Day: March 22, 2016
My Decision….
This is where I have started….to live or not to live
https://iwant2liveblog.wordpress.com/2016/03/22/my-decision/
Fighting for Sanity
Photo taken by contributor Jaeda DeWalt, a conceptual self-portrait artist in her forties from Seattle, Washington. Jaeda’s battles with mental illness hearken back to her earliest memories, at age 4, when she became obsessed with the number four and performed exhaustive rituals in patterns of four. She struggled with her mental health throughout her childhood and teen years until her late twenties when […]
http://brokenlightcollective.com/2016/03/21/fighting-for-sanity/
My Little Princess
I could hardly see through the stream of tears, but that shade of red that covered my hands was all too familiar for me to not know what it was. It happened again. I thought I was over this, I thought we had fixed this issue. I suppose not. All I could see around me […]
https://angelpearce2.wordpress.com/2016/03/22/my-little-princess/
Anxiety is
Anxiety is my 3yo niece biting her arm when she’s uncomfortable because she doesn’t know how to react Anxiety is my mom pulling her fingers through her hair until I hold her hand to stop her when she has too many things to do and not enough time Anxiety is my dad trying to close […]
Being Positive is Contagious
A cold or flu may not be the only infectious result of our interactions with one another. We are just as likely to catch someone’s bad mood, frenetic manner and negative attitude. Studies have shown what we’ve all known to be true. Emotions are contagious. Researchers call them emotional contagions and they impact our home and work environments, […]
https://brilliantlyliv.wordpress.com/2016/03/22/being-positive-is-contagious/
Self-doubt, rejection, and direction.
Some people will tell you to never show others your weaknesses, it makes you vulnerable; I say fuck that. I have looked my demons right in the face and snarled back. Dealing with emotional or mental Heath is a very strange, rough, and daunting task. I have suffered from depression and anxiety ever since I was […]
https://adventuresofbeard.wordpress.com/2016/03/22/self-doubt-rejection-and-direction/
The Complexity of Suicide: …
The Complexity of Suicide: Sometimes a person can only handle so much pain that they suffer daily without anyone knowing because they hide that pain behind a smile, saying “I’m Fine”. The worst thing someone can do is to know about this pain and ignore it, walk away and not care. We all have our […]
The Long Road to Recovery
I felt it was about time for an update. A lot has happened, a lot stays the same. I still have depression and anxiety, but things have improved here and there. I do not spend every day in bed, every day is not a struggle. I actually have times where I feel hopeful, I have […]
https://geekinheritstheearth.wordpress.com/2016/03/22/the-long-road-to-recovery/
Have Anxiety? Avoid Sugar. Here’s Why.
Sugar… it’s not great for your mental health. Obviously, there are good sugars (those you find in fruits, etc.), but there is lots of bad sugar (sugar added to our foods, found in our beverages, and our “treats”). So, let me talk briefly about my recent experience with sugar. A month or so ago, my […]
http://journeytocalm.org/2016/03/22/have-anxiety-avoid-sugar-heres-why/