In February 2014 I wrote an article for The Huffington Post about living with panic disorder and depression. I wrote it because I wanted to show the world that there are people living with mental illness who are not just homeless or institutionalized. There are those of us who are living within the confines of society. There are teachers, [...]
I’m 31 years-old and I've lived with depression and anxiety since I was about eight. Growing up, I was an only child. I was bullied relentlessly in school, dropped out of high school and got my GED to start college early. I cut and burned myself often as a teen, abusing myself just to feel [...]
There was a time in my life when I didn't want to live anymore. I was incredibly hopeless. I was afraid to wake up in the morning because when I opened my eyes I knew that I would have to face the day. If you haven't struggled with depression, it's hard to understand these feelings. [...]
I want to believe that people are black and white. It would be so much easier that way. With the exception of murderers and real criminals, people are not all "bad" or "good." The nature of being human means that we have good days and bad ones. We are inherently changeable. I'm thinking of a [...]
I cannot count the times in my life that someone has called me crazy. There have been incidences where the individual was joking "you're crazy." But there are other incidences where I've been called crazy when the person in question was attempting to insult me. The funny part about this is that we're all a [...]
Don't read this. You may be offended stop right now! You're still reading. Well, there's something wrong with you. It appears that everything I write on here is loaded and offends someone. I could seriously write about the fact that I hate yellow squash and there would be a person out there in Minnesota who [...]
Thomas Cantley is one of my favorite Canadians. You all know I love Canadians. He's also an amazing person and a testicular cancer survivor. He's an artist, which also makes me love him even more. I've asked him to marry me 50 times and he laughs every single time. After he survived cancer, Thomas felt [...]
I'm afraid. I'm often afraid. I live with an anxiety disorder. Sometimes my fears are not based in reality. Sometimes the neurotransmitters in my brain repeatedly fire without my consent or control. However, there are some occasions when my fear is warranted. There are real life events that occur that cause me to be be [...]