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Category: Self Expression
For The Mentally Ill Folks Who Didn’t Think They’d Make It This Year
The year had only just begun when I heard my psychiatrist, his voice quiet on the other end of the phone, telling me to go to the emergency room. “Will you go?” he asked me.
And I remember in that moment feeling like my cells were crawling and clawing in my body. The mere state of “being” was painful. I wanted to ask that doctor if he knew what he was asking me to do. How could he ask me to stay when everything hurt this much?
Last January, I couldn’t think of one good reason not to jump in front of the next train.
It’s December.
There were a million reasons not to.
Here’s what I would have missed: Trying my first veggie burger at Burger King. Learning I had obsessive-compulsive disorder. Eating sushi for the first time. Getting the first job that I’ve ever loved. Finding the…
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Time for a new story
Realizing that holding onto the story of pain is a learned mechanism. One built from a place of longing for security and aiming for survival. There comes a time when the story no longer serves its purpose. It becomes more detrimental than helpful in the end. Doing more harm than good, isolating rather than connecting … Continue reading Time for a new story
Here’s To The Woman
Here’s to the woman coming into her own slowly but surely in the light of Weinstein and all the others I just want to remind you of the strength that you hold as you continue to persist it doesn’t matter whether you come forward and tell the world or choose to stay in the shadows … Continue reading Here’s To The Woman
Rest and Recalibration
How to achieve balance in this new stage and state of existence ? There are some things I find myself constantly working to overcome battling fatigue, working through anxiety and depression and Imposter syndrome. It's been an interesting process. I'm glad for where I am right now versus where I used to be. I'm just so … Continue reading Rest and Recalibration
Dear Woman
Dear Woman, You are love. You are a lovely and beautiful sight to behold. Brilliance and beauty become you. You are glorious in your own right. You have been blessed with a lovely mind, body, and spirit. You have a brilliant mind. You have been blessed with a wonderful set of unique gifts and abilities. … Continue reading Dear Woman
A Letter to Anyone Feeling Lost
To whoever is reading this, You’re doing fine. You will eventually find your way. I know that what is plaguing you now really hurts. You questioning who you are and what you’re about. Feeling out of place. Lost. Displaced. Misunderstood. Unloved. Unlovable. One which desperately needs guidance. Feeling like you constantly shatter and fall apart … Continue reading A Letter to Anyone Feeling Lost
Do your dreams mean anything to you?
I’ve been recently thinking in these last few days and weeks of this semester. This question came to mind: “Do your dreams mean anything?” This really struck me. I’ve gotten so caught up in comparing myself to the successes of my peers that I see on social media posting snapshots of their lives. It’s … Continue reading Do your dreams mean anything to you?
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