Keeping a journal is a great way to organize your thoughts and evaluate what you are feeling. It is advice that doctors and therapists always give. In the past, when that advice was given I would brush it off. It seemed pointless and like a waste of time. I started writing quite a bit last January and [...]
Category: Tourette Syndrome
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 is the newest treatment technique [...]
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 I was eight, doctors diagnosed [...]
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 and to let others know [...]
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 health, I had to grow [...]
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 with me since the day [...]
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 and the sun is no [...]
Reviews and Inspiration
A few days ago during one of my groups at Partial, we watched this incredible video of a guy named Ethan. It's full of inspiration, determination, strength, and a whole lot of jokes. I wanted to share this because it spoke a lot to me and has helped me quite a bit the last [...]
I’m Almost There
For the last few days I’ve been trying to get myself to sit down and write a post. I knew what I wanted to write about, but just moments ago at 8:03 pm I had a small realization. Before I get ahead of myself, let me start at the beginning. I’ve struggled with mental illnesses [...]
Scarier Than Horror Movies
The people I have met here at Rogers have such mind blowing stories. They have lived with these internal struggles for most of their lives, some even believing that their actions and thoughts were actually normal. What each person has lived with is a true horror story. Scary movies don’t compare to what these people [...]
