In Focus: My Experience With Derealization
DR is first recognized as a visual distortion, but the sensations are not tied to sight alone. It is a full-body experience.
DR is first recognized as a visual distortion, but the sensations are not tied to sight alone. It is a full-body experience.
These words were spoken in love and broadcast in an attempt to project shame.
Cricket taught me that hope is everlasting—but sometimes you have to think outside of the box to find what works for you.
I’m still new to the term “Borderline Personality Disorder.” I’m still learning to recognize moments of dissociation, depression, and euphoria.
I get so excited to show and tell, to say, “Look, the meds that breathed life back into me.”
My skin feels hot and my jaw clenches. My hands are gripping the wheel. Intrusive thoughts make an attempt to take over.
I was completely unaware of the things that had been stored in my body for years.
I don’t let myself feel it.
My recovery did not begin until I truly accepted I would have to manage and cope with Bipolar Disorder for the rest of my life.
We are worth loving through our brokenness and our pain.
I lost my son to suicide. Then, I lost the necklace I got to remember him.
Suicide, much like addiction, disease, and other mental health diagnoses can happen to anyone.
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