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What I call an ‘almost’: My first visit with my psychotherapist
So my first visit with my psychotherapist, how did it go? It was amazing! I was early, very...
‘Anticipatory grief’: Dealing with unknowns in wake of the coronavirus pandemic
This is a follow-up story to a previous piece written by...
‘These are different times’: Mental illness and self-isolation
Self-isolation can be triggering for someone suffering from mental illness. At the time of writing this, I’m...
I don’t want to be
About a year or so ago I read a Facebook post that explained what it was like to have anxiety to a friend. I searched and searched for that...
Hostage To My Captor
Stockholm Syndrome -- that condition that causes hostages to develop a psychological alliance with their captors during captivity. I believe I have developed the mental health equivalent with my captor,...
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....
How my misconceptions about suicide changed
I’ve dealt with Major Depressive Disorder since my late teens. I am now going on 27 and...
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?...
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...
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...
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...
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