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I’m still struggling with the negative self-talk that often comes with depression. Many of you have probably experienced this in some form or other—a nagging voice […]

It helps to know the difference between paranoia and anxiety. If I am experiencing paranoia, it involves delusions like someone is out to get me (suspicion and distrust) or […]

Every hello ends in a goodbye, but every ending is also the beginning of something new. This will be my last post for Speaking Out About Self-Injury. […]

If your childhood included kids teasing you, an adult might have explained that they teased you because they liked you. I’m not sure when affectionate teasing […]

Sometimes I Need to Pause Healing Conversations I talk about eating disorder recovery all the time. You might call them healing conversations. I unpack the layers and […]

One of the hardest things about any mental health condition is that they are unpredictable. The same thing is true at my job. Some days are very difficult […]

One of the best pieces of advice I’ve ever received was to stop trusting my emotions, which means, don’t trust my gut. I had gone to […]

Part of ED Recovery Is Honoring My Needs When I spent three months in residential treatment back in 2010, the clinicians would frequently encourage the other patients […]

Overcoming Anxiety and Self-Doubt I’ve learned that it’s difficult to fight self-doubt when you are often anxious. Unfortunately, naturally, anxiety and self-doubt go hand in hand. […]

Since I have arthritis in my knees and schizoaffective disorder, the migraines I suffer are a substantial extra load. And now I know what it’s like to […]

Navigating verbal abuse is never ideal. This toxic behavior can alter how a person sees and trusts others and interacts in relationships. The amount of exposure to verbal […]

Overcoming Negative Self-Talk: My Journey to Self-Confidence I have had many people talk to me about struggling with low self-confidence and negative self-talk and how hard […]