Escaping the Dark
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…
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Plus Sized Hiking Through the Pandemic
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…
Friends Who Destroy You
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Read MoreMy Name Is James Rose, And This Is My Story
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…
Escaping Abuse & Road To Recovery
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…
The Strength Of God
Starting from when I was a child, I remember growing up very poor. I remember sharing the back seat of an old car with my two older brothers, and I remember having to stop at McDonalds every morning to freshen…
Read This If You’re Done With Being Self-Destructive
Read More5 Things I Use To Manage My Mental Health
I thought it would be a nice idea to tell you about my favourite things I use to manage my mental health. Some I use for my anxiety, some for my depression, and some for both. Create a schedule: Sometimes…
You Are Not Alone
Author: Harrison Crooks
Learning To Accept Yourself
Author: Giulia Daniele Accepting ourselves is never easy. Loving everything about us is a journey that requires patience and a lot of energy. We spend so much time being conscious about the things we don’t like that we end up…
Whatever We Go Through Is Not ‘A Choice’ But The ‘Only Option’
Author: Abhila Shamunjal What most people think is, people who suffer from anxiety and depression can wake up one day and decide just ‘to get better.’ That one fine day we can wake up, sip up that hot coffee,…
I’ve Saved Five And A Half Lives
The first was at prom night. My date had ditched me for his crush, so I was the only one who noticed my classmate drinking too much of the complimentary champagne. When he left, I followed, and pulled him back…
My Internal Dichotomy
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