I’ve dealt with Major Depressive Disorder since my late teens. I am now going on 27 and...
I was born in 1980. My struggles with mental illness began when I was four years old. I started sticking myself with sewing needles and slamming my head against...
At a very early age I began self harming -- I was a hair puller. My parents were constantly trying to hide bald spots. They took me to a doctor...
I have been riddled with shame ever since I can remember, which is as far back as six years old. I was born with...
I was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) when I was 17 years old (2008). I had always been very shy; I had always been scared to try new...
There will be days that hurt worse than you can imagine. Days that feel like weights. Anchors. Drowning. There will be days that make you question everything. Whether you’ll laugh again, whether you’ll...
Today is a great day to tell my story. It is Thanksgiving and I am grateful for this life! I don’t know if it was because of watching "13...
A few weeks ago I had a bad night. It had been a good day nothing bad had happened and I was ‘ok’. I guess that somehow makes me feel...
A few weeks ago, I had a bad night. It had started off as a good day, nothing bad had happened and I was ‘ok’. I guess that makes me...
I don't know what happened. Well, I do know, I lost the battle tonight. I did not have the energy to fight him. ED snuck up on me. I...
My name is Caregiver. Not the name I was born with but the name I chose when our son could no longer hide the new friends he was answering to...