Kiri Self
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Kiri Self
- Aug 16, 2022
- 5 min
Self Sabotage, grief, and honesty.
A couple of days ago a beautiful human being lost his life to cancer. He was the absolute kindest person you could ever meet, a truly gentle
Kiri Self
- Apr 2, 2022
- 6 min
I’m done. I’m going to love myself and date my friends.
I know. It sounds odd and a quite a lot wanky. But I mean it. I am finally going to learn to love myself. And I’m going to date my friends.
Kiri Self
- Feb 17, 2022
- 2 min
The anxiety before the storm
I’m feeling really anxious. I’ve had an amazing few days with F, and that was brilliant, and I have been making great steps forward in...
Kiri Self
- Feb 10, 2022
- 2 min
Anxious attachment - what is it and why does it affect me?
Scrolling through my Instagram this morning, and up popped something that really resonated with me. These are from...
Kiri Self
- Feb 6, 2022
- 1 min
I can’t remember
I can’t remember my teenage bedroom. I can’t remember my childhood bedroom. My memories are like floating bits of dreams, haphazard and...
Kiri Self
- Jan 25, 2022
- 3 min
Assault in the City. S1 E1.
This post has been on my mind for months. It’s probably one of the most difficult that I will write. But one of the most important - it...
Kiri Self
- Jan 23, 2022
- 1 min
It’s been a better day
I’ve had a much better day today. I spoke to my friend yesterday evening, and we sorted everything out. He was really sorry that he’d...
Kiri Self
- Jan 22, 2022
- 2 min
What goes up must come down right? Stupid law of physics.
I’m dithering about posting this. But if you’re reading then I guess I bit the bullet and hit that button. After a brilliant day...
Kiri Self
- Jan 12, 2022
- 2 min
Old man
5am and I’m awake, thoughts running around my head like they are a party of five years olds who’ve just discovered an unattended bowl of swe
Kiri Self
- Jan 1, 2022
- 1 min
It’s been a while
I want the sea to wash away the pain.
I wrote a poem when I was a teenager. The only thing I’ve ever written like it. But the words have s
Kiri Self
- Dec 6, 2021
- 4 min
Dreams, Lies, and Fantasies
I had a strange dream the other day. It was about a guy that kissed me a very long time ago.
Kiri Self
- Dec 1, 2021
- 3 min
I am Brave, Never Give Up
Well, I stopped crocheting for a while. I just picked it up again today but my heart hasn’t been in the right place the last few days
Kiri Self
- Nov 29, 2021
- 4 min
You violated me you motherf*cker.
I trusted you. You were my friend. I told you things I’ve never told anyone else. And then you abandoned me and lied to me.
Kiri Self
- Nov 14, 2021
- 6 min
Chosen Family
Now first up I don’t want to make things worse with my genetic family than they already are.
Kiri Self
- Oct 21, 2021
- 3 min
Happy Titbirthday to You Two!
My new boobs are two years old. Perky for life! I’d like to start to celebrate them a bit more. Because so far they’ve been a right pain.
Kiri Self
- Oct 19, 2021
- 6 min
This is me. Full Disclosure.
I don’t want to hide my shitty behaviour. I value so much the support of my school peers and my friends.
Kiri Self
- Oct 14, 2021
- 3 min
I see you. But not in a creepy way.
I see you. But not in a creepy way, or a way that you're used to - men wanting a piece of you.
Kiri Self
- Oct 8, 2021
- 1 min
Needs vs Shoulds
It’s a work in progress but I’m learning to try and figure out what it is I want to do, vs what I should do.
Kiri Self
- Oct 3, 2021
- 3 min
Public, Private, somewhere in between?
Writing things down in the way that I’ve been doing, and airing my dirty laundry in public, seems to cause some strong reactions in people.
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