Now I know I can feel all the feelings. I can live in the moment: It’s all ok. It’s all valid.
Category: Loving someone with mental illness
Why giving up hope is good for your mental health.
I desperately need healing this year. I need something to go well. I need it to work out. I need hope.
Flailing in the dark
Darkness, like grief, a diagnosis, or an uncertain future is disorienting. We reach our arms out blindly hoping to touch something that will ground us.
How does mental health stigma affect you?
The stigma attached to mental health conditions is so pervasive that people who suspect that they might have a mental health condition are unwilling to seek help for fear of what others may think. Experiences of stigma and discrimination is one of their greatest barriers to a satisfying life. Family and friends are also affected by mental health stigma.
How I learned to wait
The thing about waiting is it feels you are at a standstill while everyone else seems to move forward without you. You are excluded, standing on the banks of the river of time.
Or so it feels.