“On a fundamental level, I am someone who would throw sand at children.” — Allie Brosh Children Copy Share Image
“Fortunately, it turns out that being scared of yourself is a somewhat effective motivational technique.” — Allie Brosh Motivation Copy Share Image
“Being a good person is a very important part of my identity, but being a genuinely good person is time-consuming and complicated.” — Allie Brosh Copy Share Image
“The illusion of control makes the helplessness seem more palatable. And when that illusion is taken away, I panic.” — Allie Brosh Helplessness Copy Share Image
“The absurdity of working so hard to continue doing something you don’t like can be overwhelming.” — Allie Brosh Absurdity Copy Share Image
“We're going to play a different game now. It's called "who can yell 'help' the loudest and the most.” — Allie Brosh Football Copy Share Image
“And that’s how I got to go to a birthday party while very heavily sedated.” — Allie Brosh Birthday Copy Share Image
“To reiterate, no matter how much pepper you eat, it won’t undo the ludicrous amount of salt you ate before it.” — Allie Brosh Food Copy Share Image
“No one could tell me not to eat an entire cake—not my mom, not Santa, not God—no one. It was my cake… — Allie Brosh Copy Share Image
“But as I grew older, it became harder and harder to access that expansive imaginary space that made my toys fun. I… — Allie Brosh Copy Share Image
“And finally - FINALLY - after a lifetime of feelings and anxiety and more feelings, I didn't have any feelings left. I… — Allie Brosh Depression Copy Share Image
“Reality should follow through on what I think it is going to do. It doesn’t matter that I have no vested interest… — Allie Brosh Principle Copy Share Image
“I had tasted cake and there was no going back. My tiny body had morphed into a writhing mass of pure tenacity… — Allie Brosh Copy Share Image
“Packing all of your belongings into a U-Haul and then transporting them across several states is nearly as stressful and futile as… — Allie Brosh Copy Share Image
“And that's the most frustrating thing about depression. It isn't always something you can fight back against with hope. It isn't even… — Allie Brosh Depression Copy Share Image
“However, I could no longer rely on genuine emotion to generate facial expressions, and when you have to spend every social interaction… — Allie Brosh Social interaction Copy Share Image
“Procrastination has become a it's own solution - a tool I can use to push myself so close to disaster that I… — Allie Brosh Procrastination Copy Share Image
“It wasn’t a particularly brilliant plan. In fact, one could argue that nothing about it made sense at all. And we knew… — Allie Brosh Strategy Copy Share Image
“The thing about being an unstoppable force is that you can really only enjoy the experience of being one when you have… — Allie Brosh Blog Copy Share Image
“Then the guilt from my ignored responsibilities grows so large that merely carrying it around with me feels like a huge responsibility.… — Allie Brosh Guilt Copy Share Image
“I’m still depressed, but how depressed I am varies, which is good. Much of the time, it’s a comfortable numbness that just… — Allie Brosh Depressed Copy Share Image
“Nobody can guarantee that it's going to be okay, but - and I don't know if this will be comforting to anyone… — Allie Brosh Comforting Copy Share Image
“I have a subconscious list of rules for how reality should work. I did not develop these rules on purpose, and most… — Allie Brosh Reality Copy Share Image
“I don't like when I can't control what reality is doing. Which is unfortunate because reality works independently of the things I… — Allie Brosh Control issues Copy Share Image
“The longer I procrastinate on returning phone calls and emails, the more guilty I feel about it. The guilt I feel causes… — Allie Brosh Guilt Copy Share Image
“Dear five-year-old, What the fuck is wrong with you? Normal children don’t have dead imaginary friends. Normal children don’t pick open every… — Allie Brosh Children Copy Share Image
“How am I supposed to like myself if all these shitty things keep happening because I do them???” — Allie Brosh Copy Share Image
“I am incensed that reality has the audacity to do some of the things it does when I CLEARLY don't want those… — Allie Brosh Reality Copy Share Image
“For me, motivation is this horrible, scary game where I try to make myself do something while I actively avoid doing it.” — Allie Brosh Motivation Copy Share Image
“I prepare for my new life as an adult like some people prepare for the apocalypse. The first day or two of… — Allie Brosh Life Copy Share Image
“It’s so somewhat effective that I now rely on it almost exclusively when I need to get myself to do something” — Allie Brosh Copy Share Image
“Dear 25 year old [note: not “Dear 25-year-old me” or “Dear 25-year-old self,” just “Dear 25 year old”],” — Allie Brosh Copy Share Image
“Dear other iterations of my past self, Thank you for not being so goddamn weird that I felt I had to address… — Allie Brosh Copy Share Image
“But my experiences slowly flattened and blended together until it became obvious that there's a huge difference between not giving a fuck… — Allie Brosh Copy Share Image
“Тo me, the future doesn’t seem real. It’s just this magical place where I can put my responsibilities so that I don’t… — Allie Brosh Failure Copy Share Image
“But my experiences slowly flattened and blended together until it became obvious that there’s a huge difference between not giving a fuck… — Allie Brosh Huge difference Copy Share Image
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