Pain and depression keep this husband and father from doing what society's gender norms have told him he should do for his family. I live with severe depression. It is a blessing, and it is a curse. My worst enemy is my own thought process, always dragging me to hell, always telling me how worthless [...]
Dear Anxiety, Today my boyfriend's father, Sonny, would be turning 66 years old. Today his family is going to one of Sonny's favorite restaurants to celebrate his life. Today I am staying home in the comfort of my bed, watching YouTube breathing exercise videos. Today I had to tell my boyfriend I can't make it [...]
I believe that I’ve always had a bit of anxiety in me. I can remember little outbursts as a child, though many would attribute it to just that – being a child. I’m currently 21 years old, and I’ve had a good deal of things happen to me in my life. Some of it I’m [...]
My name is Mike Acceptance Chin I live in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada for many years I felt sad and lonely. I didn't know what it was I thought is could have been many things. I was born with a learning disability I learn slower then others. I work hard but it has been difficult for [...]
The Last Ride By Megan Lewis I am thirteen years-old and have just finished a soccer game. Even though I ran my heart out and assisted in the scoring of several goals, I'm unhappy with my performance. I SHOULD have tried harder, I SHOULD have run faster, in short, I SHOULD have been better. Shoulders [...]
My name is Stefanie, 32 from Oregon. I live with Bipolar, Depression and Acute Stress Reaction Disorder. I have struggled with Bipolar since I was in the 6th grade. It has been a roller coaster ride of trials of medications for me over the years. I got to the point I gave up because nothing [...]
America’s history with alcohol and drugs has been a complicated one. We are one of only a handful of Western countries that has at one pointed banned liquor and when compared with other parts of the world our drug laws seem arcane. Yet we also have a culture that is all but centered on the [...]
What my mental health failure did and is doing for my future success, Failure is what teaches us valuable lessons. Growing up, my parents encouraged me to go for things I wanted, good or bad and either gain the success or learn from the failure. But one event in my life that I considered an [...]
Hunger: A Poem in Two Parts Part One: Far Too Long She was gone too long, my daughter. Wrapped in Calvin Kleins that showed how flat her stomach really was. I watched her eat all the fettuccine, even slurping the noodles, nodding approval at me, letting me know I could cook this supper one more [...]
I have bipolar I/manic phase disorder. The psychotic symptoms and/or tendencies I get during mania episodes include schizophrenia, paranoia, and delusions (which are different from hallucinations). I was first hospitalized when I was a little over seventeen and a half, and off and on for over thirty years. There was no such diagnosis for Bipolar [...]
