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“ما يؤلمنا ليس الماضي، بل المستقبل الذي لن يحدث. كل الاحتمالات المهدرة لذلك الشخص الذي كان بإمكانك أن تكونه، لو لم تنظر إلى وجهك في المرآة وتكتشف أنك لا تعرفك. عينان غائرتان، خدٌ مقعرٌ من فرط الهزال، رأسٌ حليق بالكامل، طبقات وطبقات من الغضب المر.”
― بثينة العيسى, كل الأشياء

“صار معتاداً على البرد، في القلب وفي العالم”
― بثينة العيسى, كل الأشياء

“In a healthy relationship, vulnerability is wonderful. It leads to increased intimacy and closer bonds. When a healthy person realizes that he or she hurt you, they feel remorse and they make amends. It’s safe to be honest. In an abusive system, vulnerability is dangerous. It’s considered a weakness, which acts as an invitation for more mistreatment. Abusive people feel a surge of power when they discover a weakness. They exploit it, using it to gain more power. Crying or complaining confirms that they’ve poked you in the right spot.”
― Christina Enevoldsen, The Rescued Soul: The Writing Journey for the Healing of Incest and Family Betrayal

“[Burnout] isn’t a personal problem. It’s a societal one—and it will not be cured by productivity apps, or a bullet journal, or face mask skin treatments, or overnight fucking oats.”
― Anne Helen Petersen, Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation