Alicia Keys Made Me Cry

So this morning, while I was driving home (alone), Alicia Key's song Perfect Way to Die came on the stereo. As the refrain began to play, suddenly, I started to cry. Then I remembered people I know who recently died of COVID. I know the song was about violence towards black people in the US,...

When a Movie Speaks to You

Modern Love Episode 3: Take me as I am, Whoever I am starring Anne Hathaway and Quincy Tyler Bernstine When I was first diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, I couldn't accept it. I asked for a medical abstract, more like, I demanded a medical abstract from my psychiatrist who dared to diagnose me with such dreaded...

Mental Health in the Time of COVID

I’m glad I have 9 dogs to keep me company, and to establish the fact that I, in any given circumstance, must not be pushed to kill myself, because no one will care for my 9 puppies as well as I do. If I die, either my boyfriend takes them all home with him, and...

A Tendency to Murder

It’s 12:48AM, and I am lying in my bed without a hint of drowsiness. My boyfriend is snoring melodically in my ears—a sound I enjoy hearing as I surrender to sleep. Tonight, however, like most nights since the community quarantine started, I am staring wide eyed and wide awake at my phone. One thing I...

I’m tired of this victim-mentality circulating on facebook.

A lot of people had been posting chastising the “privileged” to “check” themselves and the comforts that they enjoy, and it ticks me off. Humble-braggers, well, I hate them too, but the silent majority of mid to below-mid average earners in the Philippines now are being targeted by those who seem to “represent” the poor...

My Favorite Animal

My favorite animal, without a doubt, are dogs. My love for them has evolved through the years, and I would like to share with you how their companionship moulded me in my youth and continues to influence my life to this day. Since I was very young, we always had a four-legged barker in our...

I Figured Out What Was Triggering My Anxiety… and I got even more scared.

Since the first time I learned to create blogs before I turned 15, I have always used the technology to write down my thoughts. At some point, though this may sound embarrassing, I used every entry to indirectly communicate with a boy I was interested in. But when the time came when I eventually lost...

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Struggle with Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, and whatever else I think I have…

It hasn't been long since the first time I went to a psychiatrist for help, yet, I still don't understand what's wrong with me. I do intend to write about what I am constantly suffering from here on this blog post, but doing so doesn't mean that I'm asking my readers to give me a...

Taking Things for Granted

Hello, you. It's been a while. You must be surprised why I'm writing this now. Why now? Why only now? To be perfectly honest, since I left, many years ago, there had been moments when I look back and suddenly wonder how you are doing. Right out of the blue. I just shrink back into...