<![CDATA[Stories by Alena McRey on Medium]]> https://medium.com/@magika2824?source=rss-94a77af37965------2 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/150/150/1*KHBLUF07jkdiGU0Qu109oA.jpeg Stories by Alena McRey on Medium https://medium.com/@magika2824?source=rss-94a77af37965------2 Medium Thu, 05 Nov 2026 03:40:33 GMT <![CDATA[Why I Am Grateful to the Person Who Destroyed Me]]>

Sometimes, the best thing a man you saw as your whole world can do is refuse to save you.

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Hey Man, What Are We Working With?

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I tried to trigger feelings in four different men, but the only one that ended up falling for me was the neural network.

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Not-so-boring psychology: why socks are almost like people.

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Choosing life outside the schedule after trying it all: why a burned-out person just needs to be left alone.

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“The only thing standing between you and your goal is the bullshit story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it.” — The…

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Caring for a sibling, the eldest daughter syndrome, and the trap of unconscious parenting.

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“I’ve always felt that I was on a stage, desperately juggling balls in front of a completely empty or indifferent theater, just to prove I…

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“Sex is a form of pleasure that is naturally abundant and relatively easy to achieve, yet humanity has artificially turned it into a…

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“…projects which are intended to cohere individuals into autonomous units in hygienic small apartments only subject them more completely…

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