Moving, keep moving.

People are difficult. Right now, they're your best friend. In a second you won't be able to stand another second with them. You'll be hugging them one minute and struggling not to punch them in the face the next. It's ridiculous. Is this how healthy relationships are supposed to go? Probably not, I think.

That's okay.

I like to think of myself as a pretty calm guy. I can tolerate a surprising amount of nonsense from people. Most of the time. Everybody has their bad days. Those days where it just seems like every little thing is stacked against you. Every word someone says to you is twisted and amplified until it's a personal attack. It wears you down. Until you don't even want to stand up anymore. What's the point?

I can feel the bitterness. I can feel it rising in my throat as I look around at everyone. Why, I think. Why are you surrounded by people like that? In truth, I don't stand to gain anything from, well, anything I decide. Only to lose. Losing is not so bad. It takes loss to define happiness, right?

I'm so ready to put up walls again. Blockade everything. Burn all the bridges. I'm ready to go to the island and just sit. What's the point of all of this, I think. No, I answer. What would be the point of all of that.

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You ended weak, but you started.

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Pseudo-science (like psych).

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Waiting and such.

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everything is fine

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