Intense panic and fear that your loved ones don’t like you and could leave you randomly at any moment. People-pleasing, rash decisions, terror, confusion.
9 Reasons Why My Anxiety Makes Me Awesome
Anxiety is my superpower. It makes you awesome too! If you battle with self-doubt, negative self-image and other people’s ignorance, this is for you.
Welcome to Honesty
Being honest about my mental illness has played a huge role in my recovery. Once I stopped hiding my mental illness, I accepted who I am.
How drawing helped me recover from major depression and gave my life meaning
I have discovered the healing power of drawing. I’m here today through my recovery journey using drawing. Drawing saved my life. Now I want to teach others.
Social media and mental health
Social media can cause envy, frustration and addiction. It’s worse for young people, and risks our mental health. How to use it wisely.
Make it about yourself, not what other people think
How many decisions do you make in a day, and how many of them might you make differently if you weren’t worried about what other people would think?
The Pandemic of False Positivity
I take issue with the nationwide pandemic of false positivity and how it’s used so judgmentally. People shame others for feeling emotions.
How I am rebuilding my confidence
I’m rebuilding my confidence by dancing again. I’m a work in progress. Under construction. One tiny dance step at a time.
Losing My Smile
My confidence was never from within and now I take five times longer on my appearance and hide from cameras. I miss my smile.
“You’ve come so far” or Have I?
People keep saying “You’ve come so far” but I still feel like I’m in the same place. How do they measure how far I’ve come? What if I fail?
I live with and suffer from Bipolar Disorder
By Tressey Allison I live with and suffer from Bipolar Disorder. I say it like that, because for me it’s true. Bipolar disorder is a ‘black’ thing that’s with me, always. There are so many times I want to shake it off, give it back and say, ‘I don’t want Continue Reading
Body Image, Societal Expectations and Mental Health
By Tina Blacksmith In our world, women are held to utterly ridiculous standards when it comes to beauty and body image. We must get manicures weekly. No one should be able to see even one pore on our face. We should spend shitloads of money on expensive makeup that will Continue Reading