Page Turner's Blog, page 22

Being Forced to Pick One Way of Interacting with People and Stick to It, Instead of Switching All the Time

It's been something like 12 years now, but I still remember when I first got on Facebook.

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I Don’t Want to Never Age; I Want to Age Well.

I am happy that I'm growing older. I don't want to never age; I want to age well.

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When the Right Move Isn’t Exactly the “Healthy” One

"It seems weird to other people, but it feels like the right move."

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Why I Bet You Don’t Think You Can Do It

I know you don't think you can do it. But you can do it. I can see you can do it.

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“I Feel This Way, There Must Be a Reason For It”

Misattribution of arousal is a term for a phenomenon that was first noted in classic psychological studies whereby participants would feel stimulation by one cause and wrongly attribute it to something else.

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What Is Gray Divorce?

"I don't get why they split up now," she says.

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3 Things You Should Never Say to Someone Who’s About to Cry

Sometimes crying can't be helped. And unfortunately the things that people say when they see you're about to cry can make the situation even worse. Here are a few common ones.

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Your Toxic Ex’s Self-Deception

I know it's hard to watch the way your toxic ex has rewritten history. The distorted way they talk about the time you spent together -- and what it all means now that it's over.

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Those Days When You Play Self-Disrespect Chicken

I feel like I'm getting close to oblivion again. Like I'm playing self-disrespect chicken. And yet... I can't step back. The best I can do is hold still and wait.

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How Are You Supposed to Get Over Things If Time Just Won’t Move?

It's been a weird couple of years. For me personally. But as I type those words, I'm painfully aware of how that statement resonates with practically everyone: "It's been a weird couple of years."

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