In a perfect world, it would be nice to avoid adversity altogether, but unfortunately, everybody has to face unfavorable circumstances at some point. However, dwelling on […]
I Learned to Love Who Embrace Imperfection For a very long time, I wasn’t comfortable with myself. During my journey to healing, I quickly realized that […]
I’ve never described it in these terms, but I hacked my skin-picking disorder. Excoriation disorder used to control every aspect of my life—physically and emotionally—and I was certain I’d […]
Lies That Depression Has Told Me. You may have heard some variation of the famous saying, “perspective is everything.” While many people believe this is a […]
You may have heard some variation of the famous saying, “perspective is everything.” While many people believe this is a good life philosophy, I disagree. Perspective […]
As a writer, I’ve found creativity is one of the first things to be affected when my depression rears its ugly head. Depression makes it harder to motivate myself to […]
It can be discouraging for many individuals to move away from and begin verbal abuse recovery once they realize the journey is not straightforward. Unlike overcoming […]
I have a long history with perfectionism. In fact, I cannot recall a time in my life when this fixation wasn’t driving my performance and achievements. I suspect this […]
When treating bipolar disorder, I think it’s critical to gain bipolar mood stability first and only then tweak up or down as needed. That means that […]
I had somehow convinced myself that my life would be over the moment I walked out of there, completely devoid of confidence and self-worth. That’s a […]