I’ve been living with the effects of complex trauma for a long time, but for many years, I didn’t know what it was. Off and on throughout my life, I’ve struggled with what I thought was anxiety and depression. Or rather, In addition to being traumatized, I was anxious and depressed. …
Read More »I Need You to Understand Why I’m So Sensitive to Everything
Sometimes, when I get stressed, anxious or frustrated, I break down. The hard part is, it’s not just from things most people would find stressful. In fact, I deal pretty well with the big things: death, breakups, loss of a pet. I know these things are bad and I feel …
Read More »7 Reasons Some People Actually Feel Better and Happier During the Pandemic
As most folks struggle and stress to get through this messy mishmash we call pandemic, there is a certain group of people who are living a whole different sort of life. These folks are actually doing the opposite of struggling and stressing. There is, in fact, something about the current situation that …
Read More »When You Have to Remind Yourself Your Mental Illness Isn’t ‘Laziness’
I often wish I could be a “normal” wife. I wish I could keep a clean house, cook dinners, bake and have people over. I wish I could keep up on laundry and be organized. But no, the house is always a mess, I hardly ever cook, I rarely bake …
Read More »How Unhealed Childhood Wounds Wreak Havoc in Our Adult Lives
By Marlena Tillhon “The emotional wounds and negative patterns of childhood often manifest as mental conflicts, emotional drama, and unexplained pains in adulthood.” ~Unknown I am a firm believer in making the unconscious conscious. We cannot influence what we don’t know about. We cannot fix when we don’t know what’s wrong. I …
Read More »Why We Need to Talk About the Impact of Poverty on Mental Illness
I am poor. It feels strange typing it, because I am blessed with many things, but it is the truth. I am terrified an emergency will come one day and all of my savings suddenly will be depleted. I also struggle with depression and anxiety as a result of genetics and abuse. When low on …
Read More »Please Stop ‘Pill Shaming’ People With Anxiety and Depression
Editor’s note: Please see a doctor before starting or stopping a medication. After almost three years of being diagnosed with anxiety and depression, I recently found out that I have bipolar disorder. Taking these six pills daily is what keeps me afloat. I’m writing this in the hope that it will help …
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