Ragne's Abyss

A look into my mind and an understanding of my soul.

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    • When Clutter Becomes a Mirror

      Recently, I’ve felt an urge to simplify my life. This realization struck as I walked into my dorm room. I saw how much stuff crowded my space. There were knick-knacks on my desk and a bed piled with pillows. Bookshelves were overflowing and there was barely any space to move without knocking something over. Every…

    • Hollywood is deathly afraid of aging

      In Hollywood, aging is treated like a scandal instead of a natural part of life. Every few months, there’s a new product that’s supposed to get rid of wrinkles, tighten your skin, or plump your cheeks. On top of that, people get Botox too. The craziest part is that people are now injecting areas that…

    • Transform Your Self-Care Routine: Go Beyond Social Media Trends

      Self-care is horribly portrayed on social media. The entirety of self-care and self-improvement videos on TikTok are just girls doing their skincare, drinking water, or walking on a treadmill. Though all of these things are great, essential even for a smoother day, they aren’t what help you transform into your best self. They’re simply parts…

    • Falling Into the Disease of Fitting In

      I’ve always been a writer at heart, an artist too. I remember making mini books in elementary school and reading them aloud to my class or my mom. I would read my stories to my grandma too. She absolutely loved hearing my work and seeing the drawings that I would give her. I remember she…

    • Success is a perception not made for dictation

      From an early age, I’ve been conditioned with the success mindset; getting a career that will lead to a large revenue. My mom has always told me that I would be going to college, there was no negotiation on that. From the prime age of four, I knew that I would be going to college…

    • Knowing myself was easier as a kid

      Why is it that when you become an adult, you start to question everything about yourself? Questioning your style, your personality; “Do I actually enjoy this?”, “What am I good at?”, “What do I actually like to do?”. I find myself questioning everything about myself almost all of the time. In a society where everyone…

    • The Dark Side of Diet Drinks: Impact on Mental Health

      Weight loss is the glorified goal for many people, especially Americans. Being that America has an obesity rate of 42.4%, and 30.7% of all Americans are overweight, it’s understandable why many would want to lose a few pounds. With fattening foods being so accessible, placed on every corner of every street, obesity rates are bound…

    • Reclaiming Humanity: The Cost of Overstimulation

      Our brains are slowly frying. We’re losing the ability to think critically. We no longer have long attention spans. We can’t engage in conversations that aren’t forced upon us in work settings. We’re also losing the ability to be creative. We’re losing the ability to be human, to be natural, to be authentic. Social Media,…

    • The Demonization of Commitment

      Though I’ve been seeing many couples getting married on TikTok recently, I’ve also noticed the rise in “hookup culture”. I find many women in relationships with married men, both women and men going through relationships like a bag of skittles, and men treating women as dolls in their private collection. It’s been normalized to encourage…

    • Black Panthers in Ivory Snow

      (BPP) The Panther 21 Trial outside the court house – New York City, 1969 We have celebrities embracing our race and culture when it’s beneficial, when it’s aesthetic and covering the bills. Kim Kardashian saying she makes good soul food every thanksgiving; a good cornbread. The non-black take our voice, our sound, our features, our…