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The Beauty of my Obsessive Side

Lauren Phillips-Freeman

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The obsessive side of my personality has been coming out particularly strongly of late. I think it’s the result of high amounts of background stress at work. Our department has had a particularly tumultuous time this academic year, what with multiple changes in leadership and prolonged staff absence. We have spent most of the year stuck in survival mode, unable to focus on anything other than simply getting through the days. On a…

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Lauren Phillips-Freeman

Lauren Phillips-Freeman is a language teacher and writer with a love of words in all their forms. She uses writing to help her process her own tangled emotions.