This Too Shall Pass: 4 Simple Words to Help You Through Crappy Times

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Jodi Tandet
Ascent Publication

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Think about April 4, 2013.

What were you worried about that day? What obstacle loomed like a spinning black hole you were destined to collapse into?

Or try September 29, 2007.

What minutia was the source of that pit in your stomach? What awkward interaction were you dreading? When the hell would it finally be lunchtime?!??!

Having trouble remembering?

Maybe not. Maybe I happened to guess days with clear significance to you.

But it’s more likely — unless you look back through your Facebook posts, your personal calendar, or your emails — that you have no idea what it felt like to live those days in your own skin. You’ve lost that connection to your past self.

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And even if you do remember that say, you were petrified of romantic rejection or an upcoming dental appointment, it’s less likely you remember what that felt like. I doubt you still hold on to that sense of doom, stress, or…

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Jodi Tandet
Ascent Publication

recovering em dash overuser writing about mental health, dating, pop culture & other oddities — all with humor + Hamilton references