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Shade
Creator name | Shade
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Lagos, Nigeria
Maybe you're struggling, feeling lost and unseen, you're not alone. I can't physically be there but I hope that through my stories, we can share a sense of camaraderie or you could just laugh at my pain. Haha
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Posted on Oct. 16, 2025, 11:56 p.m.
In Beauty, Fashion and Lifestyle
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you’d think after all the years of weird, inappropriate comments from adultsor the relationships and flingsi’d be more secure in my looksall the times i got special treatment just for being “adorable”and yeti don’t know if it’s a self-esteem thingor body dysmorphiamaybe bothsometimes i catch my r...
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Posted on Sept. 23, 2025, 9:31 a.m.
In Mental Health
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Feelings of inadequacy are terrifying, the unspoken whisper of “I’m not good enough.” I wonder if humans alone carry this weight. How can someone be so opposed to their own self, right here, right now?Is this wound inward, inflicted by others, or the echo of our own self-judgment? Self, other, or...
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Posted on Aug. 19, 2025, 2:05 p.m.
In Literature, Writing and Blogging
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A story inspired by true events She swept the courtyard slowly, the broom rasping across the tiles. The house was already stirring behind her, pots clattering in the kitchen, voices rising as her mother directed preparations for the guests who would arrive by noon.Eli had been sent outside to mak...
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Posted on Aug. 8, 2025, 12:29 a.m.
In Mental Health
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2 min read
Every night, the same dream finds me. It opens like a curtain, drawing me into a place without borders. The ground shifts beneath my feet, but I never lose balance. The sky changes colors without warning  violet, gold, ash and I simply walk on.In that place, my past is weightless. The shadows don...
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Posted on July 22, 2025, 4:16 p.m.
In People and Society
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3 min read
It starts small. A flicker. A shadow at the edge of your thoughts. Left unchecked, insecurity will reshape your whole reality.One day it hit me how dangerous insecurity really is.It doesn’t crash into your life like a storm. It seeps in like smoke through a crack, so faint you don’t notice until ...
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Posted on June 21, 2025, 1:31 p.m.
In Literature, Writing and Blogging
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2 min read
Ever wish life would just pick a side?Lately, I feel like my brain is stuck in a maze with no exit. One moment I’m sure of something, the next, I’m tangled up in fifty shades of “but what if…?” If you’re tired of the mental gymnastics too, read this. Then tell me: what’s your biggest grey area ri...
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Posted on June 12, 2025, 4 p.m.
In Literature, Writing and Blogging
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The Never-Ending Interrogation“Why are you gay?”“Who says I’m gay?”“You are gae.”Yeah, we’ve all seen the meme. It’s funny, until it’s not. Because for some of us, it’s not just a viral clip. It’s our everyday reality.Every time someone questions my sexuality, it’s like that scene playing on a lo...
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Posted on June 9, 2025, 7 p.m.
In People and Society
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In close relationships, it’s easy to put ourselves at the center without realizing it.We interpret silence, distance, or changes in mood as reflections of something we did.But here’s the shift that changes everything:It’s not all about you.This isn’t about blame or guilt. It’s about perspective a...
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Posted on June 8, 2025, 8:24 p.m.
In Literature, Writing and Blogging
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It’s Okay to Fail and Vital to TryThat familiar pit in your stomach.The quiet whisper of what if I’m not enough? You put yourself out there, a new project, a relationship shift, a personal dream and it crumbled. The sting is sharp. You want to hide. Or rewind time.But sometimes, it doesn’t even g...
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Posted on June 6, 2025, 10:07 a.m.
In Philosophy
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It’s the ultimate question, whispered in movies, shouted in desperation, or felt deep in the heart. "Would you die for me?" It asks for the absolute sacrifice. Yet, the real fear we carry isn't the darkness.It’s not the void beyond.It’s not even about the to-be-decided afterlife(I know the religi...
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Posted on June 5, 2025, 1:59 p.m.
In People and Society
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We all navigate our own complicated lives, often too busy with our own thoughts and tasks to truly notice the hidden worlds of others. Sometimes, it hits us: every single person we see is living a life as full and messy as our own, with their own joys, heartbreaks, and silent battles. This realiz...
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Posted on June 4, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
In Literature, Writing and Blogging
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Ever feel like something just isn't quite right, even if you can't put your finger on it?Or that there's more to a situation than what's being said? That feeling often points to nuance. Nuance is simply the small, subtle differences in things, how something feels, sounds, looks, or means. It's no...
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Posted on May 29, 2025, 1:33 p.m.
In People and Society
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Men are the ProblemNo this isn't clickbait, I said what I said. We are the problem.There was a trend on X where young men recounted their experiences of neglect and discrimination often in favour of their female counterparts, this is usually perpetrated by other men. You rarely see men ...
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Posted on May 22, 2025, 10:30 a.m.
In Literature, Writing and Blogging
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I stumbled on this platform on a friend's status, she had just posted her first insight and I was curious "Twocents"I was enticed by the allure of earning money from my thoughts or at least the possibility of it.I wanted an opportunity to make a quick buck"It'll be easy, I just have to do th...
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Posted on May 12, 2025, 6:38 p.m.
In Mental Health
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"Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional" In my search for inner peace and serenity, I've come across something so simple that's often overlooked in terms of happiness and well-being. Now I'm not a shaman or philosophical thinker by any means, I'm no Alan Watts but I have realized tha...
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Posted on May 7, 2025, 9:31 a.m.
In Mental Health
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DirectionA word familiar to us all yet so confusingHow does one even find direction? How does one find purpose ? As I stare at the grey wall in front of me I wonder just how the elders have made it so far "Go to school" they said "Get a job" they said Painting the journey...
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