grim & grounded

grim & grounded

The Grim

Writing Retreat Part One: Overcoming anxiety & achieving flow state.

I'm having a blast and a half.

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Lily Hammer
May 07, 2025
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I have a lot of anxiety.

But once in a while, whether it be a full moon, my luteal phase, maybe I didn’t have cheese before going to bed for once, I sacrificed the right lamb to the right god, or maybe I just reminded myself that nothing is ever guaranteed and that we die at the end of all this, I overcome something that gives me anxiety.

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