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I sometimes feel like I’m fighting a war. A war in which I don’t know my cause. I can be fairly sure the warzone is my mind, rugged terrain, chaos seeping into every corner, littered with land mines of anxieties waiting to explode under the lightest touch, the most insignificant happenings. It is rarely ever silent. And if it is, you can always be sure that something bad is around the corner. Ironically, the pursuit for perfection tears me apart at the seams. And I wonder how long I can keep up this facade. It manifests itself in various aspects of my life. A need to be healthy and fit slowly morphs into an obsession revolving a

What was that just now? Was that really your best? You only won because of luck. Boyfriend sat with his back against his bedroom door, brooding about his most recent rap battle. Once again, he had come out on top, but admitedly, tonight's performance wasn't his best... He kept up with the beat of the music just fine, but even so he still struggled in places. And despite being the victor in the end, it felt like a total fluke. Other times he had managed to hide his frustration with himself until he was alone, but tonight he just... Ran away. A knock at the door pulled him back to reality and a kind, familiar voice spoke to him from the oth