by hi@nostigmas.org | Sep 29, 2025 | Uncategorized
MARA My story is certainly a work in progress, and I’m determined to make it a happy ending. I’m not the best storyteller, per se (and I don’t think my story is necessarily ready for publishing just yet), but I just wanted to explain a little about where I’ve come...
by hi@nostigmas.org | Sep 29, 2025 | Uncategorized
ANONYMOUS I don’t think you really value life until you’ve been close to losing it. Perhaps that’s why I love living life so much. And I wasn’t close to losing it in the traditional sense. No dramatic life or death situation. I was at my own mercy. Staring down the...
by hi@nostigmas.org | Sep 29, 2025 | Uncategorized
KAAJAL I have OCD or obsessive-compulsive disorder. This statement holds quite a bit of significance for myself, and as I can imagine, a large section of the community of those who suffer from OCD. I have struggled with it since the 8th grade. After around two years,...
by hi@nostigmas.org | Sep 29, 2025 | Uncategorized
By MANDI Ingo Trigger warnings: Sexual abuse, eating disorder, pregnancy trauma “The mind is a powerful thing,” as the phrase goes. The words we hear and compose about the world and ourselves shape our beliefs and inner worlds. They create perceptions and...
by hi@nostigmas.org | Sep 29, 2025 | Uncategorized
ORI Swim 2.4 miles. Bike 112. Run 26.2. Ever since I was 17, completing an Ironman triathlon has been high on my list of dreams. Something about the outrageousness of the challenge drew me in, “You mean I have to run a marathon after doing what?!” It’s such a...
by hi@nostigmas.org | Sep 29, 2025 | Uncategorized
JOANNA Can you think back to when you graduated high school? Or maybe you are a high school student getting ready to start your freshman year of college this fall. I remember this time as being an exciting new chapter of my life, but I was also nervous to be truly on...
