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Reminding Myself to Never Abandon Myself
People suffer from a vast majority of things and ailments every day. For someone like me, it’s hard to believe. I just assumed I was stressing too much but I didn’t really find out until almost my 30’s that it was all anxiety and mild depression. It is hard to be social. I’ve always had…
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Wearing My Heart On My Sleeve
Speaking up is not my gift. This is something I try hard to do but when the time arises, I’m just unable to. I’m reluctant to speak out for fear of hurting another’s feelings – even when I know I’m right. I have dealt with recurrent depressive episodes that went unseen and undiagnosed. I have…
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Want to Know How Do I Feel?
Incoming Dr.House quote What Dr. House said to Lisa Cuddy after she broke up with him. “Want to know how I feel?! I feel hurt”. I do. Mentally and physically from my symptoms of my depression and fibromyalgia. Like someone is squeezing my muscles and nerves constantly. It’s incredibly frustrating dealing with feeling misunderstood &…
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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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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…