@annaborges.bsky.social
@annabroges
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something something writer something something mental health.
new york, new york
Joined January 2011
a spray tan machine but for applying sunscreen before i leave the house.
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this guy and i went on a date a few years ago only to mutually ghost each other and rematch over and over across apps ever since and tbh i think at this point it's my most serious relationship
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burnout culture is finding new hobby in an attempt at self-care then trying to figure out how to monetize that hobby so that it, maybe, will pay your way out of burnout culture.
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psychiatrist: just because you’ve developed ways to successfully compensate for your symptoms over the years doesn’t mean they’re not there . me, from beneath a pile of bullet journals and calendars and spreadsheets and coffee and weekly breakdowns: who me.
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today in incredible power moves, my homegoods cashier sniffed each of my candles as she rung them up and nodded or shook her head after each one.
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cw: suicidal ideation . it's unsurprisingly hard to talk about wanting to die, but it's even more difficult to express that it both is and isn't as heavy as it sounds. i and so many live with and manage this every day and we should talk about it more.
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this is MORTIFYING but it's too good not to share, so STORYTIME! it's a balmy 95 degrees today here in nyc and i had to run a few errands. at some point, i started to feel nauseous and worried i was getting heat exhaustion, so i headed home.
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modern friendship is texting "remind me of your address again" back and forth forever even though there's a space to save addresses right there in your contacts.
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i'm POWERWALKING i'm ON A MISSION. and this guy. this fucking guy. swerves into my path to say "it's a compliment, i can't even get a hello?" and. do i really need to say it?. fine. it's at that moment that i lose my race against the clock and blast him like a summer fire hydrant.
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a debutante ball but for reintroducing ourselves to society after an extended period of depression and isolation.
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i miss having hobbies instead of coping mechanisms.
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i can't believe the american education system led me to believe that emily dickinson was some spinster shut in when she was actually busy writing super gay love letters to her brother's wife.
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the end! stay safe out there in the heat everyone!. (i'm fine other than him calling me a drunk bitch and the aforementioned mortification and also my purse, which got round two in the lobby of my building but all things considered!).
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i'm glad buzzfeed is still enjoying my tweets after laying me off
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because the paperwork for my demon deal finally cleared, you're welcome
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honestly……what i wouldn’t give to read the pepperwood chronicles by nick miller.
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raise your hand if you've long identified as "ambitious" only to slowly realize that your defining desire for success is actually just a desire for basic contentedness that shouldn't require this much ambition to achieve but still very much does.
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i hate to say it but it's so obvious he wants us to leave twitter that now i'm kind of here out of spite.
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i'm just a girl, standing in front of her adhd hyperfocus, asking it to latch onto something useful.
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oh no i've made too much progress in therapy since i was last around my family and i no longer have patience for pretending that how they treat me is acceptable and it's getting me in trouble.
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for work-life balance i use something called transition rituals when logging on/off to signal to my brain "it's time to work!/we're done working!" these can be any number of things but for example i'm a fan with starting my day with a panic attack and ending it with sobbing.
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2018 i'm begging you the bar is literally so low.
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summer fridays are nice but how about winter weeknights where we stop working at 4 so we can enjoy at least one ounce of sunlight a day.
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the good place is perfect except for one glaring flaw, which is that we didn't get a whole episode dedicated to this reboot
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it's been three days since my therapist was like "you're so very open about vulnerable topics, but is that the same as actually BEING VULNERABLE?" and damn guys. damn.
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“you’re so chill” thanks i internalized that i can’t express any emotional needs of my own in order for people to be my friend.
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literally a block from my place, some guy is walking in my direction on the sidewalk and in typical nyc fashion he gives me a once over and says something nasty about my body. i ignore it like i normally would. but of course he decides to step in my path and engage.
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i should've popped somewhere with AC to make sure but i was only 10 minutes from my place and had been hydrating, so i decide to power through. by the time i'm a few blocks from home, though, it's no longer a question of if i'll puke but if i'll make it home before i do.
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i'm . ⚪️ gay. ⚪️ straight. 🔘 aware that this is a meme but still bothered despite myself that bisexuality isn't included as an option before the inevitable punchline because it reminds me of the pervasive "pick a side" mentality that bisexuality is so often a casualty of.
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bodies are a scam i did not consent to take care of this thing that needs to be fed AND dressed AND watered EVERY DAY and i am TIRED OF IT.
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okay help me workshop how's "hey i know there wasn't really a spark but i regret to inform you that i turned you into content and now we're obligated to date so we can go viral and find a way to monetize our ultimately run of the mill dating app experience. or fall in love!"???.
@annabroges 10,000 likes.
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this list was part of my homework as my psych and i explored possible ADHD and wow would you look at all all those emotional symptoms commonly associated with depression/anxiety. would’ve been nice if someone told me they’re also potential signifiers of ADHD. idk years ago.
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i'll never forget the time in high school when my best friend started dating the guy i ~loved~ so i poured my heart into a long poem about how BETRAYED and HEARTBROKEN i felt, then turned it in for creative writing class. my teacher left one single comment: "feel better?".
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we need a new word for "not surprised but still screaming".
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the magic of my chemical romance is that it's equally as satisfying to scream "teenagers scare the living shit out of me" as both a teenager and an adult.
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my friend texted a recent random hookup and i’m in awe of everyone involved
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congrats on your new superpowers astoria residents.
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email culture is switching an exclamation point between your greeting and your first sentence because you don't want to come on too strong by exclaiming twice in a row.
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sounds about right
Mental-health crisis from pandemic was minimal, study suggests
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is the subscription bubble ever going to burst because i cannot pay an ever-increasing fee for every aspect of my life every month for the rest of my life please god when will it end.
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“this made me think of you” is my love language.
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not to be dramatic but why did it take 30 years for someone to tell me i shouldn’t have to be working this hard to merely function?.
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damnit at what point am i obligated to send him this tweet.
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self-care activities ranked:. 15. you.14. can't.13. rank.12. them.11. because.10. everyone.9. has.8. unique.7. mental .6. health .5. needs .4. and.3. coping.2. mechanisms .1. oversharing my most intimate mental health struggles on twitter via self-depreciating humor and memes.
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"therapy speak" isn't making us selfish but these frameworks sure as hell have given selfish people a really effective weapon to be fucking annoying.
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wow i didn’t realize “it’s so nice when friends double check before dumping a bunch of triggering shit on me” was such an unpopular opinion among people i follow lol.
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has anyone else reached the point where they feel like if *one* *more* *fucking* *thing* *goes* *wrong* no matter what it is, that thing will be their villain origin story???.
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me for literal years: boy it would be nice if i had adhd to explain all these adhd symptoms, too bad i just suck instead.
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today in extremely cool news, the suicide prevention lifeline wants to include my essay in their training materials, and a few lifeline volunteers have reached out to tell me callers have mentioned the essay inspired them to call in, i'm?????.
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idk who needs to hear this but if you're denying yourself mental health care like therapy, medication, or even self-care because you don't think you're "bad enough," you don't need to grin and bear your load just because it's not worse. you deserve help now #WorldMentalHealthDay.
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i refuse to learn why a bunch of harry styles fans found this tweet and are flooding my notifications talking about "hoobies" but i'm happy for them.
i miss having hobbies instead of coping mechanisms.
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i also just found out i've been laid off from buzzfeed. it's been an incredible 3.5 years and i've been so grateful to have had such a platform to write about mental health and self-care. i'm not sure what's next for me — maybe media, but also maybe not — but my DMs are open.
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cw: weight loss, eating disorders. disclosed to my cardiologist that i lost a lot of weight due to overwork and the consequent resurgence of my ED and he called it a BLESSING IN DISGUISE since i'm now at a "healthier" weight LIKE I DIDN'T JUST TELL HIM I STARVED MYSELF FOR A YEAR.
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oh hey today was my first day as senior health editor for SELF where i'll be handling mostly mental and sexual health! i'll have more info on pitching me after i've had a chance to get settled in, but feel free to give me a wave if you'd be interested in freelance ops 👋.
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i've been alerted by some teens that glee is having a renaissance now that it's on netflix and they apparently regard it as a camp classic. in case you were looking for an existential crisis for the night.
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turns out buzzfeed is staggering the layoffs between today, tomorrow, and next week, and i'll be finding out my fate on tuesday. as we all know i am a supremely chill person who can totally handle the wait! i am anna the unanxious!.
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howww haven't we grown past "every fictional romance has to be a depiction of a perfect healthy relationship" i'm so tired of the think pieces i want to be free.
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i would like to not be alive! i'm not going to do anything about it and you don't have to worry but still! not loving this whole Not Being Dead thing right now! if you feel the same, i love you!.
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i just want to be in a loving serious relationship without having to date or leave my house is that so much to ask.
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happy story! i, a drunk girl in a bathroom, recently met another drunk girl in a bathroom, and we, drunk bathroom girl style, bonded over nothing but compliments and love and were all like WE HAVE TO HANG OUT AND BE FRIENDS!!. last night, we hung out and actually got along sober!.
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drinking coffee when you're anxious is about as effective as using gasoline to put out a fire but slurp slurp guess who's an anxious bitch who never learns.
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september has such big back to school energy that i literally have no idea what to do now that i’m not in school.
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me: it's a cat cafe just spash water on your face throw on some sweats and go.also me: look pretty for the cats they'd love a bold lip.
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slight panic because it's clearly almost spring and i have no idea how to dress in anything but layers and layers of black.
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yes . i can feel it . this is the notebook that will magically get my life in order.
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me: i'm AMBITIOUS . therapist: why?. me: because i have BIG DREAMS like ENJOYING MY LIFE and NOT SPENDING MY LIFETIME CRAWLING OUT OF DEBT and AVOIDING FALLING INTO MY PARENTS' CYCLE OF MISERY THAT DEFINED MY CHILDHOOD.
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in advice about teen mental health for parents "you know your kid better than anyone else" ALWAYS pops up and oh man i wish this narrative would go away. abusive parents weaponize this sentiment all the time to claim ownership over their kid's interiority and that's Bad.
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everyone please enjoy this 100% earnest fitspo quote advocating for healthy snacking
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i have been sitting on this essay for literal YEARS. most friends know but it still feels like a coming out of sorts. i ruminated over every implication of writing it, professionally and personally, but i hate not talking about it more than i'm afraid of potential consequences.
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my cat has been playing with the same snapped hair tie with joyful abandon for four days. he cried when it got stuck under the couch and would not accept another hair tie. he likes his hair tie. they have been reunited.
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🐍🐍🐍 slytherin head girl at the yule ball 🐍🐍🐍.
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anyway the right doc is invaluable. i never would’ve even considered adhd for myself if i hadn’t lucked on a provider who knew the right questions to ask. i felt more seen in one intake session than i have in years of mental health treatment.
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90% of adulthood is thinking about how hermione granger had the right idea using a dangerous and powerful timeturner for the mundane purpose of adding more billable hours to her day.
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reminder as everyone shares all the accomplishments they're proud of ahead of 2020: it's okay if the most significant thing you did this year or even this decade was survive it. that's worth celebrating, too.
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don't mind me i'm just staring at the ceiling thinking about how we have phrases like "revenge bedtime procrastination" and "mental health day" solely because we need help coping with the fact that we spend most of our lives working instead of doing literally anything else.
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just received an email that opened "hope you are doing okay in these continually trying times" and i am IMMEDIATELY retiring "hope this finds you well!" so i can use it.
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i'd happily vote for b*rnie (and begrudgingly vote for anyone else) but liz, man. liz. how can that woman not fill you with the exact kind of hope you haven't allowed yourself to feel in years?.
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did multiple people tell me they would pretend not to know me in public if i got a cat stroller? yes. did i get a cat stroller? also yes
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OH NO I JUST FOUND A 100K WORD DYSTOPIAN NOVEL I WROTE WHEN I WAS 14 (AND COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT????) THERE GOES MY NIGHT.
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1. try to pick 1 of 1000 creative projects to start.2. cry about how you want to do everything.3. do nothing.4. repeat.
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lots of love to mentally ill people tuning in tonight who are feeling beaten down and triggered by gross generalizations.
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hello here's the most important thanksgiving guide:.BOB'S BURGERS: s03e05 s04e05 s05e04 s06e04 s07e06 s08e05 s09e07 s10e08.BOY MEETS WORLD: s04e10 s05e08.BROOKLYN 99: s01e10 s02e07 s04e07 s05e07.GOSSIP GIRL: s01e09 s02e11 s03e11 s06e08.NEW GIRL: s01e06 s02e08 s03e10 s04e09 s06e07.
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a crazy ex-girlfriend karaoke party but it’s just us taking turns singing “you stupid bitch”.
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part of depression is this constant feeling of failure, of self-hatred, like you'll never do anything right. the idea of dragging that attitude through a job search, a new job, trying to pull off pretending to be a functioning human, is exhausting and we haven't even started.
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apropos of absolutely nothing (especially not hurting my own feelings by thirstily reading a lot of "best of 2019" lists like the idiot i am!!) i am extremely proud of this essay and remain grateful of everyone i've connected with this year because of it
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in honor of #WorldSuicidePreventionDay i want to talk about something i've been thinking about a lot: how existing on the spectrum of suicidality is more common than we talk about, and how it's about time we top treating Confidently Wanting To Be Alive as the default experience.
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if taylor swift doesn’t end this elaborate coming out/queerbaiting tour by personally licking my pussy then what’s the point.
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✨✨ some personal news ✨✨. my last remaining straight friend is no longer straight and i’ve ascended to the 100% queer life i deserve.
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friendship is RTing something for a second time after someone deletes it because of a typo.
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i hope people who are mad at that person for knowingly attending a conference while covid positive — but who still aren't masking at or testing before such events themselves — reflect a bit on how many cases are asymptomatic, meaning you may have been That Person before too 🥰.
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aand finally shout-out to @BrandyLJensen for being a smart and thoughtful editor. it's not exactly easy sharing 2000 words about wanting to die, and she took a chance on a subject most editors won't touch and made it better. also, i'm obsessed seeing this filed under "power"
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book characters are always biting the inside of their cheeks or tongues until they bleed and?? don't notice until they suddenly taste the ~familiar coppery taste of blood~?? sorry i simply do not believe so many people are hardcore enough to take a casual bite out of themselves!!.
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slytherin is definitely the most bisexual house, i don't make the rules.
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