Kestrel’s Reviews > P.S. You're the Worst > Status Update

Every now and again, I can’t help looking around thinking about how lucky I am to live here.

gratitude writing


reality check
reborn

hard truths
hard reality about getting 30s

A Cathartic, Funny Portrayal of Quarter-Life Crisis

epilogue

"Either way, I tell myself, even if it is shit and even if I haven’t found the thing I want to keep doing forever . . . at least I’m trying."

i just wanted you to know that this is me trying 🥹🥹🥹



"I want to hear about other people’s lives, because I don’t hate my own."

why dwell on the past when the future is brimming with possibilities

ch31

The whole thing was a fantasy that collapsed like a house of cards.

pining and yearning for the past is useless bc it's already over what more do you want. its never meant to be


max was bored and he just used her


tarot reading is very timely

cathartic rebirth

a cathartic relatable quarter life crisis


relevant and timely

ch30
You don’t really love me, but you love that I love you. You love having me waiting there, hanging on for you, like some kind of sad, adoring . . . backup option.

ouchhh

max u pathetic liar

ch 26
why didnt leila tell becky immediately that she no longer lives with their father ahha


we sometimes unconsciously paint someone in a good light even if in reality they are bad for our health. we gaslight ourselves just to make give them a space in our lives just because we like them too much we are getting blind by the truth and reality. we patronize them. saint

But from what I’ve seen, he doesn’t seem to offer you much except helping you stand still.”

shes stuck in the past and being with max makes her believe everything is okay and nothing is wrong in her life because she refuses to acknowledge them and so does max.


max is bad for becky's health. max is just trouble. he is just hanging around because obviously he knows becky still has feelings for him and he enjoys it. he relish

he creates this bubble where she thinks when they are together they are invinsible and untouchable and they can celebrate the good old times. max is a bad influence to her. she thinks highly of him because he never once challenged her thoughts or actions or even argue with her. she feels safe because he lets her vent out and he will adds more fuel to the fire

isnt max a red flag? leaving becky always hanging and waiting for him? like a dog waiting for its meal once he hears a bell pavlov's experiment


yeah max condones all becky's wrongdoings like lavishly spending, bitching about other people's lives and not talk about real things like her job and her love life.

h 26

But I wonder if I’ve been choosing what sticks, forgetting things I didn’t want to see, and building my own reality because it was easier for me to believe my friend’s relationship was terrible.


we gaslight ourselves sometimes

selective hearing and seeing