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Hugging the hazy, grayed out version of myself in the fetal position

Hugging the hazy, grayed out version of myself in the fetal position

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Cathy Reisenwitz
Dec 05, 2020
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“Self-loathing is a form of narcissism, which isolates.” -Visa

Me, texting a boy this week while on a walk: “I feel that now you’re not going to actually hear me about any of this because it’s unpleasant and knowing me isn’t worth it to you.”

I almost followed that up with, “And knowing me is worth a little unpleasantness.” But I didn’t. Because I wasn’t…

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