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Is it Valentine's Day? I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE, I SWEAR

In case anyone wasn’t aware, it’s Valentine’s Day. Yes, it’s a Hallmark Holiday, but god damnit it still holds meaning.

Maddy PasqualiniFebruary 14, 2019valentines, holiday, single, relationships, breakups, depression, self care Comment

Why I Blocked My Ex

When my therapist began insisting that I block my ex on Instagram I began insisting that she was wrong. She didn’t understand the complex world of social media and it’s implied social cues that us millennials know all too well. I pleaded that me blocking and unfriending my ex would look petty and childish. I would appear to be the one who was desperately heartbroken, not able to catch even a glimpse of his face. It would be too obvious that I was sad, and mad, and then more sad. Now let me be the first to admit - I was wrong.

Maddy PasqualiniJanuary 21, 2019life in general, mental health, depression, breakups, therapy, relationships, social mediaComment

Thoughts and Emotional Purging of 2018 - A Real WTF Year

2018, what a weird year. My 2018 started off on a great note, and is ending on not such a great one. And by not such a great one, I mean a fiery crash of messy life events beyond my control. Having some HUGE control fallacy issues, I tend to take terrible events out of my control not so well (I’m working on it, kind of).