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The Truth I Never Said Out Loud
For years, I carried a truth that I never said out loud. It wasn’t a dark secret or something dramatic. It was simple, quiet, and heavy. I pretended everything was fine, even when it wasn’t. I smiled when I felt tired. I agreed when I wanted to say no. And slowly, I forgot what honesty with myself felt like.
By Sudais Zakwanabout an hour ago in Confessions
The Mask of Devotion
The Illusion of Synchronicity I have always been a proponent of Carl Jung's psychological approach to relationships - specifically, his theory of synchronicity. I lived by the belief that the universe orchestrates certain encounters, moving the stars to bring two souls into the same orbit.
By Anna K.about 9 hours ago in Confessions
WTF My Strange Addiction: This Woman Is Addicted To Snorting Food!
How do you consume food? Kathryn of Virginia takes in her nutrients via her nose. That’s right. She obtains her meals nasally. Though strange now, is this the pathway for the future of taking in what we should eat?
By Skyler Saundersabout 14 hours ago in Confessions
I Lost My Voice in 30 Hours
Yesterday, I lost my Medium account. Not a password. Not a login. A history. Months of effort disappeared in a single night. Hundreds of posts. Countless revisions. Late hours spent wrestling ideas into sentences. What vanished was not just content but continuity. Writing is accumulation. Each piece leans on the last. When that structure collapses, the loss feels physical.
By Aarsh Malikabout 14 hours ago in Confessions
The Loneliness of Being “The Strong One”
In every group, workplace, or family, there’s often one person who everyone relies on — the one who seems unshakable, calm under pressure, and capable of handling anything life throws their way. This person is often called “the strong one.” On the outside, being strong is admirable. People trust you, seek your advice, and lean on your support. But beneath the surface, there’s a hidden cost. Being the strong one can be lonely, exhausting, and isolating. While others see resilience, the reality often includes quiet struggle, emotional suppression, and a longing for someone to lean on in return.
By Aiman Shahidabout 16 hours ago in Confessions
Silent Weigh
There was once a boy who loved his father more than anything. He grew up surrounded by both his parents, feeling the warmth of a home that, for a while, felt, whole. But life changed too soon. When he was only eight years old, his father took his own life, leaving behind a silence that the boy never truly understood, but always carried.
By Lydia martinezabout 17 hours ago in Confessions
My Obsessive Father. Content Warning.
Let me go. Leave me alone. I don't want to do that and many more sentences like these that have ruled my life. This going to be a story about how I cut the cord between a father that, I want to say was but is still obsessed with me.
By Ella Loftusabout 17 hours ago in Confessions
Spiritual Awakening, Numerology, and Major Life Realizations
We are going through a really difficult time in our world right now. It just so happens that all of that corruption, all of that greed, all of that narcissm, has been impacting our society for decades, branching all the way down to something as small as an American family. What do I mean by that? Well, the ones with all the power, the ones who pull the strings, control the media. That includes movies, TV, you name it.
By Slgtlyscatt3redabout 18 hours ago in Confessions
How University Students Experience Love While Balancing Studies
University represents a significant change in the aspects of personal freedom, responsibility, and awareness of emotions, so the importance of love seems exciting and overwhelming. When students join campuses, they are usually excited to get meaningful relationships as they adjust to the new academic demands. Romantic relationships grow fast within the same environment such as libraries, hostels and classrooms where emotional attachment is built through shared emanation and aspiration. Love gets mixed with the everyday life, as late-night chats are mixed with studying exams. This proximity may exaggerate emotions, relationships feel very intimate and emotionally intense at an already changing stage of life.
By Grace Smithabout 21 hours ago in Confessions
University Students Love and the Reality of Campus Relationships
The life of a university is easily depicted as a period when love seems to be effortless, spontaneous and very exciting. The films, social media, and stories of classmates form an image of romance happening in a natural order of lectures, late-night chats, and mutual campus experiences. Most students enter the university with the impression that love would just come their way as soon as they get into an environment filled with people of their age. This anticipation raises an anticipation and emotional receptiveness. The campus relationships appeared to be something unique and intense because of the idea of finding the person who can relate to one, knowing about academic stress, personal development, and independence.
By Grace Smithabout 23 hours ago in Confessions
Modern Relationships and the Emotional Cost of Swipe Culture
Swipe culture has transformed the starting point, the development as well as the termination of modern relationships. Dating apps are encouraging a fast evaluation of pictures and brief bios, making connection a fast judgment process. The expectation and potential offered by this instant access to potential partners is exciting and generative, but it has altered the emotional way people interact. Rather than curiosity, and inquisitive discovery, attraction is brought down to a matter of seconds. Such a rapid rhythm, in the long run, influences the connection that people feel that they are less attached and more detached in their relationships.
By Olivia Smithabout 23 hours ago in Confessions
