I’d ask myself, “What is wrong with you?” And I wished I could say, “Nothing is wrong.” But I knew better.
Tag Archives: anxiety
Break the Stigma: Living (and Loving) with Relationship-OCD
What if being in an amazing relationship, loving someone who shares those same feelings for you, only causes you pain?
Not Everyone Will Understand You, and That’s Okay
I think, for many people, the hardest part of living, much like writing, is the criticism that comes with it.
What It’s Like to Be Brutally Self-Aware
Why did I share that? Do I just want validation? If so, from who? And why?
Break the Stigma: Battling the Comorbidity of Anxiety and Depression
I just wanted to disappear and not exist anymore. I felt like everyone’s life would be better without me in it.
Break the Stigma: Anxiety, Mood Swings, and Addiction
I could feel myself beginning to slip; if this went on much longer, I was going to lose everything, quite literally.
Break the Stigma: Q&A on Anxiety-Induced Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
The worst part was going back to school and everyone asking me if I was “the girl who had a seizure.”
Break the Stigma: Life With Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
PMDD feels like a sad nightmare while you are awake.
Break the Stigma: Q&A with Bipolar Disorder Patient
There is so much bipolar can be.
What My Fear of Flying Taught Me
Last week, I boarded a plane to Charleston for a bachelorette weekend. I’d been dreading the flight for months. Airplanes are not on my short list of comfort zones, so I try to avoid them at all costs. Why can’t we just drive? I thought to myself, fancying the idea of a 12-hour car rideContinue reading “What My Fear of Flying Taught Me”
