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Oliver Buchannon
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αяѕ ρσєтι¢α | feelings & heartbreaks

Human Connection

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When You Miss the Intensity, Not the Person

Feb 15, 2026

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4 min read

When You Miss the Intensity, Not the Person

“I thought I missed them. But what I really missed was the intensity - the way my body felt alive inside the turmoil.”

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EmotionalHealing

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When You’re Not Who You Were

Jan 21, 2026

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3 min read

When You’re Not Who You Were

“Healing didn’t make me whole. It made me quiet.”

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SelfLove

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The Love You Deserve Exists

Jan 14, 2026

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3 min read

The Love You Deserve Exists

The love I was begging for from others was the love I hadn’t learned how to give myself yet.

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SelfLove

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Learning to Trust Yourself Again in Love

Jan 11, 2026

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3 min read

Learning to Trust Yourself Again in Love

The hardest part wasn’t trusting them again. It was trusting myself after everything I ignored.

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Self-Respect

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Loving Yourself Without Earning It

Jan 4, 2026

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3 min read

Loving Yourself Without Earning It

“I thought if I tried harder, loved better, stayed softer, I’d finally be chosen.”

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Relationship Lessons

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Break the Cycle of Repetitive Relationships

Dec 28, 2025

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4 min read

Break the Cycle of Repetitive Relationships

“Different person. Same dynamic. Same ending. And you’re left wondering how you didn’t see it coming - again.”

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Romantic Chemistry

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Loving Without Losing Yourself

Dec 15, 2025

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3 min read

Loving Without Losing Yourself

“I didn’t lose myself overnight. I lost myself slowly - every time I chose connection over self-respect.”

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Love

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When You Miss the Person Who Hurt You

Aug 30, 2025

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3 min read

When You Miss the Person Who Hurt You

“I hate what they did to me. And still, some nights... I miss them. I miss us. And I hate myself for it.”

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Attachment Wounds

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The Panic Between Texts

Jul 29, 2025

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3 min read

The Panic Between Texts

They read it. You wait. Minutes pass. Then hours. Then a spiral. You’re not crazy. That’s your abandonment wound talking.

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Attachment Wounds

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When Intimacy Triggers You

Jul 7, 2025

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3 min read

When Intimacy Triggers You

You want to be close. But when someone gets close - your body panics. You push. You pull. You shut down.

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Self-Worth

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When Peace Feels Boring

Jun 30, 2025

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3 min read

When Peace Feels Boring

You say you want peace. But when someone gives it to you... you flinch. You sabotage. You run.

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Self-Worth

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The Love You Didn’t Get

Jun 27, 2025

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3 min read

The Love You Didn’t Get

The pain you feel in relationships isn’t always about them. It’s about what you never got before they even showed up.

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Narcissistic Abuse

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When You Blame Yourself for the Break

Jun 23, 2025

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4 min read

When You Blame Yourself for the Break

“They hurt me. I left. So why do I feel like the villain?”

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Cognitive Dissonance

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Why You Keep Going Back

Jun 16, 2025

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4 min read

Why You Keep Going Back

“You know it’s not good for you. But something pulls you back. Again. And again. And again.”

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Self-Worth

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Trauma Bonds Aren’t Love

Jun 12, 2025

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3 min read

Trauma Bonds Aren’t Love

“You keep going back because your nervous system thinks survival lives there. Not because it’s love.”

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Letting Go

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The Loneliness After the Break

Jun 10, 2025

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4 min read

The Loneliness After the Break

“People talk about the heartbreak. They rarely talk about what comes after. The stillness. The silence. The suffocating quiet.”

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Soft Life

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Healing From Traumatic Love

Jun 7, 2025

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4 min read

Healing From Traumatic Love

“I don’t know how to let someone love me without panicking. I don’t know how to be touched without scanning for danger.” — Someone who survived

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Attachment Wounds

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Healing Trauma Within Love

Jun 5, 2025

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3 min read

Healing Trauma Within Love

"You don't just love someone with your heart; you love them with your history." — Kathy's Inner Voice

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PersonalGrowth

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Trauma Taught Me to Disappear

Jun 4, 2025

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3 min read

Trauma Taught Me to Disappear

“Trauma is not what happens to us, but what we hold inside in the absence of an empathetic witness.” — Dr. Gabor Maté

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Self-Worth

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When Love Hurts

Jun 3, 2025

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3 min read

When Love Hurts

Sometimes the place that feels most familiar is the one that broke you.

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Relationship Trauma

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It's Not Pretty and It's Not Linear

Jun 1, 2025

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3 min read

It's Not Pretty and It's Not Linear

Sometimes, surviving is its own kind of war. And healing? That’s the battlefield no one sees.

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Acceptance

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Healing in My 20s

May 30, 2025

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3 min read

Healing in My 20s

Emotional wellness isn't a destination, it's a daily relationship with oneself.

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