You Between the Lines

by Katie Naymon

Hers is flawless, everyone loves it, Europeans are better, we get it.

It’s embarrassing how little things he says get me so worked up. It makes me want to hit myself for reading into everything. Bridget would probably tell me to stop. But it feels embedded in my nature. I can never just hear his words. I have to take them apart with my hands.

I constantly accommodate, but then I secretly resent other people for not being as accommodating.

you show some signs of anxiety, but it’s ultimately up to you to determine what you can live with. I guess I haven’t decided if I can live with it.”

“I know it’s stupid. But admitting I need them feels like saying, ‘This is my natural state. And my state is a problem.’ For me, and for other people.”

“You undersell yourself so hard, dude. You undersell yourself and you oversell others.”

You assign your self-worth based on your perception of what others think about you.”