Tag: lonely

• Struggling to Fit in While Multi-racial

  

  Growing up as more than race can be hard. You are constantly made to feel like an outsider. Stuck sitting in your shade of awkward gray. You get teased, or berated for being whatever mix you are. In public, people ask you the golden question, “What are you?” Which doesn’t lessen the feeling of being…

  justtalkingshep

  November 24, 2020

  Life

  biracial, black, blackwomen, blackwomenowntheconversation, bullied, courage, emmy, enough, identity, interracial, interracial dating, lonely, love, mexican, mix, mixed, multiracial, outcast, racial identity, strength, struggle

• What to Do About Loneliness?

  

  I’ve been feeling even more isolated and alone as of late. I don’t know who I can express myself to without fear of them thinking badly or differently of me. I don’t want my loved ones to worry. And I’m not even sure if I can get them to understand. Have you felt as if…

  justtalkingshep

  February 27, 2019

  Articles

  acceptance, alone, authentic self, facade, loneliness, lonely, mask

• Isolation

  

  I isolate myself as a litmus test of my importance, Do you notice my absence? Will you care if I’m gone? The air is tense, The world without song, I feel like a drop in the ocean. Lost in the mass of waves and surf, Questioning my worth. I feel myself drawing away, yet no…

  justtalkingshep

  February 27, 2019

  Written Work

  alone, dark thoughts, darkness, Depression, fight, isolation, lonely