shoaib khan
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I write stories that speak to the heart—raw, honest, and deeply human. From falling in love to falling apart, I capture the quiet moments that shape us. If you've ever felt too much or loved too hard, you're in the right place.
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Happiness Is Chemically Impossible to Sustain
Introduction: The Pursuit That Never Ends For centuries, humans have chased happiness like a finish line just out of reach. It’s embedded in our cultures, religions, and even national constitutions. But what if the real problem isn’t that we haven’t found happiness — it’s that our biology makes it impossible to hold onto?
By shoaib khan6 months ago in Psyche
Title: I Quit My 9-to-5 to Travel — Here's the Truth No One Talks About
Quitting my stable 9-to-5 job to travel the world sounded like a dream. And honestly, that’s exactly what I thought it would be—an Instagram-worthy, soul-healing, life-defining dream. For years, I scrolled past people sipping coconuts in Bali or working remotely from charming cafés in Lisbon. I wanted that life. So, in 2022, after much internal wrestling, I handed in my resignation letter, booked a one-way ticket to Thailand, and thought I was off to find myself.
By shoaib khan7 months ago in Earth
The Billion-Dollar Industry That Profits from Your Loneliness
Loneliness is a silent epidemic. Despite living in the most connected era in human history, millions of people feel more isolated than ever. But while loneliness destroys mental and physical health, a shadowy industry is quietly turning it into a goldmine.
By shoaib khan7 months ago in Chapters
If Life Gives You Lemons, Make a Mojito and Call It Self-Care
Life is chaotic. Between work deadlines, laundry piling up like a miniature Mount Everest, and the mysterious disappearance of at least one sock per load, adulthood can feel like an endless to-do list. But here’s the truth: you don’t always have to "fix" everything. Sometimes, the best way to handle life’s lemons is to squeeze them into a mojito, kick back, and declare it self-care.
By shoaib khan7 months ago in Humor
You’ll Never See the World the Same after Reading This
What if I told you that much of what you think, feel, and believe… might not actually be yours? It sounds strange—maybe even uncomfortable—but the way we see the world isn’t as solid as we believe. Behind the curtain of our everyday choices, memories, and emotions is a mind playing tricks, shaping our entire reality without asking for permission.
By shoaib khan7 months ago in Fiction
How the Smell of Rain Saved Me from a Panic Attack
It always starts the same way—tightness in my chest like a hand curled too tightly into a fist, short shallow breaths, and the heat crawling up my neck as if shame is a physical thing. The world narrows. My heartbeat, normally a quiet metronome in the background, becomes a riot in my ears. No thought stays long enough to soothe me. They tumble like socks in a dryer—loud, warm, spinning fast.
By shoaib khan7 months ago in Humans
The Man I Yelled at in Traffic Sent Me Flowers the Next Day
It started like any other Tuesday: rushed, scattered, and two sips behind on my morning coffee. I had spilled something on my shirt, forgotten my lunch, and barely made it out of the driveway without snapping at my dog for being too slow to say goodbye. You know — one of those days.
By shoaib khan7 months ago in Confessions
The Stranger Who Listened When No One Else Would
There are moments in life when you feel completely invisible. When the noise around you is so loud, yet you feel unheard. Like you’re shouting in an empty room, hoping someone—anyone—will finally listen. For me, that moment came on an ordinary evening that turned out to be anything but.
By shoaib khan7 months ago in Psyche
How a Taxi Driver Became My Unlikely Therapist
It was one of those nights — the kind that makes you feel like the world has given up on you, and you’re just too tired to care. I had missed a major deadline at work, had a fight with my best friend, and was on the verge of a quiet breakdown. When I stepped into the taxi just after midnight, all I wanted was silence and a ride home.
By shoaib khan7 months ago in Confessions
How a Stranger’s Words Saved My Life One Cold Night
Sometimes, life brings us to the edge — not the physical kind, but the emotional one. It's the point where everything feels heavy, silent, and cold, no matter how loudly the world moves around us. I found myself there one night, under a dark sky and a colder heart, when a stranger's unexpected words reminded me that even in the worst moments, hope can arrive quietly — and change everything.
By shoaib khan7 months ago in Humans
The 90-Day Love Lab: How Your Brain Secretly Tests Relationships (And How to Pass)"
"Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies." — Aristotle Modern neuroscience has uncovered what poets have long suspected: romantic love follows a precise biological timeline. The first 90 days of a relationship represent a critical evolutionary threshold where infatuation chemistry either transforms into lasting attachment or fades into memory. This transitional window reveals fundamental truths about how and why we love.
By shoaib khan7 months ago in Fiction
THE LAST ROAD TRIP
The engine coughed, sputtered, then roared back to life as Jax white-knuckled the steering wheel. The old Chevy had been his father’s—a relic from the Before Times, when gas was cheap and music wasn’t a death sentence. Beside him, Nova chewed her thumbnail raw, her knee bouncing like a live wire.
By shoaib khan7 months ago in Fiction
