Why Birthdays Make Us Sad

Why Birthdays Make Us Sad

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birthdays aren't about joy, they're about awareness

it's all too familiar experience feeling every other emotion on your birthday, but joy. the birthday blues are more common - sadness, anxiety, pressure, loneliness, reflection. but what if you didn't expect joy out of your birthday, and rather used it as a day to simply exist wit ...  Show more

overshared: blacking out, friendcest, and ghosting people

this overshared is a little bit different because this time we decided to overshare some of our embarrassing stories. so from blacking out to making out with ur friends, sometimes things just happen. but we still read some of ur guys' overshares of course which made us reflect on ...  Show more

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