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Grasping for Hope: Depression, Failure, and Self-Care

Trigger Warning: anxiety, depression, sickness, job loss, pandemic Three Months Ago Every visit to social media is filled with college classmates getting married and having babies. Their careers are blossoming. A cousin decided she wanted to change careers, so she went back to school online

Resource: Explaining Depression

*This is one of a series of posts we are planning for our readers to use as a tool to help someone in their life better understand the tenets of mental health. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, nearly one in five adults

Resource: Explaining Anxiety

*This is one of a series of posts we are planning for our readers to use as a tool to help someone in their life better understand the tenets of mental health. While awareness of mental health struggles is becoming a more common subject in

Handling the Holidays

Trigger Warning: Mention of depression/anxiety Christmas time is a lively time for many; spending time with family and old friends and exchanging gifts under the tree. It’s a time of tinsel and eggnog and colorful lights on illuminating displays on houses. Many indulge in the

100% Not Normal and 100% Okay

Trigger Warning: mention of death, depression There was never a moment I knew. I just always assumed from age 12 that something was wrong with me and that something wasn’t right in my head. I just pushed it down by throwing myself into fandom, school,

Managing Anxiety, Meds Adjustments, and Making Art

Trigger warning: References to suicide MANAGING ANXIETY About a year ago I had a massive, prolonged panic attack while stage-managing a play. Luckily, I knew enough people with anxiety who also worked in the theatre that I knew what was going on--but knowing what was

Isn’t This Normal?

I never thought that I was someone who was struggling with anxiety. I was just living my life, constantly having negative thoughts that would begin to spiral and always imagining the worst case scenario. But I assumed that everyone has these same sorts of thoughts

Life’s a Road Trip and Here’s the Playlist

As someone who’s been on many a long road trip, I can personally say it’s crucial to have the right tunes (or the right podcast) on the road with you. Whether you’re operating as both the driver and the DJ or you have a DDJ

How Can I Do Better?

Questions I have for Someone Living with Mental Illness I may be someone who likes to boost others in their endeavors to be more open about their mental illness but I have a confession: I know I’m not doing the best I can. Part of

Learning Coping Mechanisms

Sometimes the Struggle is a Daily Battle I have struggled with anxiety and depression for most of my life. I started therapy a few years ago and it was the best thing I could do for my mental health. I learned some important coping mechanisms,

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