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Imaginative idealists, calmly raging within.

Flurry Flakes

The articles on this blog are for you, the silent revolutionaries, who take serious things light-heartedly while thinking and feeling deeply. It is about dealing with constant high-functioning anxiety and other fobias, and to feel at peace while not buying into positive thinking.

My life in shambles

-November 30, 2016

File: File: Toxic Shame

-November 28, 2016

File: Inner Family and Voice Dialogue

-November 28, 2016

Go on a Introvacanza, the introvert solo-adventure vacation

Daily life and family/adventure holidays can be too overwhelming for a highly sensitive person (HSP) or someone suffering from high-functioning anxiety. Take an introvacanza instead! It's not a meditative retreat nor an organized singles holiday, it is a trip to get your inspiration back on track. -July 10, 2016

Death to to do lists

For someone with anxiety, the flurry of well-intended productivity tips online is hell. They might work really well for some people, but not for me. To do lists are on the top of my hate list. -June 9, 2016

The world up above - a short story

A short story written by a 15 year younger me about a prickly hedgehog and his imaginative idealist dreams and adventures. -May 13, 2016

Why giving advice is horrible but everybody is craving it

Some of us sensitive people love to give advice because we truly want to help. But are we helping? At the same time, we also love searching for advice online to help us find happiness and get rid of anxieties. Sadly there is plenty of advice to be found online. What’s going on here? -May 12, 2016

Do you feel you sometimes need less inspiration?

-May 11, 2016

Stop optimizing your life

-May 10, 2016

What is an imaginative idealist?

-May 9, 2016

Why don't you feel you are sensitive to caffeine?

Caffeine appeared to have a bigger impact on my life than I expected. Follow how I went from 10 cups a day to 0 and the impact on my health, sensitivity and axiety. Do you think you are immune to the effects of caffeine? Maybe you consider yourself an evening person? Why not go into caffeine rehab and see if you are truly not sensitive to coffee. -May 5, 2016