Tag: anxiety
Who I Am Is Beautiful & Bisexual
We all have moments in our lives where we try to fight reality or hide the truth. Sometimes, we do it in order to protect…
Anxiety Makes Me Think Everyone Will Leave
I’m an outgoing person. I enjoy talking and meeting new people. I love social gatherings and surrounding myself with my favorite people. They sometimes say…
5 Things Children Of An Alcoholic Do
We all know that our childhood directly impacts our adulthood, yet most of us rarely stop to think about it. Naturally, one of the largest…
How I Told My Daughter About Mental Illness
Over the past two years, I have been admitted to my local psychiatric hospital four times, attended an intensive outpatient program for four months, plowed…
6 Lessons From My Inpatient Hospitalization
I first walked through the doors of my local psychiatric hospital over two years ago. I felt so terrified that I could barely speak. Somehow…
How An IOP Program Helped Me Find Myself
The first time I walked into the doors at my local psychiatric hospital to start their Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), I was absolutely terrified… so terrified…
Mental Health Holds No Silver Linings
We live in a world where we tell people there’s only one way to feel: OK. When someone isn’t smiling and skipping around, we tell…