Dating in the Internet World with Mental Illness Dating is tough. It is hard to find someone you click with, but it is even harder when you have an illness. A mental illness. And online dating? Well, that brings up its own set of difficulties because when you meet someone online you aren’t really talking [...]
When I started getting panic attacks again, I had no idea what was happening. I was more confused than worried- was this just a symptom of growing up and taking on more stress in my life? Looking back, in some form or another, I’ve been getting panic attacks since I was 10 or 11 years [...]
If you aren't an addict, addiction can appear selfish. The person who is addicted to a substance or thing seems all-consumed with that thing. They can't consider anything else but that thing. People become addicted to things for various reasons. They need to medicate their pain or they want a way to feel good. Addiction (on [...]
I'm with you. The way that you want me. More than anything. You told me that you weren't ready to be in something real. A "real relationship," rather than just friends. He was abusive You said. I can be there. I can be that person for you. I said it and I meant it. I'll be [...]
Trigger warning: suicide. She doesn’t understand why I want to be by myself. She thinks I don’t love her but it’s not that. I love her so much. I wish she knew how much I loved her but it’s just not enough for her somehow. She says that I hate people. I don’t know; I just [...]
Foster Care & The Shame Spiral Lisa Marie Basile For as long as I remember, loss was the ghost that haunted my world. I knew it too early: as a child, my parents both used drugs and fought and struggled to pay rent. We’d move from house to house, and then to homeless shelters—with my [...]
As I sit here writing this we are on night three of sitting in the ER with my 12-year-old son Judah, waiting for a bed in the peds psych unit. There are 5 beds in this hospital unit and 7 kids waiting, 6 of them are ahead of my son. The average wait in the [...]
I sat in her office playing with the tiny doll figures. She asked me who was who. Was that the daddy? Yes, that's the daddy. Is this one the mother? Yes, that's the mother. She wanted to know what I was doing. What were they doing? Was I there. I was there. I was watching [...]
A Story About My Eating Disorder I am going to tell you a story, a story that isn’t to make you sad or pity me, a story that has no purpose really other than to offer insight into this confusing, contemplative mind of mine. It’s a story that takes place over many years, my whole [...]
Trigger warning- suicide It’s hard to understand when someone takes their own life. Suicide is a tragedy and it leaves the family wondering what happened; especially if there is no note left behind. What we do know is that the person who passed away was in pain. After their death, it's normal to grieve for [...]
