Zaid Ismail
@zaidie@zaidismail.com
Author, life coach, and mental health activist. We need to change the narrative from disorders, illnesses, and survival to accountability, understanding, and thriving.
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Another brush with the faint of heart
Sometimes I wonder if I’m depressed or am I just an ingrate. I usually get these thoughts annoying me when I’ve had yet another encounter with betrayal or insincerity. Fear breeds cowardice as much as betrayal breeds hypocrisy. Or something like that…I think…I can’t really think clearly right now…not sure if it’s the lack of…
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Reminders of how much I don’t fit in with the local Muslim community slaps me in the face each time I see a veiled lady or a man clad in his kurta or shelwar-kameez (however that is supposed to be spelt). I made a conscious decision not to wear my kurta/thaub/cloak anymore because it has…
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(Source: http://katmia.tumblr.com/post/11756894211)
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(Source: http://katmia.tumblr.com/post/11756894211)
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I no longer believed in the idea of soul mates, or love at first sight. But I was beginning to believe that a very few times in your life, if you were lucky, you might meet someone who was exactly right for you. Not because he was perfect, or because you were, but because your…
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Hmmm…a slightly changed landscape of my Tumblr crushes from a few weeks ago: 1. http://howfreeitis.tumblr.com/ – Still seems to top the list despite her bad ass attitude… <3 2. http://realitycasualty.tumblr.com/ – Enjoying the engagement so far, and I mean this in the nicest way possible, but you’re oddly endearing 🙂 3. http://vendemiaire.tumblr.com/ – I must admit, you’re a…
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I must learn to love the fool in me—the one who feels too much, talks too much, takes too many chances, wins sometimes and loses often, lacks self-control, loves and hates, hurts and gets hurt, promises and breaks promises, laughs and cries. It alone protects me against that utterly self-controlled, masterful tyrant whom I also…
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This is seriously twisted…sickening…disgusting…just when I thought I heard it all…
Mom pleads guilty of virginity sale