In a nutshell: soon-to-be Oberlin grad, archaeology wonk, sexual health educator, and aspiring nurse. Generally found volunteering at an abortion clinic, meditating, ranting about gender, or trying to finish my thesis. Feel free to ask me anything.

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15th November 2011

Quote reblogged from living with the uncertainty with 108 notes

Depression presents itself as a realism regarding the rottenness of the world in general and the rottenness of your life in particular. But the realism is merely a mask for depression’s actual essence, which is an overwhelming estrangement from humanity. The more persuaded you are of your unique access to the rottenness, the more afraid you become of engaging with the world; and the less you engage with the world, the more perfidiously happy-faced the rest of humanity seems for continuing to engage with it.
— How to be Alone: Essays by Jonathan Franzen
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    One of the things that I’m working on in my life is both being more open about my mental health issues and more engaged...
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    …it doesn’t mean that the mask isn’t true as well.
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