acceptance

After growing up in a community that frowed upon therapy, coming to UC Berkeley has taught me that therapy is not an act of weakness but of strength.

For so long, I wanted to be the “hot girl” we see on TikTok and Instagram, but I couldn’t be, or I simply wasn’t. But why?

While you must be dealing with the loss of the "Overheard at UC Berkeley" Facebook page in your own way, we at the Clog thought we’d aid you in the stages of grief.

Each time I tell someone I’m “bi,” there’s an inherent fear of being invalidated and then not being able to substantiate myself. When I am drawn to someone’s looks or personality, I don’t see a man or a woman. I just see an attractive person. People ask me all the time if deep down I have more of a preference for one or the other, and honestly, I don’t. When it comes to loving somebody, gender is nothing but a social and physical constraint.