Davingson (@davingson) - Neoxian City

Davingson

Lagos

sport lover and fashion

10 days ago

The Opinion That Hurt You Most Was Probably Not Even About You Someone said something to me years ago in a casual, offhand way that i carried for much longer than made any sense relative to how quickly they said it. A passing judgment. An…

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11 days ago

I Thought Being Strong Meant Never Needing Anyone I built an entire identity around self sufficiency without ever deciding to. Just looked up one day and realised the structure i had been operating inside for years was built on…

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23 days ago

I Stopped Performing Happiness and Started Actually Looking for It The performance was convincing enough that i almost fooled myself. Not just other people. The right answers to how are you came out so automatically that i almost stopped…

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about 2 months ago

Nobody Is Coming to Save You and That Is Actually Good News There was a long stretch where i operated on a kind of background faith that something external would eventually resolve things. The right opportunity would appear. Someone would…

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about 2 months ago

Letting Go Does Not Mean You Did Not Care There is a version of letting go that gets misunderstood constantly. The one where you finally stop holding onto something or someone that was not working, and people around you…

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about 2 months ago

I Thought I Was an Introvert but I Was Just Exhausted Thought I Was an Introvert but I Was Just Exhausted For years i identified strongly as an introvert. Preferred small gatherings, needed time alone after social events to…

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2 months ago

Everything I Needed to Hear I Already Knew, I Just Did Not Want to Listen There was a period where i went to several different people with the same situation, presenting it differently each time, angling the information until someone gave me the answer…

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3 months ago

I Stopped Apologising for Taking Up Space I used to make myself smaller in rooms. Not physically. Just in terms of presence. Opinions offered tentatively, like i was asking permission to have them. Ideas prefaced with…

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3 months ago

I Used to Be Afraid of Silence, Now I Protect It There was a time i could not sit in silence for more than a few minutes without reaching for something to fill it. Phone, music, television, any background noise that meant i was…

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3 months ago

I Grew Up Thinking Vulnerability Was Weakness, It Cost Me More Than I Realised The message where i grew up was not subtle about this. Men did not cry in public. Problems got handled quietly. Needing help was something you kept private if you could not avoid…

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