Last month, I came out to a few people close to me as a lesbian. For so long I’ve identified as pansexual but that label hasn’t felt right for quite some time. I’ve known for a while that I prefer and only want to be involved with women; however, there was a part of me […]
Read More Coming Out of the Closet… AgainLately, I’ve been going through the usual ups and downs of life. Some days I’m full of joy and loving everything about life. Others, it feels like things are falling apart. This range of emotions is also likely due to me having bipolar disorder and experiencing intense mood swings. I also tend to be a […]
Read More Elevating My Life – Life UpdateSocial anxiety is an intense and persistent fear that you’re being watched and judged by others. When someone lives with social anxiety, daily interactions can cause irrational anxiety and self-consciousness. Living with social anxiety is crippling. I feel like I’ve always struggled with some level of social anxiety but there were a few years in […]
Read More Tips for Living with Social AnxietyMy first suicide attempt was when I was in middle school. I’d spent most of my time there being severely bullied, met the first boy I ever loved (who broke my heart), and my home life was a disaster. This is also around the time I began self-harming. After this attempt, I went on to […]
Read More I Survived Multiple Suicide AttemptsLast year I went through a painful breakup that I was certain would destroy me. I spent years with this person and an in instant, it was all gone. I was left with what felt like nothing but a broken heart and memories. I couldn’t sleep without seeing my significant other’s face. I couldn’t go […]
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