Embarrassment
I Cut My Finger With a ‘Chainsaw’
"I Cut My Finger With a Chainsaw" I should’ve known better. But knowing better never stopped me from doing dumb things. It started as a lazy Saturday. My dad had left his old chainsaw in the garage, and I’d always wanted to feel the power of it in my own hands. I wasn’t planning to do anything reckless. Just a few small logs. Just to see what it felt like. Just to test myself.
By waseem khan7 months ago in Confessions
I Carried Everyone Until I Couldn’t Anymore
They came to me when they fell apart. Friends, family, coworkers—even strangers who barely knew me beyond surface-level pleasantries. Somehow, I’d become a magnet for other people’s pain, the go-to person when things got messy. I never asked for the role, but I never rejected it either. Saying “yes” to others felt like proof that I mattered. It gave me purpose. And besides, strong people didn’t need help, right?
By Nadeem Shah 7 months ago in Confessions
The Most Embarrassing Thing I Ever Did (And What It Taught Me)
I’ve done plenty of embarrassing things in my life, but there’s one moment that still makes my face burn every time I remember it. It happened a few years ago when I started my first office job. I was young, nervous, and desperate to make a good impression. I dressed carefully every day, showed up early, and tried to be extra polite to everyone.
By kostas p7 months ago in Confessions
"The Grocery Store Wi-Fi That Changed My Life: How I Started Earning Online with Nothing But a Phone"
I still remember the night it all started. It was a Thursday, and I was sitting outside a grocery store, stealing free Wi-Fi with my old, cracked smartphone. I had no job, no money, and no real plan. But I had one thing — desperation.
By Umar Farooq7 months ago in Confessions
Do You Unintentionally Hurt Others?
Right now, I’ve just returned from a friend’s gathering. Sitting in my dedicated office chair, I light a stick of agarwood incense. The calming scent relaxes me as I gaze out the window at the island’s late twilight. My room is dimly lit — dull and sluggish, much like my current mood. I lean back in my chair, and waves of thoughts surge in like the tide.
By Cher Che7 months ago in Confessions
Gaslighting Took Me
It didn’t happen all at once. There wasn’t a loud explosion, a screaming match, or a dramatic exit. No, the unraveling of who I was happened quietly, like a thread pulled from the hem of my identity. I didn’t see it then, but now I know the name for it—gaslighting. And it took me. Slowly, surely, and almost completely.
By Hamad Haider7 months ago in Confessions
The Cost of Being “The Strong One”
By Nadeem Shah “You’re so strong.” “You’ve got this.” “I don’t know how you do it all.” At first, those words feel like praise. Like you're doing something right. You’re dependable. Unshakeable. The go-to person when things fall apart. You become the listener, the fixer, the shoulder everyone cries on.
By Nadeem Shah 7 months ago in Confessions
He Ghosted Me After a Year Together... Then I Found Out Why
We met the way a lot of people do now—through a dating app. I had just gotten out of something messy, wasn’t really looking for anything serious, and honestly? I was just bored. I downloaded the app out of curiosity and ego. I wanted to feel something. A little attention. A little fun.
By Elli7 months ago in Confessions
The Note on the Windshield
I was having the worst week of my life. My job was hanging by a thread, my rent was overdue, and my boyfriend had just ghosted me after three years together. It was raining hard that evening, and I sat in my old car in the grocery store parking lot, staring at the steering wheel, completely numb.
By Rowaid7 months ago in Confessions
