Depression wants to take my life. It wants me in the corner, away from everyone so that it can feed me lies about myself as well as others. I can't honestly say that I try to get rid of depression because it steals my motivation and my will to live. In return, I humbly submit [...]
Time To Heal Concept text on background It is no secret that drugs and alcohol wreck havoc on the body. We have all seen those before and after pictures of people who abused drugs throughout the years and many who are reading this right now have lived that experience. I know when I [...]
“Give it up for adoption,” he said, waving his hands as he spoke. “I’m sure there’s options other than a traumatic surgery if you don’t want a child.” He grinned and sipped his coffee. “But really,” he continued, carelessly setting down the cup and nearly knocking it over, “I have zero say in the matter, [...]
No shame: The story of a depressed 20-something male For some inexplicable reason, I decided one day to withdraw from everything in my life. At the time, I was studying abroad at university in Bremen, Germany. Instead of going to lectures, I retreated into a cacoon of duvets and a world of fantasy limited to [...]
I can make planes fall from the sky! I can cause the earth to shake, cars to crash, and buildings to tumble violently to the ground. That’s what my OCD had me believe anyway, though I was never fully convinced. No one has superpowers. Still, I became extremely nervous when thoughts of destruction entered my [...]
My name is Arslan Akhtar Ali and I am from Islamabad, Pakistan.I was having left eye ptosis by birth. My life went painful when my father started beating my mom on daily basis at that time I was only 5 years old.I started suppressing my emotions but I was unaware of the upcoming more extremely [...]
I've always felt like an ugly duckling. All the world can see is a drab little bird, bobbing to and fro, awkward and confused. And under the surface, I'm paddling wildly, trying to appear calm and in control. Hoping desperately that the calm swan I wish I could be would emerge already. When you're a [...]
What you don’t see I’m afraid. I’m afraid of people. Terrified by the way they besiege me, Extending forward their lively limbs Fingers moulding contours, I cannot understand Because my mind is entirely focused On the walls of this room- The way they’re shutting upon me like a catacomb This coffin is too small, too [...]
I have had high functioning depression for the vast majority of my life. I am only going to discuss the most recent battle in the war I have lived. First weeks of August 2016 I was placed in medical leave for a broken bone in my foot. Forced onto bed rest and losing my support [...]
*Trigger Warning: Talk of self harm* To My College Roommates that Shunned Me for My Self-Harm: Thank You I’ll never forget how I spent my 21st birthday. Unlike most, it wasn’t spent hung over in bed reliving the epic tales of the night before. Instead, it was spent hung over in the psych ward of [...]
