When we are thrust into the whirlwind of a depressive episode, whether it last for a few days or weeks or more, eventually there is the breakdown,… Read more “Depression Hangovers”
For Fucks Sake Y’all – Stop Concern-Trolling Fat People!!
How bout we all stop pretending that we’re concern-trolling a fat person because we’re earnestly worried about their health?
So you think you’re high-functioning?
There’s a lot of ink being spilled these days on a new subset of mental health diagnoses that describe the experience of people who don’t appear to… Read more “So you think you’re high-functioning?”
I’m So Depressed I Can’t Read
I’ll find my eyes scanning the lines— pages and pages will go by and slowly it’ll occur to me that I haven’t registered a single word of… Read more “I’m So Depressed I Can’t Read”
Your Body Loves Your Life Even When Your Mind Does Not
I was asked recently, ‘Do you value your own life?’ It’s a strange question, one I don’t think people often ask themselves. Even those of us with… Read more “Your Body Loves Your Life Even When Your Mind Does Not”
What Do I have to Say?
I was reading about some Influencer this morning—I won’t name her, don’t feel that that’s appropriate—but she’s fairly widely known in the whole Instagram sphere— an ambitious… Read more “What Do I have to Say?”
Make the Effort to Make Yourself Feel Hot — or at Least Not Ugly
Recently one night I was being a potato person–wrapped up in blankets and sprawled out on the recliner, some trash reality show on the tv. I was… Read more “Make the Effort to Make Yourself Feel Hot — or at Least Not Ugly”
Call Me Lazy. Call Me Selfish.
How can we make someone take our mental health seriously? Is there ever a way? Shit. I don’t know. I don’t know and I’m done trying.
Travel Panic
Whats it like to travel with an anxiety disorder? How often does it happen that our anxiety drains the joy out of adventure and experiencing a new place? Is it possible to still love and benefit from travel even for those of us with anxiety?
Don’t Apologize for Stupid Shit
I know some of y’all out there are like me who’ve maybe been raised or maybe battered by your circumstances into being shifty-eyed, hunched over, skittish introverts… Read more “Don’t Apologize for Stupid Shit”
Black Pomegranate 