<![CDATA[Over and Over]]>https://pinquitte.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KmZ3!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2bc04afa-c525-469b-a625-450ef2474bf6_384x384.pngOver and Overhttps://pinquitte.comSubstackFri, 10 Apr 2026 19:34:04 GMT<![CDATA[2024 learnings and decisions I made for my mental health]]>https://pinquitte.com/p/2024-learnings-and-decisions-i-madehttps://pinquitte.com/p/2024-learnings-and-decisions-i-madeSun, 22 Dec 2024 12:01:58 GMT

This started as a Twitter thread—some unfiltered thoughts on mental health, ADHD, and letting myself just be. Sharing it here too.

Staying away from anything that made me compare myself with others. I…

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]]><![CDATA[No time for nothin']]>https://pinquitte.com/p/no-time-for-nothinhttps://pinquitte.com/p/no-time-for-nothinFri, 20 Sep 2024 07:01:53 GMTTime is relative. Apparently, “the rate at which time passes depends on your frame of reference.” as I googled to see what I could say to sound smart.

Since I’m somewhat done with my “miserable phase”…

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]]><![CDATA[Antidepressant comeback!]]>https://pinquitte.com/p/antidepressant-comebackhttps://pinquitte.com/p/antidepressant-comebackTue, 27 Feb 2024 08:00:26 GMTSince 2016, I have had a “miserable phase” at least once a year.

Trigger warning: Mental illness.

It’s been almost eight years since I was first diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder, and I’ve been…

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]]><![CDATA[Moving your life abroad and how scary settling down is]]>https://pinquitte.com/p/moving-your-life-abroad-and-how-scary-settling-down-ishttps://pinquitte.com/p/moving-your-life-abroad-and-how-scary-settling-down-isSun, 22 Oct 2023 21:45:44 GMTA few minutes ago, I found myself writing some thoughts to my friend, Sanjana, and when I was done with my last sentence, I added, “This should be a blog post,” hence it’s becoming one. What I’m abou…

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]]><![CDATA[Right to call oneself an artist & vulnerability]]>https://pinquitte.com/p/random-midnight-thoughtshttps://pinquitte.com/p/random-midnight-thoughtsThu, 26 Jan 2023 09:28:59 GMTIt’s January 26, sixteen minutes after midnight. Instead of starting to write an already late January newsletter, I should have been doing something else right now (aren’t we all?), but I have to wri…

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]]><![CDATA[Maybe getting a mechanical keyboard will solve all my problems]]>https://pinquitte.com/p/maybe-getting-a-mechanical-keyboardhttps://pinquitte.com/p/maybe-getting-a-mechanical-keyboardTue, 20 Sep 2022 06:00:14 GMT

Hey friend!

Sorry! I missed the July and August newsletters. You see, I jinxed it. In the first issue, I said that my consistency for the past few months made me proud of myself, and here we are. But …

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]]><![CDATA[It's been a while]]>https://pinquitte.com/p/its-been-a-whilehttps://pinquitte.com/p/its-been-a-whileSun, 05 Jun 2022 13:54:08 GMT

Hey friend!

Welcome to the first issue of my monthly newsletter. I'm not sure what to tell you about it yet because I don't know either. Probably, It'll be mostly about what I'm up to, my thoughts, an…

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]]><![CDATA[This line from “Firefly Lane” made me think about marriage]]>https://pinquitte.com/p/this-line-from-firefly-lane-made-me-think-about-marriagehttps://pinquitte.com/p/this-line-from-firefly-lane-made-me-think-about-marriageSat, 15 Jan 2022 07:00:00 GMTIt hit me and made so much sense to me. It wasn’t something super deep but true.

Without further ado, here’s the quote:

“You don’t get married to be happy. You get married to have someone to share your…

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]]><![CDATA[What to do when you don’t fit in?]]>https://pinquitte.com/p/what-to-do-when-you-cant-fit-inhttps://pinquitte.com/p/what-to-do-when-you-cant-fit-inSat, 08 Jan 2022 19:19:00 GMTYou just walk away.

You write down everything on your mind and cry it out.

You don’t have to wait for a panic attack to make a decision.

You should trust your gut and leave.

If this is about a relationsh…

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]]><![CDATA[Taking a break from reading made me more productive]]>https://pinquitte.com/p/taking-a-break-from-reading-made-me-more-productivehttps://pinquitte.com/p/taking-a-break-from-reading-made-me-more-productiveSun, 01 Aug 2021 05:00:00 GMTI need an air conditioner, but they always make me sick. So I’m trying to cope with the heat, but it’s not going well. I should at least buy a mini fan or something, but I’m sure it’ll be October unt…

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]]><![CDATA[A story from a decade ago that affected me deeply]]>https://pinquitte.com/p/a-story-from-a-decade-ago-that-affected-me-deeplyhttps://pinquitte.com/p/a-story-from-a-decade-ago-that-affected-me-deeplySat, 24 Jul 2021 18:23:01 GMTA few weeks ago, Nora, who works as an English teacher in my company, recommended me to listen to this amazing story by Andrew Solomon which takes place in Afghanistan when he travels there to find a…

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]]><![CDATA[The first post that I started writing while waiting at the dentist]]>https://pinquitte.com/p/the-first-post-that-i-started-writing-while-waiting-at-the-dentisthttps://pinquitte.com/p/the-first-post-that-i-started-writing-while-waiting-at-the-dentistWed, 02 Jun 2021 17:51:14 GMTIt’s already half an hour past my appointment time, so that can happen anytime. Did you ever feel like not being able to do anything because something specific will happen soon? That’s just how I’m f…

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