Tag: anxiety and depression
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Why Do I Always Have To Be Strong
Who you are, internally and externally, is beautiful and worthy of respect and kindness. My identity and experiences deserves room to be vulnerable. There are so many cultural, societal, and generational beliefs that’s tell people to be strong all the time, especially when it comes to mental health. Sometimes, it makes me feel not worthy…
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Life With Depression | “You don’t look depressed” | Cinematic Mini Vlog
Filmed and edited by me. This is a cinematic version of what depression looks like for me. Everyone is different and I carry it well. Just because someone carries it well doesn’t mean it’s not real or it’s not heavy. The blah moments, the days I’m overthinking, the days I can’t get out of bed,…
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On the days I don’t like myself
It’s not that I don’t like myself completely but there are days I wish I was a little like other people who weren’t going through mental health issues all the time. Let me back up. As a kid I was always that quiet kid, I wasn’t happy nor a sad kid. I was quite well-spoken…
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The Paradox of My Anxiety
I’ve always struggled to find words to describe my diagnosis or to put into words a definition to my mental illness. Broken is one way I could easily describe who I am. People around me do not see it but the cracks are there and just below the surface. It’s clearly hidden by a smile…
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Feeling happy and depressed at the same time
Happy or sad, excited or indifferent, anxious or calm life has shown me that emotions don’t always go by some neat categories. It is entirely possible, and entirely human, to feel happy and depressed at the same time. Living with depression isn’t a perpetual state of sadness. There are days filled with laughter, moments of…