“On a fundamental level, I am someone who would throw sand at children.” — Allie Brosh Children 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“And that’s how I got to go to a birthday party while very heavily sedated.” — Allie Brosh Birthday 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
“I’ve always wanted to not give a fuck. While crying helplessly into my pillow for no good reason, I would often fantasize… — Allie Brosh Music 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
“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
“she knew that if I was allowed even a tiny amount of sugar, not only would I become intensely hyperactive, but the… — Allie Brosh Goals Copy Share Image
“I’ve gotten pretty good at making myself feel ashamed. I can even use shame in a theoretical sense to make myself do… — Allie Brosh Ashamed Copy Share Image
“Procrastination has become its own solution - a tool I can use to push myself so close to disaster that I become… — Allie Brosh Disaster Copy Share Image
“What I am is constantly thrust into my face while I'm trying to be better than I am. Even if I'm actively… — Allie Brosh Horrible person Copy Share Image
“I cope with it the best way I know - by being completely unreasonable and trying to force everything else in the… — Allie Brosh Copy Share Image
“If you were sitting quietly on your couch, waiting for your girlfriend to come back inside so you could finish watching your… — Allie Brosh Copy Share Image
“At first, I’d try to explain that it’s not really negativity or sadness anymore, it’s more just this detached, meaningless fog where… — Allie Brosh Negativity 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
“Fear and shame are the backbone of my self-control. They are my source of inspiration, my insurance against becoming entirely unacceptable. They… — Allie Brosh Discipline Copy Share Image
“Unfortunately, the source of my shittiness is the fact that I’m shitty. I just am. It is not possible for me to… — Allie Brosh Beneath the surface Copy Share Image
“Most people can motivate themselves to do things simply by knowing that those things need to be done. But not me. For… — Allie Brosh 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“You don't have to be a good person to feel like a good person, though. There's a loophole I found where I… — Allie Brosh Good person 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
“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
“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
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