Tag: Anxiety
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Narcissus
Content Warning: Self-harm, mental health I love you. You know exactly how much. I love the skin you roll between your fingers and the dips you wish you could cut away. I love the bruises you trace when you find them. I love the scars you collected, even the ones you gave yourself. I know ... -
Live For Them
I had my first doctor’s appointment since Covid. I was terrified my new doctor would yell at me for how bad things have gotten for me physically. My bladder spasms have gotten a lot worse. I usually don’t have any issues with leaking as long as I get to go to the bathroom twice. Now ... -
Why Exhaustion Is Not Always As Simple As Sleeping More
Have you ever said, “I’m so tired, I could sleep for a week!” Exhaustion seems like a rite of passage in our fast-paced, hustle more, think big society. But what happens when the exhaustion completely takes over? Is it as simple as taking a nap or going to bed an hour early? Overwhelming exhaustion can ... -
Back To The Rat Race?
It’s been a long year and a half since the pandemic hit our shores. There has been a lot of hand sanitizer under the bridge, making the time seem both elongated and truncated. Working from home turned into the new norm. Except, of course, for our front-line workers. Slowly, the rest of the workforce has ... -
Money Isn’t Your Life
This week I learned an important lesson. Most companies will not care if you quit. I wasn’t under the impression they would, but I thought that startups and small companies would care a little. I’m sure some do care about the overall health of their employees. I love my internships because of the communities within ... -
It Took Me 10 Years…
Trigger Warning- Domestic Violence It took me 10 years to fully get over you. Every blood-curdling scream from my throat over 3 years was a testament to the manipulation that you had subdued me to. It was 3 years of walking on eggshells and uneasiness and a semi-permanent lump in my throat and knot ... -
Adult Children Of Narcissistic Abuse: The Struggle To Survive
If you are that partner in crime… please leave now and get your innocent, helpless children out of that toxic environment. Stop waiting. Things are not going to get better. Your partner is not going to change. The fact that they’re sweet one moment isn’t going to stop them from becoming that monster a few ... -
Certain Uncertainties
While brainstorming ideas for this week’s article, I thought about current events in our country. They are hard to miss. It seems that COVID-19 was a mere appetizer in a year of national upheaval and unrest. Of course, as I write this, it is Election Day. But what is there to say about it? The ... -
3 Things You Shouldn’t Say To Abuse Survivors
Disclaimer: I am not a mental health professional; I am a mental health patient and these are my personal opinions. Unfortunately, human depravity has existed since the beginning of time. Abuse is not uncommon and, if you’re reading this, thank you. I can’t stress this enough; please stop saying toxic things to people in recovery. ... -
Letter To My Daughter Part II
You walked away without pretense I looked your way Hesitant You walked away without recourse I tried to speak With no remorse You walked away without a sound For that my heart Can not rebound You walked away, so far away Before too long The distance great I will not breathe ...