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  • An estuary where the sea meets dirt and debris, symbolizing the heavy stillness of anxiety.Living With Anxiety — A Little Bit More Than Before
    In Buffering Diaries, Cuts and Cracks
  • Yellow balcony with a coffee mug on the railing, symbolizing a quiet moment of connection with the woman across the balcony.The Lady Across the Balcony
    In Buffering Diaries, Cuts and Cracks
  • Daughter sitting at her mother’s resting place, brushing off dust, with sunlight falling through leaves.Mummy’s Floor
    In Buffering Diaries
  • An estuary where the sea meets dirt and debris, symbolizing the heavy stillness of anxiety.
    Buffering Diaries,  Cuts and Cracks

    Living With Anxiety — A Little Bit More Than Before

    October 17, 2025 /

    Even on the days I’m not so sure — this is for the ones who think healing is loud, and for the quiet battles fought behind held breaths. Anxiety doesn’t need a reason; it just needs space to be understood.

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  • Illustration symbolizing the art of doing too much, depicting emotional weight, overextending, and the burden of caring for others.
    Buffering Diaries

    Backpack of Stones: Navigating Trauma and CPTSD

    October 16, 2025 /

    A deeply personal essay exploring the relentless weight of borderline personality, trauma, anxiety, and depression — and the quiet human need to be seen and understood.

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  • Poetic black-and-white visual expressing emotional exhaustion
    Buffering Diaries

    I Tried. And Then I Didn’t. And Then I Just Was.

    July 31, 2025 /

    I tried to be there — for others, for the world, for the ghosts that raised me. But when it came to me, I was shut out. This is what it feels like to unravel, and still offer thanks while drowning.

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  • Stillness with emotional weight – visual metaphor for emotional fatigue caused by silence
    Buffering Diaries,  Cuts and Cracks

    When Silence Drains You: Surviving Emotional Fatigue in a Quiet World

    July 28, 2025 /

    Heavy silence can feel draining, overwhelming, and emotionally exhausting—here’s what it means and why it happens.

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  • A solitary figure standing in early morning light, symbolizing quiet strength and inner reflection.
    Bold Roast,  Buffering Diaries

    Waking Up with Anxiety and Trauma: The Quiet Horror We Still Don’t Talk About

    July 14, 2025 /

    Waking up with anxiety and trauma triggers isn’t rare. This piece explores how silence, shame, and survival shape our mornings.

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MERLYN MATHIAS

Truth-slinger. Word snob.
Chaos whisperer.
I don’t sugarcoat —
I serve the whole damn lemon.
Fueled by caffeine, side-eyes, and
2 a.m. honesty.
Too honest? Too bad.

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Recent Posts

  • Living With Anxiety — A Little Bit More Than Before
  • The Lady Across the Balcony
  • Mummy’s Floor

Sections

  • #Merlunfiltered – The Visual Mess (18)
  • Bold Roast (23)
  • Buffering Diaries (31)
  • Cuts and Cracks (18)
  • Mangii Gossip Diaries (8)
  • My Highness Zoe (3)
  • Royal Furball Chronicles (2)
  • Unfiltered Letters (12)

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