Note: this story was originally published on the online magazine shredded.com in 2016. The site has since been taken down.
Note: this story was originally published on the online magazine shredded.com in 2016. The site has since been taken down.
Note: this story was originally published on the online magazine shredded.com in 2016. The site has since been taken down.
Note: this story was originally published on the online magazine shredded.com in 2016. The site has since been taken down.
Note: this story was originally published on the online magazine shredded.com in 2016. The site has since been taken down.
yoshimi battles the pink robots part 1
No vacation of mine would be complete without anxiety and a healthy dose of existential dread!
Here's a little nibble of my thoughts during the unexpected panic attack I had while walking through a busy shopping district in Tokyo:
The Dueling Thought Haikus
You are the reason
Your own life is such a mess.
It's always your fault.
Young and passionate,
You're right where you need to be.
No need to worry.
All you do is wrong,
You'll always be a failure,
So you should give up.
You are still growing.
Failure is so subjective.
Keep on being good.
You annoy people
When you freak out in public.
Stop wasting their time.
Feel things as they come.
You may feel hopeless right now,
But you'll be ok.
Stop taking up space.
You're constantly in the way.
No one wants you there.
You're not in the way.
Stop being mean to yourself.
Please, please, please calm down.
Nobody likes you.
They're just too nice to say it.
You're better off dead.
Jeez, shut the hell up!
You're just overthinking things!
These people love you!
They listen to you
Because you're interesting
And care about them.
You're with amazing
Friends in Tokyo, so please
Chill out and enjoy.