Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation & Advocating For Myself
A few months earlier, I had asked my psychiatrist about Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), an alternative to antidepressants.
Talking About Suicide with Dr. Thomas Joiner
Preventing suicide also means learning about and understanding what makes people consider suicide. Dr. Thomas Joiner helps us do just that.
The Difference Between Panic and Anxiety
While these terms, “anxiety attack” and “panic attack,” tend to be used interchangeably, they are actually quite different from one another.
It Was Never Just About Drugs
I needed to feel in control because my mind was always out of control.
The Small, the Simple, the Weird, the Inspirational, and the Love-Driven
Holding on is a beautiful thing. A beautiful thing that I am so proud of you for doing.
A Letter of Hope For You
Sometimes I imagine life to be like a playlist of songs, but it’s on shuffle and you don't know what song will come next.
Visible to Many Yet Unseen by All
My mental health needed tending to, and I couldn’t put it off any longer.
Healing Happens Together
My eating disorder no longer lived in the places where only I noticed its existence, it had begun to leak into places I never intended it to go
Rebuilding My Shattered Reflection
I struggled heavily with my self-image and confidence and tried tirelessly to fit into a mold that I wasn't built for.
You’re Allowed to Feel Emotions
Feeling nothing at all detaches me from the world. I don't feel pain, but I also don't feel joy.
Back Burners and Front Lines
Anything besides “normal” is not socially acceptable and is considered “unnatural” because assimilating is what kept our ancestors alive.
Depression and Frank the Spider
Even though people would be surprised if I told them I was depressed, it doesn't make me feel better.
