Today feels like…waking up to the sun telling me good morning. Today feels like…Erykah Badu on repeat. Today feels like…dancing around the kitchen in my pajamas. Today feels like… the smell of fresh coffee brewing. Today feels like…sitting alone in meditation. Today feels like…recovery after a failed suicide attempt. Today feels like…hope. Today feels like…joy. […]
Read More 3/15/20 – Journal EntryI recently started a new job after not working for a little over a year. This was partially due to me going to school but mostly due to the condition of my mental health. Since starting my first job as a teen, I’ve had to quit several jobs because of my crippling anxiety coupled with […]
Read More Six Tips for Discussing Your Mental Health with Your EmployerYou give me the love I desired from every man and woman who ever broke my heart. You touch my body in ways that give me tearful orgasms. With you, I feel a love the hopeless romantic in me dreamed of. The kind of love you see in cheesy romance movies. You hold my hand […]
Read More 8/23/19 – PoetryI’ve been on psychiatric medication for my mental health since I was 11. While it hasn’t always been a pleasant experience, the meds I take now have helped me transform my life. I often see a lot of negativity surrounding taking medicine for your mental health and it’s almost always because of the side effects. […]
Read More Psychiatric Medication Saved my LifeIt’s the end of 2019 and with the new year quickly approaching I’ve been spending time reflecting. I’ve been thinking about all of my accomplishments from this year. There’s one that stands out more than all the others; I survived. Since 2012 I’ve had at least one suicide attempt each year. 2019 was the first […]
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