Category: Mental Health
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Our Brown Skin Doesn’t Carry Much Weight As Others. Why?
Thinking about everything and wondering why the world, media, bank institutions, pop artists, clothing lines, sneaker brands, and everyone else that canceled Kanye for hate speech does the same for Black folks suffering from hate speech, hate crimes, and systematic hate and racism. We go through the battles fought in our minds as we wake…
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The Quiet One
There are so many reasons why a person is quiet. In a world of noise, being quiet is frown upon. Quiet people been invalidated so many times. They’re low on confidence. They aren’t feeling well or have a physical ailment that makes it hard to speak. They grew up in an environment where silence was…
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Signs You’re Not “Just Tired”, You Have Chronic Fatigue
Chronic fatigue is something that is hard to explain & can be a symptom of a wide-variety chronic illnesses. Chronic fatigue can involve getting sleepy but the exhaustion is much more debilitating than the tiredness a healthy person may feel after not sleeping enough. Chronic fatigue can also heighten other symptoms, such as pain, muscle…
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But Here I am, Living In My 30’s
Being in my 30’s is interesting because I never thought I’ll make it too see age 30, let alone 33. This isn’t because of any chronic illness I have or any pain and not even my depression. I never thought I would make it because I didn’t believe I deserved to live and did a…
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Identifying As Disabled?
I remembered the term “disabled” as a kid meant being without a certain function. I say this because my dad is legally blind and legally disabled — or without sight. This was a mindset I had – without a certain function (physical or mental). However, I learned more on how complex identifying with a disability.…