'I'm So Tired of This Self-Pity!' - by Heather Havrilesky
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When you make enemies out of your own emotions, your shame and despair grow to an unmanageable size.
Ocean View (1970) by Helen Lundeberg Dear Polly, It's been a while since I have been reading your reflections and advice. For a while now, I mean, truly my whole life I'd even say, I have been struggling with self-love and the urge to compare myself to anyone and anything I encounter. There is no day that goes by where I am not telling myself “Oh, you could be a bit more like this random woman (the one stranger I saw on my morning metro ride) who seems to be happy about life in general.” It can be with a random stranger, or my best friends, or coworkers. Anything they do, I believe to be…
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