I’d ask myself, “What is wrong with you?” And I wished I could say, “Nothing is wrong.” But I knew better.
Tag Archives: mental illness
Break the Stigma: The Many Faces of OCD
“I remember wanting to go to sleep and never wake up. I felt as though my internal world and external world were two completely different places.”
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?
My OCD and Me: The Demons that Coexistent
I felt nothing, mostly. And when I did feel, it wasn’t sadness. It was terror.
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.
Empathy Is Not Wrong, Society Is
People told me I wanted attention. That I craved sympathy. That I needed to be everyone’s best friend. That I was nosy and dramatic. Soon, these became things I told myself, too.
