Despite the world around you, the influence social media may have on you that subconsciously picks apart your self esteem, you are good enough. Despite you late at night, questioning if your physical appearance meets this illusive socially constructed ‘standard,’…
All I want is to be loved, that’s the only thing I want. But I’m now realizing that I need to love myself before I can let anyone love me, it’s exhausting being in relationships when your mental health isn’t…
Being young is all about discovering who you are. It’s about learning what your insecurities are and juggling ways in which you try to deal with them. I may be this young, vibrant, confident female but I am still human…
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By: Kaylee Maendel Three years ago I fell. I fell into a vicious cycle of bulimia, starving myself and self harming. Maybe I did it to kill what was hurting me from inside, maybe to shut my depression and anxiety…
Author: @caitrecovers Living with mental illness is like living with a wall in your head. In my mind there’s a wall that’s held me back for so long, for too long to be honest. I started off with a…
My encountered with the dark started back in 2006. I was a college student just trying to navigate my young adult life. What started as a grumble of disinterest turned into a mountain of dark thoughts and feelings over the…
During the Spring of 2020, I was cooped up like everyone else and going stir crazy. I had already been struggling with my mental health and the pandemic made it 10x worse. My depression and anxiety were debilitating. As a…
Dear You, I used to think: “There’s something wrong with me” “I can’t believe I think that” “I’m a monster” All because of the thoughts coming in my head. On the outside, I was this good happy person, but I…
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Back in 2009, I was serving with the 2nd battalion at the Yorkshire regiment, on my first operational tour of Afghanistan. 5 weeks into my tour on a routine foot patrol in the upper valley of garesh we were due…
When I first downloaded Instagram and Snapchat, I followed all of the pretty girls because that’s what everyone does now. It’s social media, but they all look so perfect, like they have no flaws. I wanted to look like them…
I’d like to share my story. For those of you who don’t know, I’m an alcoholic. I’ve been drinking for almost 20 years. I was raised around alcohol and drugs my whole life with mental illness and addiction running on…
