Han Nefkens

“My backup plans are the mental crutches I cling to even though I can perfectly walk without them.”

“I am a resilient person. But I couldn’t help showing off that resilience as if it were my new cashmere jacket”. 

“There really is no point in trying to live up to a self-image that does not correspond to reality.”

“The desire to experience a jolt of surprise may be one of the reasons I enjoy travelling so much.”

"Observing my feelings has taught me not to engage with the countless sensations that spring up during the day, particularly the unpleasant ones."

”I continuously put myself in the straight jacket of efficiency while I long for the freedom to do things as they suit me at the moment.” 

“Knowing that the medication that saved my life could have saved the lives of others is infuriating and heartbreaking.”

“Time is my most precious commodity; I have less of it now, but I use it more generously for what matters most to me.”

“I want to conform in order to be accepted, but I also have this strong urge to express myself, even if it makes me stand out. “

“Taking my self-imposed call to exertion seriously filled my life with an overburdened heaviness.”