Category: Mental Illness

  • How to Overcome Anxiety and Panic Attacks

    Struggling with anxiety and panic attacks is hard. It has the power to overwhelm you and take over. Everyone experiences different symptoms, but these are some tricks that I’ve learned throughout my years of treatment and experience with anxiety and panic attacks. I hope they help! Awareness and Acceptance (Mindfulness)This…

  • Everything Happens For A Reason

    Everything Happens For A Reason

    If there was a way for me to share every detail of my mental health journey, people wouldn’t believe me. They would think I’m exaggerating. I’ve been to countless numbers of doctors in all different states and I’ve been admitted to hospital after hospital which insurance wouldn’t always cover. When…

  • Look What I Found!

    I was spending some free time watching youtube. One of the guys I subscribe to named Alex posted a video back in October announcing a new product for procrastination. I couldn’t believe how perfect the timing was after mentioning in my last post my motivation problem. He and his wife Mimi run their…

  • Let’s Catch Up!

    Hello! I’m so excited to be back. Oh how I’ve missed writing! This post will be more of an update on what has happened these last few months, so, lets get started. After getting out of Rogers Memorial Hospital for my OCD and Anxiety, I had one week home and…

  • They Story I’ve Been Too Afraid To Mention

    They Story I’ve Been Too Afraid To Mention

    In honor of National Suicidal Prevention Week I wanted to share my experience with suicidal thoughts. First I have a short free write and then I have a short poem. I’m going to warn you that these posts aren’t as Chipper as my usual ones. This is to bring awareness…

  • Optimistic Cinderella!

    Optimistic Cinderella!

    Cinderella was playing on ABC Family today! For some reason I have always related with Cinderella. I’m a goody two shoes all around, doing what I’m told, helping others, and so on. And as a teen, specifically High School, that was not considered “cool”. Having faced many hardships with my…

  • Girl in Shining Armor

    Girl in Shining Armor

    I’ve had a such a nice, normal week…..did I really just say that? I haven’t said that in over seven months! This week and the simplicity of it was something I never expected to really feel again. Tasks such as waking up in the morning, brushing my teeth, and getting…

  • The Train

    To be honest, my last post wasn’t my best work. I’m not very happy with it. Today I decided to give you guys an extra post for this week. I hope you enjoy it! I remember the feel of my bed after a long exhausting day. This bed has been…

  • Correcting Thoughts

    I was writing the following post and came to a deep understanding. My mind corrected itself and instantly I felt better. I’m amazed by how much I’ve progressed in the last four months. I thought it might be helpful to read my thoughts and how I changed them from being negative.…

  • Popping Bubbles

    As a child, one of my favorite activities was going outside on a nice sunny day and blowing bubbles. The best time to do it was early spring; the 40-50º (f) weather seems to reach out and pull you by the hand that time of year. The snow is mostly melted…