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  • Reverie by tokyosmain
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    π†πˆπ”π‹πˆπ€ π•πˆπ“π“πŽπ‘πˆπŽ, a young girl who's never known stability. Raised by a reckless, unstable mother, she spent her childhood caught between drug runs and police raids, ruining her right for a normal childhood. One night when her mother goes missing, Giulia's whole life changes... again. Will being under the guardianship of her new older brothers give her a chance at normalcy in her life or will they cause even more mess than before? Healing isn't easy and trust doesn't come free. β˜† β˜† β˜† As I lied there in the hospital bed with a pounding headache, practically suffocating me while barely conscious, I heard that familiar, raspy, deep, sleep deprived voice that I've recently come to find comfort in. "Nessuno oserΓ  toccarti di nuovo senza perdere le mani, amore," they whispered. (No one will dare touch you again without losing their hands, love.) I felt two hands hold my face with a soft kiss on my forehead. Their rough and large hands a contrast to their gentleness. The comforter over me shuffled as the familiar person brought them up to my chin and tucked me in. "Riposati ora sei al sicuro, bambina," they murmured, stroking my hair. Before I knew it, simply the presence of them reassured me as I felt myself drift off again into a deep sleep. (Rest now, you're safe, baby). β˜† β˜† β˜† π‘π„π•π„π‘πˆπ„ (noun): a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream.
  • Just Watching You by dreamymindwrites
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    She was never the kind of girl who could walk up and start a conversation. So she didn't. She just watched him. From the corridor. From the classroom door. From a distance that was always safe... and silent. He never knew. And maybe, he was never supposed to. Years later, she doesn't miss him the way people think. She misses the way her heart used to feel when he was around. And somehow... those feelings still find their way back in dreams, in memories, in quiet moments she never talks about. This isn't a love story. It's about the kind of feeling that was never said out loud...
  • random vents cuz IDK by niccocz_
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    the title says a lot, both cz and en
  • BE MORE YOU, ALWAYS. The Philosophy of Inner Freedom. by BEMOREYOU_ALWAYS
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    What if the life that looks most together is the one that feels least like your own? Many people learn to survive by becoming who others need them to be-capable, agreeable, accommodating, impressive, endlessly reliable. Over time, that performance can become so practiced that it is hard to tell where expectation ends and the real self begins. The cost is often quiet but profound: exhaustion, disconnection, resentment, confusion, and the sense of being far from one's own life. Be more you, Always offers a calm and compassionate path back. Rather than asking readers to become someone new, it helps them recognize the patterns that pulled them away from themselves and begin returning with greater honesty, self-trust, and enoughness. How self-loss happens through pressure, performance, and people-pleasing Why worth cannot be built on approval alone How fear can shape identity more than readers realize What it means to live from values instead of expectation How boundaries, honesty, and self-recognition create a more grounded life Why an ordinary life can still be deeply meaningful and fully one's own For anyone who is tired of performing wellness, competence, or acceptability, this book offers something quieter and more lasting: the language, permission, and companionship to come home to yourself.
  • The Sun and The Abyss by The_whmsical_paradox
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    Fever & Frost: Poems of a Contradictory Heart
  • The Power to End Your Thoughts: A Practical Guide by Irenebillion
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    Thoughts do not stop simply because we tell them to stop. When the mind has been running in the same automatic patterns for years, changing those patterns takes practice. This book is the practical companion to my work on ending repetitive thought. It is based on the methods I practiced consistently for years: noticing a thought as it begins, interrupting it before emotion attaches to it, bringing attention back to the present, using movement and exercise to shift out of mental loops, and learning how sleep, physical condition, stimulation, and daily routines affect the mind. The goal is not to become a person who never thinks. Thoughts will continue to appear. The goal is to develop the ability to recognize which thoughts deserve attention, think when thinking is necessary, and deliberately close the thought when it is finished. This is a book about reclaiming attention, returning to the body, building concentration, and learning how to come back to the life that is actually happening now.
  • PULANG KE TITIK NOL: Seni Mengheningkan Kepala, Menjinakkan Ego, dan Hidup Tanpa by Pekik1304
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    Berapa lama Anda telah berjalan sambil menahan napas? Di balik senyum, profesionalitas, dan topeng "orang kuat" yang Anda pakai setiap hari, ada dada yang sesak oleh tumpukan ekspektasi, bayang-bayang masa depan, dan riuh kebisingan di dalam kepala yang tak pernah berhenti. Banyak panduan hidup mengajarkan kita untuk menjadi seperti batu karang-kokoh, dingin, dan tak tersentuh oleh badai. Namun, manusia bukanlah benda mati. Memaksa diri menjadi batu karang hanya memicu Penderitaan Lapis Kedua: rasa bersalah dan lelah yang luar biasa hanya karena kita merasa cemas, takut, atau terbatas. Buku ini tidak ditulis dari puncak gunung yang sunyi atau laboratorium yang steril. Ia lahir dari medan pertempuran kehidupan yang sama dengan yang Anda jalani setiap hari-dari hiruk-pikuk tagihan, keputusan bisnis yang sulit, hingga dinamika keluarga. Memadukan sains modern tentang kerja otak (neurosains amigdala), psikologi kesadaran, dan kedalaman keheningan spiritual terapan, Pulang ke Titik Nol menawarkan cara pandang yang radikal namun membumi: Bukan Mematikan Rasa: Belajar berhenti memusuhi emosi alami Anda dan mulai mengambil peran sebagai Pengamat yang Tenang. Menemukan Ruang Jeda: Cara melepaskan kepura-puraan, meredakan ketegangan sistem saraf, dan bernapas lega di tengah ketidakpastian. Kedamaian Praktis: Membawa energi "Titik Nol" langsung ke pasar kehidupan-ke dalam hubungan rumah tangga, pola asuh anak, hingga keputusan finansial. Ini bukan sekadar buku motivasi yang menambah beban to-do list Anda. Buku ini adalah sebuah suaka-tempat Anda diizinkan melepas topeng, meletakkan perisai, dan belajar menjadi pohon yang lentur: tetap berakar kuat di kedalaman jiwa meski angin badai sedang menerpa. Rehat sejenak, tarik napasmu, dan bersiaplah untuk pulang ke dalam dirimu sendiri.
  • The Power to End a Thought by Irenebillion
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    This is not a book about having no thoughts. It is a book about learning when to stop following them. I was born highly sensitive, easily affected by small changes, other people's moods, and the signals of my own body. For a long time, I thought my irritability, anxiety, overthinking, and emotional sensitivity were simply my personality. But through years of daily training, movement, body awareness, and attention practice, I began to understand something important: not every thought needs to be continued. Many people try to solve thoughts with more thoughts. They try to think positively, explain their anxiety away, or replace one thought with a better one. But sometimes the real solution is much simpler and much harder: to stop the thought where it begins, return to the body, and come back to the present moment. This book is a practical essay about sensitivity, nervous system regulation, exercise, overthinking, emotional loops, and the training of ending unnecessary thoughts before they take over the whole day. For anyone who feels exhausted by their own mind, this book is a record of learning how to come back.
  • The secret diary  by unrequitedtruth
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    Every thought, every word I can't say out loud is gonna be dedicated to you as an unspoken promise to hide it forever in the deepest corners of your heart. Are you promising me you won't tell it to anyone ?
  • His favourite feeling by lohilolli
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    A chaotic first meeting. A strict senior. One intern who somehow keeps ending up on his radar. IRA REDDY chaotic, stubborn, emotional, and impossible to ignore. VIHAAN REDDY calm, strict, observant, and quietly caring. ~this book has Telugu dialogues with English translations.
  • WILTED ROSES by cloudyy_Zee
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    At the University of the Witwatersrand, two strangers unknowingly cross paths. Boitumelo Molefe is a quiet Human Physiology student who sees the world through her camera. Ayanda Williams, a vibrant Digital Arts student, navigates life with confidence, creativity, and South African Sign Language. Between missed chances, unexpected encounters, family chaos, friendships, and the beautiful mess of university life, their story unfolds one ordinary moment at a time.Because sometimes, the greatest love stories don't begin with love.
  • BETWEEN INK AND SILENCE by Ananya7898
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    Some words are written. Some are only felt. Not every feeling finds its way into spoken words. Some remain hidden between pages, quietly waiting to be understood. Between Ink and Silence is a heartfelt collection of reflections and poems about love, loss, longing, and healing. It explores the emotions we often carry in silence- the memories we revisit, the people we cannot forget, and the strength it takes to finally let go. Through delicate words and honest thoughts, this book invites you to pause, reflect, and rediscover the quiet power of emotions left unspoken. For anyone who has ever felt more than they could say.
  • Nobody by ImNayyor
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    Was it the right choice.. to exist? Will He regret it? or Will He be grateful? But if He didn't exist, He wouldn't even know what 'choice' is.. He wouldn't feel regret nor knowing the feeling of gratefulness.. there wouldn't be Him either.. Did He choose existence? Or Did existence choose Him? Why does He know things He should not? Why do some people see nothing reflected in His eyes? Found by a small church on a stormy night, the nameless boy begins His journey through a world of kingdoms, faith, myth, and hidden mystery while searching for the truth of His own existence. Because buried beneath His human form lies a mystery older than memory itself. And the deeper He searches for who He was... the more terrifying the answer becomes.. After all.. the greatest question is not who He was. It is what He is.
  • Between Glances by Winter_withlove
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    She was taught that love was something you begged for. She has spent her life trying to become someone worth noticing. Between an emotionally absent father, a scar she refuses to explain, and a heart that has forgotten how to ask for comfort, she has learned one thing well - to survive quietly. Then she meets Ian. A notorious underground boxer with bruised knuckles, sharp words, and an unsettling habit of remembering the smallest things about her. He fights because he chooses to. She hides because she has to. Somewhere between stolen glances, midnight buses, convenience-store snacks, and the silence neither of them knows how to break, they begin to discover that love isn't always loud. Sometimes... it's simply someone remembering your favorite bread.
  • Born in Shadows by Stichlover10
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    Hayashi Nozomi carries a name everyone fears - the daughter of a villain. Haunted by her past, burdened by perfectionism, she struggles to trust anyone... until Katsuki Bakugou refuses to see her as anything but herself. In a school full of heroes, can she find the strength to wield her quirk without losing herself? In a world that wants her to fail, will she learn to trust someone again? Or will the weight of her own perfectionism and past keep her trapped in the shadows forever? "You think I care who your parents are? You're you. That's what matters." The rigths of the Mha storyline belong to Kohei Horikoshi only. Only my Oc is my own idea and everything that doesn't happen during the manga.
  • Slowly Becoming Me by Silent_Sunbeam
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    Ishani Malhotra has everything most people dream of-a loving family, financial security, and a bright future ahead of her. Yet beneath her calm smile lies an overthinker who constantly doubts herself. Starting college feels like stepping into an entirely new world filled with unfamiliar faces, unexpected friendships, coding projects, music clubs, rivalries, and opportunities she never imagined. As Ishani navigates the ups and downs of college life, she slowly learns that confidence isn't something you're born with-it's something you build one small step at a time. A heartwarming story about friendship, dreams, family, first loves, and the journey of becoming the person you're meant to be.
  • This Story Depends on You by selena20598
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    What if a book could read you instead? This is not a normal story. It's an interactive journey made of emotions, impossible choices, hidden feelings, quizzes, scenarios, games, aesthetics, movie vibes, love stories, plot twists, and the thoughts people never say out loud. Every chapter ends with a choice. A or B. Stay or leave. Truth or comfort. Love or silence. Some chapters will make you laugh. Others may feel strangely personal. And little by little, your answers will begin to reveal: * the way you love * your emotional personality * your hidden fears * your chaos * your comfort * and the kind of story your soul belongs to Inside this book you'll find: πŸŒ™ interactive choices πŸ’Œ emotional quizzes 🎬 movie & character games 🧠 personality tests πŸ” emoji riddles & hangman games πŸ’• romance tropes ✨ aesthetic worlds πŸ”₯ plot twists πŸ“– and an interactive story where your choices shape the ending By the final chapter, you won't just know the characters. You'll know yourself. So... are you ready to play?
  • The Depths of Her Mind by asa_and
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    The Depths of Her Mind is a collection of emotions that were easier to write than to say. Some pages hold the weight of overthinking, some carry loss, yearning, fear, hope, or the quiet moments that are difficult to put into words. Every poem was written in a moment that needed somewhere to exist. There isn't just one story to follow, only honest pieces of a mind trying to understand itself, one poem at a time. If you've ever struggled to express what was happening inside you, perhaps you'll find a part of yourself within these pages. This is intended to be a safe place for every emotion, every thought, and everyone who has ever struggled to express what they carry inside. You are welcome here, without judgment.
  • SILENT BATTLES by positivitea_
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    Some wounds never bleed, yet they hurt the most. This book is for the people who smile while carrying battles no one knows about. For the ones who stay strong for everyone else but quietly fall apart when they are alone. For the ones who overthink every word, blame themselves for things they couldn't control, and keep asking, "Am I enough?" Mental health is not only about depression or anxiety. Sometimes it is the silent exhaustion of pretending to be okay. Sometimes it is the fear of being judged, the habit of hiding your feelings, or the voice in your mind that keeps telling you that you are not good enough. These pages will not promise a perfect life or tell you to "just be positive." They are here to help you understand yourself with honesty, patience, and kindness. Sometimes, healing does not begin when someone gives you advice. It begins when you finally feel understood. If even one page makes you feel less alone, helps you breathe a little easier, or reminds you that your mind deserves kindness too, then these words have found the right person. Maybe that person is you.
  • The Mind of a Fantasy Reader by KestrelTheReader
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    A reader noticed that her favourite Wattpad author hasn't been updating for months☠️. That author usually updates her stories regularly, but now, she hasn't even posted a single thing. The reader thought, "Huh, maybe she's busy... Is she feeling alright? I hope she's well." However, her overthinking ever-busy-brain got the better of her. "Perhaps... she got Isekai'd into an unfinished novel."