• Most horror movies, especially the psychologically disturbing and gory ones
• Icebreakers & forced introductions 
• Cold, dispassionate intellectualism that can't see beyond its own limitations
• Days that end too soon with the people I love
• Witnessing the pain of any living creature/being
• Being in constant existential peril because of my clumsiness
• When people conflate empathy with weakness & cynicism with intelligence
• Curiosity that can't be sated
• Conversations that lack depth & substance
• Feeling lonely in a crowd of people
• Moments that remind me of how human & easily tempted I am
• Daydreaming about having fulfilling, life-changing conversations with people but being too shy to actually talk to them
• Not being able to gauge what someone wants from me and sensing their frustration, but not knowing what to do about it because I'm clueless and they won't tell me
• Trying to explain my innermost thoughts and feelings to someone who can't/won't understand
• Being perceived as fragile, ignorant, angelic, or naive
• Any form of bigotry, bullying, or injustice
• Capitalism & its associated evils
• When food is so spicy it makes me cry & I can feel the shame of my disappointed ancestors
• Uncomfortably large birds & statues that trigger my megalophobia (eg. Shoebill Storks, WHY do they exist!?)
• When people frame nuanced, multi-faceted issues in a reductive, black and white manner
• Overthinking my way into rabbit holes of indecision/panic and feeling extremely silly when things work out later
• When people equate enlightenment with stoicism & misery
• When people misuse religion as a tool to harm, degrade, or oppress others instead of using it to refine themselves & become more compassionate, kind, & humble
• Nights when I can't calm the irrational ache in my soul because of how much needless suffering exists in the world as a result of unbridled human selfishness & apathy
• Sensing someone's pain and knowing exactly what I could say to help them feel better, but not being in a position to reach out and reassure them
• When people assume I've had an easy, painless life because I'm outwardly positive/cheerful
• Watching my loved ones grow older and being painfully aware that my time with them isn't infinite

x r