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It's Monday and I Have Thoughts

It's Monday and I have thoughts and I didn't plan this piece. It'll probably read a little erratic but this is how the inside of brain is.

Jun 22 • Daragh

Notes to Protect

'You've abandoned your genetic instinct to protect,' they said, forgetting that we make these stories up in our heads.

Jun 15 • Daragh

The goalposts may move, they may always move, but my level of fulfilment shouldn’t be led by the ego.

Jun 7 • Daragh

Exhausting Yourself

The tendency to keep tabs on so called friends is exhausting, because it suggests a lack of trust or sincerity, and no tolerance for error.

Jun 1 • Daragh

Introspective Alexithymia

A poetic essay I wrote many moons ago about alexithymia, which is a condition whereby a person cannot understand or identify their own emotions.

May 26 • Daragh

A Series of Contradictions

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