Thoughts Why is thank you so hard? If I express how something made me feel great in some way, I have to acknowledge that at some point (or all the time) there was (or is) something that made me feel bad in some way.
Depression Paused Am I losing that drive? Who am I without it? Am I going to have the will and energy to claw my way back? Or am I just going to buckle and become an empty person that's just living without a reason...
Depression The Burden What if I start feeling better? I wasted all that time feeling so terrible, I could have been so much more if only I got help sooner...
Thoughts Music and meditation Meditation was always sold to me as not having a thought in your head: not doing anything, completely be nothing, do nothing. I tried. I tried so many times to achieve that, but never came close to it for a second.
Anxiety Backslide How do I feel like me again? Why did this even happen? When will I get out? Will I ever... get out?
Depression Betrayed by logic How the hell do I calm the anxiety when it has solid, strong roots in reality.
Thoughts Joker And The Mental Stigma Does the new Joker movie really portrays mental illness in a wrong way?
Anxiety What am I going to do now? I was walking past the mirror and it caught my eye. My hair is black, so that small “pale” round patch of skin was hard to miss.
Thoughts Separated by Distance - Life as an Immigrant Child It's really hard being the extended family that lives on another continent. Especially because there's 5 of us over here and at least a hundred family members that I have met and remember and their friends. It's really a lot to try and wrap your head around.
Anxiety Don't be a Shrimp In the wild, being a shrimp means to be a meal for something bigger. For a shrimp, anxiety is instinct.
Depression Chaos I feel like I can only speak to myself in vagueness. Because I can't understand my feelings... or maybe I understand them and just don't want them. I don't always like my feelings but that doesn't stop them from being there.
Anxiety Keeping The Calm Before The Storm When your whole life feels like a never ending stormy weather.
Depression Holiday Depression This year I didn't feel like putting on a fake festive attitude. Because I didn't feel it. I didn't want to feel it... And that's okay right?
Depression What is Normal Anyway? Growing up I was not the typical girl. I loved video games, watching super hero cartoons, power rangers; I hated pink and dresses. I did love my stuffed animals and playing with some of that doll house stuff that I had. I wasn't that different. I didn't think I was anyway.
Anxiety Is it really so much to just want hair? I don't want sympathy. "It's just hair," as I tell most people when I'm trying to explain it. But, it's more than that. This is something that has shaped me as a person since I first found out. Here's my hair loss story beginning to present.
Depression Positive Eeyore When it comes to life I try not to get focused on the things that can go well. Instead I focus on what can go wrong. Not because I like being negative, though.
Depression Impact of Early Life Maybe I've been depressed longer than I realized. Did I not want to make friends? Did I enjoy being alone? Was I trying to avoiding the pain that comes with knowing you'll not see that friend again? Did I really think I wasn't worth their time?
Anxiety Just A Friendly Reminder Sometimes we are so caught up on "being someone" for everybody else that we forget to be that someone for ourselves. If that's the case, here's a reminder for you.
Anxiety That One Day I Met Myself We catch glimpses of our reflection every day. But have you ever looked into a mirror and seen through it? Seen who you really were, and not just who your depression tells you you are?
Venting Gone Wrong Although you may know you can't control all situations, it's good to be able to at least talk about them.
