Comfort Items I Use
on Bad Brain Days
for when I'm emotionally unravelling but still want
to feel like a soft,
functional goblin.

Hey, I'm Emily - emotionally unstable, working from home, and held together by lavender oil and the occasional nap. These are my comfort items for the days when functioning feels like a group project I didn't sign up for.

Like being gently smothered by your own regret - in a good way. Turns anxiety into a full-body hug. I never nap without it.

My back hurts. My uterus hurts. My soul hurts.
This thing fixes none of that, but it’s warm so I pretend it does.

For when you want your room to look like peace even if your brain doesn’t.
It’s TikTok aesthetic therapy and I don’t care.

Fuzzy socks are my emotional support. I will wear these in July.
10/10 would cry into again.

Is it curing my emotional damage? No.
But my room smells like lavender lies and I feel calm-ish, so that’s a win.

Lemon for fake energy.
Lavender for fake peace.
Eucalyptus for fake breathing.
Sometimes fake is good enough.

I disappear into this like a sad burrito and pretend the world doesn’t exist.
The hood is large enough to avoid eye contact = 5 stars.

For when the world is too loud and you want to scream, but quieter.
Blocks overstimulation without turning you into a hermit.