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Hitting Rock Bottom – How I Recovered From Addiction

“You’re just a drug addict. There is no hope. There is nothing left to live for....

Feb 12, 2020

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How my misconceptions about suicide changed

I’ve dealt with Major Depressive Disorder since my late teens. I am now going on 27 and...

Feb 5, 2020

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Maybe I’m the reason

Heavy breathing, shaking body, bloodshot eyes, and nails digging into a scalp. The exhaustion makes it worse, but it leads to the inability to sleep as well. Isn’t that funny?...

Jan 29, 2020

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Solitude

I was an unwanted child, the product of an unplanned pregnancy. So my birth parents split immediately and I was awarded to my mother. She was too young for...

Jan 22, 2020

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Depression isn’t just a punch

Depression isn’t just a punch, where you can wipe off your wound and keep going. It can knock you down for what feels...

Jan 15, 2020

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When the glass house shatters

Back in June I experienced something that I’ve never quite ever experienced before. It resulted in me having to take some unexpected time off...

Jan 8, 2020

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Hollow Words That I Live By

Living with PTSD and major depressive disorder, I was shocked to learn, and unfortunately experience on a daily basis, just how numb my...

Dec 18, 2019

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What it’s like to be suicidal and alone

Warning: Some content may be triggering, reader discretion advised. The first time you tell a stranger that you’re suicidal, it’s predictably weird and it...

Nov 13, 2019

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My Love/Hate Relationship With Stigma

Stigma. The sound of that very word strikes anger in many of us burdened with mental health challenges. It also, unfortunately, strikes fear in...

Nov 6, 2019

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Mental illness does not define me

“It’s my fault” is what I say to myself. My oldest son, almost nine, was diagnosed with two types of anxiety disorders two...

Oct 30, 2019

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No longer alone with my secret

I have always cried for no reason, felt sad for no reason and generally been unhappy. I thought it was because I was the...

Oct 23, 2019

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Just like you

My name is Aida and I’m diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and a type of bipolar disorder. When I was a kid I was very introverted and it was hard...

Oct 16, 2019