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I do not owe anyone an explanation for myself.

Well hey there — I'm back!!! Didja miss me? This site is now officially renamed “Authentically Anna”  to better reflect who I am and what this space keeps wanting to grow into. <3 After several more years of growth, therapy, and life experiences, I’m learning new ways to process my emotions and frustrations. A recent realization brought me back here again… turns out typing out what I need to say, even if it’s only seen by me, is a way to shout into the Void (and not into my f

Hey hey! Honestly? I have been really struggling lately. It started with my first weekend sober. Yeah, I'm sober now. No more stuff I don't need to spend my money on anymore, at least for a while. I realized I was using it to cope with the seemingly endless void of time that is coming home and sitting home alone every day after work. Loneliness and isolation have been a major ongoing problem for me, and it was especially evident this weekend. Friday was at least okay, I had s

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Hey hey! A huge part of me and that has affected my life is my Crohn's disease. I was diagnosed back in 2010, when I was a high school freshman. Here's my story of diagnosis and experiences. I first noticed something was up in December 2009 when we were having a taco night. I love taco night. But this particular night, I remember that I had like one, and that was it. Even my dad and sister asked if I was okay, that's all you're going to eat? I just wasn't hungry. Within the m