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Late Night Thoughts on Growing Up, Overthinking, and Living in Bhopal for Girl at 21

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  Hi, I’m Aarohi (not my real name), but a name that feels close enough to who I am here. I’m 21 years old and from Bhopal . I don’t really have too many friends, and even with the ones I have, I’m not always able to share every thought that comes to my mind. Some things sound funny to them, some turn into arguments, and some make people think I overthink too much. Maybe they simply don’t see things the way I do, and honestly, that’s fine. So I decided to create this small space for myself. A place where I can write freely about everyday life, random observations, social issues, feelings, experiences, and thoughts that usually stay inside my head longer than they should. Most days, my life is very normal. College work. Scrolling endlessly on my phone. Adding things to shopping carts I never buy. Trying to make decent content with barely 400 followers. Watching people in cafés while pretending not to. Overthinking simple conversations at night. Nothing extraordinary. But sometimes ...