Above The Middle

Hovering Between Connection and Retreat: Disorganised Attachment

I circle my friends and love interests, wanting to connect whilst simultaneously wanting to stay away.

May 20 • Joe Gibson

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What Your Music Taste Might Be Saying About You

What my most-played songs revealed about sadness, hope, and the life I want to build.

May 14 • Joe Gibson

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April 2026

Stepping Back from Writing & the Need to Fix Myself

Letting go of over-analysis and reconnecting with real life

Apr 28 • Joe Gibson

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Why You Stay in One-Sided Situationships: It's Not Love - It's a Game

How covert contracts, fear of rejection, and weak boundaries keep you stuck in one-sided relationships

Apr 8 • Joe Gibson

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You Can’t Out-Habit a Life That Drains You

What I realised after trying to fix myself for years

Apr 6 • Joe Gibson

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Dating: Are You Ready To Show Yourself?

On self-expression, intimacy, and the fear of being “too much”

Apr 3 • Joe Gibson

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March 2026

Stop Trying to Feel Perfect

The quiet pressure to have the “right” emotions—and how it’s holding you back

Mar 22 • Joe Gibson

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85 Seconds to Midnight: Managing Doomsday Anxiety

Because life has felt pretty serious for a while now.

Mar 16 • Joe Gibson

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Sex Was My Self-Esteem

I Confused Validation With Intimacy in Dating and Harmed Myself in the Process

Mar 1 • Joe Gibson

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February 2026

You’re Not Bad at Taking Risks — You Were Never Shown How

Learning to leap when no one held your hand

Feb 12 • Joe Gibson

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Hypervigilance and the Quiet Erosion of Self-Trust

How survival strategies follow us into adulthood

Feb 9 • Joe Gibson

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Planning Your Way Out of “Fine”

Don’t Wait for Your Life to Burn Down Before Instigating Change

Feb 7 • Joe Gibson

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