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#33 belongingness & approval - inhale, scream

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questions and no answers

winona ryder photographed by joe mcnally (1994) Over the last week, I arrived at the intimidating blank word document, ready to spill out, and no vulnerability would reveal itself. This has happened several times over the last 6 months, where essays build inside me for long periods of time, and then when I sit down to write them out, my brain cowers and freezes. I eventually give up and find something else to do. I’m not afraid I’m losing my flair as a writer, but I’m terrified that I’m getting increasingly averse to sharing my feelings in a truthful way, which is what writing is. This is…

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