glow on my face and hoped that it would last long. I couldn't believe that I made a move for the first time in my life but what I didn't know was that this wouldn't end well for me. He seemed so real and serious but yet so slow and distant. It all ended and I found myself suffocating deep within my thoughts. Every time I had my eyes shut , the smile on his face would just haunt me in my sleep. At that time I didn't know how to feel. I couldn't even differentiate between right and wrong. I wasn't even able to open up to those who supported me during my breakdown. It was bad , very bad. I was beyond repair. My heart was shattered into a million little pieces. I was just like a broken glass. I lost trust for everyone around me. All I wanted was to feel pain and sadness. I didn't even know what happiness was anymore. Cutting myself became a daily routing and my life felt meaningless. I had lost all reasons to live. Suicidal thoughts were all I could think off. At that time it hit me, I realized that I had a lot to look forward to, my friends and family. It all came to mind that he was never into me to begin with. His an ex I wish to forget and a nightmare I wish to wake up from. That guy never cared nor had my heart at his best interested. To him it was a feeling of lust so it hit me , I had to move on. I knew it was time to let him go even if he was going to walk away with a piece of my heart but my heart didn't want to let go at all. I had this hope that he would come back but he never did. Loving him was a lesson which I wish to share with everyone. Trust me when I say ,'Do not love with your heart but with your mind.' Your mind will never lead you astray. Following my heart was a lesson learnt. Pure love doesn't exist in my dictionary anymore.
Zinhle SuthoPublished 4 years ago in HumansCherry As Mrs. Mata
Every girl dreams of the perfect wedding just not the person. I'm pretty sure I did not dream of growing up, getting married, and having such a toxic marriage.
Vibing Milf🍒Published 4 years ago in Humansplease don't be mad i wrote this
If you are reading this, and you know who you are - though I highly doubt you are reading this; I want to express the fact that this is not aimed at you. Though a good deal of this IS about you, it's mostly about me and my feelings.