The First Post: My Time Spent Abroad (Better Known as The Worst of Times)
Blogging has always been a source of therapy for me. I remember my first blog was a Xanga back when I was a mere Sophomore in High School. I wrote extensive blog posts exploring topics dealing with my brother and how he was negatively affecting our family, stereotypical jock kids at school who I hated, girls I was too shy to tell I liked, how certain movies made me feel, and also posted poetry I wrote. I still have a copy of that Xanga backed up on my computer somewhere that I like to revisit when feeling nostalgic. I would go on to write other blogs--some linked to this Google account and available for viewing--and each one served a different purpose. I'm too broke to go to real therapy, but who needs it when you have a predilection for introspection and the same best friend since 2009 who you can literally tell anything to without judgment? I count myself as a lucky individual; however, this does not disqualify me from sadness, depression, anxiety, loneliness, or heart break. I...