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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An Old Song…
The lyrics of a song by an old crooner comes to mind right now…that old familiar forgotten feelings come rushing, all over my mind…pity though that those feelings are not entirely pleasant or welcomed. The search for a space to call my own continues…if only the fool in me will die so that the endless…
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Blank again…
Nothing comes to mind right now…just the usual negative crap on a Monday morning, so more accurately, nothing substantial or worth repeating comes to mind right now. Except sleep…and of course that destructive being that used to be a source of warmth and happiness, but has since chosen to withhold her bounties in order to…
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Choices
The only thing more tragic than loneliness is a person who chooses to be alone when they have an option not to be. Someone once told me that we shouldn’t make a priority in our lives those that have us only as an option in theirs. But that’s easier said than done, like so many…
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Head or Heart?
Which one is superior? Is it a matter of superiority or is it about finding a balance about when to trust which centre of intelligence…the emotional or the intellectual one? I’ve tried both so far and still find myself floundering around at times trying to figure out which should be dominant. Maybe in times of…
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Hope
Hope can be so torturous at times…the instinctive response to never lose hope on something so important, but at the same time knowing that the longer you hold on, the greater the eventual destruction if it doesn’t work out the way you hoped for. But equally, the greater the jubilation and euphoria if it does…So…
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Comfortably Numb
Sometimes the predictability of just laying on that cold floor knowing you’re being walked all over offers more comfort than the hope of being accepted and loved for what little you have to offer.
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Gullibility
Gullibility is usually an expression of a deep need to be accepted, so instead of seeking acceptance blatantly, we accept blatantly, hoping to receive the same in return…of course it never happens, because there’s simply far too many people out there that would rather take advantage of your gullibility than reciprocate your trust.
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Ubridled Venom
How I wish I was capable of that…but my anal upbringing about being responsible and decent and well mannered has pretty much inhibited any such raw expression of emotion…so WTF will have to suffice for now…as if anyone gives a crap either way…