UNDERSTANDING MENTAL HEALTH AND FINDING YOUR ROAD TO YOUR MENTAL CLOUD 9. WHERE OUR DISORDERS DO NOT CREATE BORDERS
Sleepless nights, laying there with thoughts racing over and over. Thinking of every scenario and every reason why, where, how, and what. I clearly remember these nights and the long exhausting days of my Hamster wheel mentality. Being that I suffered from depression, anxiety, and BPD, I understood this frame of mind all too well. …
I remember being a kid and going to visit the circus. I was so excited to see all the amazing and daring acts that made going to the circus such a fun experience. One of the acts that I loved to watch was the tightrope walkers. Being able to balance themselves on such a small, …
Solitude in an uninhabited place Peace and quiet. Everybody needs this at some point. Some just don't realize how important and how crucial this can be. Especially when you are dealing with mental health. Especially someone like me. Being in a relationship when you suffer from mental health can be extremely challenging. Learning and finding …
MIND UNAFRAID I found myself in a familiar place again. The overwhelming feeling of anxiety, the cold sweats, the uneasiness of not knowing. I had been here before. Many times. Except for this time, things were different. I was different. Having a borderline personality disorder can be very difficult to control. Not being able to …
We all need to take breaks in life. We need them when life gets too busy, or we are too tired from working. We see breaks as a way to relax and as a way to wind down. But sometimes, we are given unexpected breaks in life that are meant not to relax but to …
No shame in my game For most of my life, I walked around with the "shame" many people carry. The shame of my disorder, weaknesses, insecurities, and faults. I hid this so well from others for so long. Only to become unraveled when I developed a relationship with a significant other. Back then, I could …
Functionally dysfunctional We go about our days never really thinking much about the people we cross daily. So many of us walking around broken from the everyday storms and traumas this life brings. There is a saying "looks can be deceiving," and that never rang truer than when it comes to mental health. So many …
Learning that being flawed is okay, it helps to better understand yourself and others
EVOLUTIONARY-PROGRESSION NOT RECESSION Relating to the gradual development of something.-Evolutionary Finding our way through this complicated journey full of twists and turns and sometimes dead ends can be exhausting and draining physically, not to mention mentally. The problem with being mentally tired is that we don't even realize it. It doesn't hit us until we …
Readjusting-adjust or adapt to a changed environment or situation.Recalibrating- to adjust precisely for a particular function again Being a photographer, I understand the importance of keeping your equipment clean and ready to go on the day of your special event. I also know that from time to time, my cameras need to be realigned and recalibrated. …
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