Life… The Mighty Drama
Shakespeare said life is a great drama where we come on stage when born, and exit at death. So if society assigns me the role of Mad Man, what do I do? I have to act mad to survive and keep acting according to the script, all the time wondering who is the author...
Dear Depression
It's been a long 21 years. I can't say I'm going to miss you. We met 21 years ago when I was 10 years old. You came in my life and all my focus went towards you. You had my full attention. I did stupid things for you. I could've died from the things I did for you. I...
A Long Road to Finding Me
My addiction to benzos and sleeping pills nearly took my life. In an effort to self-medicate my depression, anxiety and insomnia away, I lost total control and plunged deeper and deeper into the abyss of mental illness and addiction. I lived in a clouded haze because...
The Possibility of Hope
I have been in a Psychiatric hospital for 7 and a half weeks, and today I am being birthed into reality. Today is discharge day.25 years of suffering with chronic depression and life long abuse has brought me here.I have no idea what awaits me, I know that two months...
Schizoaffective Disorder
I was in college at the time and slowly it started with burning leg pains, depression, anxiety, fatigue and occasional paranoid thoughts which led to a diagnosis of a thyroid condition. But when the depression and fatigue lingered, my parents asked our doctor who...
Gift of Happiness
I still remember with nostalgia the days I spent absorbing myself in unhelpful social media pages. The days where I would contemplate eating an apple for the day or continue to exercise without a single reward. The days where I would wear layers of clothes, thousands...
One Day at a Time
I had a traumatic experience when I was 14-years-old, which then caused a non-existing relationship with my mother. I was brought up being told that I could not talk about anything and that I was not allowed to show any emotions. So, that’s what I did. I started...
Self-Care is ED’s Worst Enemy
Self-care can feel like torture.Don’t get me wrong, self-care is crucial to our overall wellness. Our minds, bodies, and souls all require conscious actions that rejuvenate us, that refill our batteries to take on each day’s tasks and challenges.The struggle with...
A Silent Fighter
SABRINA I will not be a victim, I will be a voice.Although my voice may shake I am not weak. I am not just a survivor, I am a fighter!A girls night out took a turn for the worst, innocent flirting and being a tease with no intentions, became a horror movie I...
Artwork Through The Ages
MICHAEL I want to tell you my journey with my mental health, since I was 13 I have suffered from Tourettes, Anxiety and Depression, with some Self Harm along the way (and self esteem issues). All throughout high school I was bullied but through that I found artwork to...
Helping Others Can Stop Your Pain
EMAN I have grown up in a place where we don't talk about mental illness; some don't think it is a real and serious thing. I was depressed, alone; I can't share really what I feel, my pain; nightmares. I suffered from misconceptions and stigma, lack of support, it was...
Dealing with Depression & Anxiety
EMMA Hi All 🙂 I have been going through a really hard time with my mental health, and I wrote this blog to try and set myself free from it, and hopefully come out from under the fog. If you struggle with depression and anxiety, please read this and know that you are...
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