Category: Mental Health
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World Mental Health Day 10/10
Hope is universal, and mental health care is a human right no matter where you live or what language you speak. Feelings, struggles, and the need for connection are human experiences, felt around the world. World Mental Health Day exists as a moment for mental health advocates to rally together and get loud about the…
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A Little Something About the Word “Holistic”
People throw around the word “holistic” so much these days. They actually apply it to everything except — wait for it — depression. Yes, depression’s impact is holistic, affecting all aspects of life, including the body. The symptoms are just as physical as they are emotional. There are days when I wake up feeling as…
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The Biggest Secret About My Social Anciety
I actually don’t like people. People call me weird but I think that they are just as weird. However, they’re interesting & maybe even fun to watch — from a distance. I’m the one studying their body language and social cues. It’s a secret because since I do the complete opposite of someone with social…
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A story you don’t normally hear
I was always called ugly and unattractive. I was told I would never make it (as a woman). I was told that I was weird and crazy to want to be a graphic designer and artist as my career. I was always bullied for everything. Picked on and singled out. Even was bullied for wearing…
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When It Feels like It’s Too Much
Days when it feels like it’s too much Days I do t want to get out of bed Put on clean clothes; breakfast Some kind of self care Rendering my state of fear Generally state of hopelessness So far deep inside I’ll isolate On those day During those weeks Enduring those months Fighting tooth and…