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Arlita R. Rahman

How my traumatic childhood made me burnt out in my 30s

This is an excerpt between me and my therapist (S) paraphrased where my husband is sitting next to me.

4 min readMar 2, 2022

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Arlita R. Rahman

Indonesian Girls

Let’s call her Amy. Amy is 20-something girl who recently acquired her Bachelor’s degree. Amy have had boyfriends yet she never had sex…

6 min readFeb 16, 2021

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Arlita R. Rahman

Why do I have to celebrate my birthday?

“What is it about a birthday that made one has to celebrate?” I started thinking about it as soon as I was back from Kenya, completely…

4 min readSep 2, 2019

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Arlita R. Rahman

Shout “Penis!” to Get a Boyfriend: How I Met Mine

I have a Swedish friend who used to tell me indecent Swedish words. One of the words was, of course, penis in Swedish (“kuk”). “The penis”…

4 min readMay 6, 2019

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Arlita R. Rahman

I am deleting Instagram because

Today I searched a certain product on my phone browser. Later that day I opened my instagram, the product appeared on my feed. So they…

1 min readNov 6, 2018

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Arlita R. Rahman

Boobs, Swedish Gyms, and Lena Dunham’s Girls

Growing up, I thought my boobs were weird. They don’t look like the boobs that appeared on movies, the only reference I had to other boobs…

7 min readFeb 1, 2018

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Arlita R. Rahman

How I Met Depression

According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 300 million people around the world are affected by depression. I am one of them.

10 min readMay 31, 2017

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Arlita R. Rahman

Arlita R. Rahman

Sundanese by blood, Indonesian by passport, American by accent, Asian by skin, Muslim by culture, Earthling by heart, Swedish by values.

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