It’s dented. 
It’s scratched.
It looks prehistoric.

Your Water Bottle.

You are not sure if the shade it has turned is a design choice or just years of wear. Oh, they have been through more identity crises than your Spotify playlist. You probably don’t even remember where you got it - was it a freebie? Who knows. What matters is that if someone tries to take it from you, they are in for a very aggressive hydration-themed rant. 

It’s your therapist.
Your accountability buddy.
Your ride or die.
Your emotional support system with a weird smell that may or may not be permanent.

The Most Stable Relationship in 2025

Let’s be real. If your bottle could talk, it would start its podcast tomorrow: “If I spill, You Are Done For”.

• It has watched you attempt productivity at 2 am.
• It has seen you doom-scroll instead of sleeping.
• It has watched you breeze through deadlines.
• It has been within reach during your worst mental spirals and best shower thoughts.
• You carried it across cities, shoved it into backpacks, and dropped it from heights that would have sent most people to the ER. And yet? It survives. Quietly. Consistently. Supportively. 
  

You have probably forgotten to eat, call your mom, or put on real pants, but at least you have got that 1L pure emotional stability in your hand. Win.

Let’s Check Your Life Scoreboard

Unread texts: 47
Folded laundry: 0
Existential thoughts today: 12
Water intake: ✨  (thanks to the bottle)

And honestly? Everything feels better when you are hydrated!

My dad, for instance, religiously refills every empty bottle in the house throughout the day. No big speeches. No fuss. Just a quiet act of service that somehow keeps the emotional and hydration balance in the house intact. I am convinced he is secretly my bottle’s favourite human.

Your Bottle Has a Personality. Accept It.

At this point, it is basically a person.

It has dents = character development
It has stickers = emotional baggage (but aesthetic)
It feels empty occasionally = same

You have threatened to replace it at least twice, but we both know you won’t. This is your hydration soulmate. Your emotional carry-on. And honestly? Valid.

The Science of Sipping & Surviving

Studies (I made up) show that people with emotional support water bottles:

- Are 67% more hydrated than people without it 🚰
- Experience 23% fewer existential spirals per week 😵
- Show 42% improvement in ‘bottle toss accuracy’ during tantrums 😤

So it is really self-care. It is healthy. It is growth. 

And yes, it might also be co-dependence. But, like in a healthy way?

It’s Not Just Funny - It is Beautiful

Sure, it is hilarious that we get attached to simple objects. But here’s the thing: it’s not about the object. 

These everyday things? They become emotional placeholders. For routines. For memories. For a time, you felt just a little more okay. They are like tiny emotional support friends that do not interrupt you mid-sentence.

We Are All Emotionally Attached to Something!

We all have it - that thing we cling to like it’s the last piece of cake at a party. 

☕It could be a chipped mug you won’t throw or let anyone touch.
🎶Maybe a playlist that feels like a warm hug.
🏠Maybe a faded or torn t-shirt that feels like home.

It does not matter what it is, but we all have that one object (or habit) that has become a quirky form of emotional support.

I will admit I have one. Over the past few months, I have been holding on to this crumpled piece of foil instead of throwing it away. You know why? When I uncrushed it, it looked like Pizza. It’s been on my desk since then for 3 months, because pizzas comfort me in a weird way. 

We have all got our emotional support objects - and frankly, that’s okay. It is the small things that offer us a sense of comfort in chaos, and we have learned to embrace them. So whether you are clutching a water bottle or drowning yourself in your favourite oversized t-shirt, it is your personal form of self-care. 

A Little Bit of You

So if you have got something that helps you feel even 1% better in this weird, wonderful, overwhelming life, hold onto it. Let it stay. Let it comfort you. Let it be part of your story. 

Because sometimes, healing looks like hydration.

So here’s to the bottle
And the hoodie
And the sticker
And to all the tiny things keeping us human. 

P.S. If your emotions are spilling over this summer, our limited edition summer notebook + floating daisy candle is here to catch them all - Click here to check it out

With love(and at least 1L of water),

Keerthanaa
Founder, kwurk