Healing from Beliefs of Perfectionism And Anxiety as a Second-Generation Immigrant
“You have to work twice as hard to be half as good.”
Restarting the Recovery Clock
I watched those ten years on my recovery clock decrease back down to zero. It felt as though every bit of hard work that I’d sewn into my recovery had been undone.
The Healing Nature of Art Therapy
From drawing and crafting to painting and writing. Art has the ability to heal us.
18 Years of Being Misdiagnosed
At 30 years of age, I was diagnosed with OCD, panic disorder, and emetophobia.
You Do Not Need to Earn Love
Love has no limits. It arrives free of judgment. You do not need to earn love, just like you do not need to earn your breath.
Mania Beats Depression
Then I cycle. I cycle into depression. A better term would be crash. I crash face first.
The Aftermath of Choosing to Stay
No one told me that I could simultaneously feel guilty for wanting to take my own life yet grateful that I didn’t.
High-Functioning Depression: A Silent Fight
The thing about the bad days is: I’m really good at hiding them.
Don’t Wait to Celebrate
Right now. What better time to thank ourselves for how far we’ve come...
You Absolutely Are Special
In the history of the world, in all the people in it now, just one of them is you.
I Didn’t Get Sober Because It Was a Trend
Eliminating drinking alcohol for four weeks does not equate to recovery—or understanding the challenges of recovery for that matter.
You Can’t Do Everything Constantly
Our society obsesses over productivity as a way of quantifying a person’s worth. I’m here to end that fallacy.
