Category: Depression
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If you have anxiety and you know it, clap your hands: Tips for caring for anxiety
As you’ve read in previous posts, I have anxiety. I’ve written about it a few times in the past year. This post today is about what has helped my anxiety tremendously. I thought maybe, it could help others suffers as well. I’ve come to realize over the last 5 years, just how important self-care is…
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My anxiety isn’t an excuse for YOUR actions
One of the most reoccurring problems I run into with my anxiety is others using my anxiety as an excuse for their actions. Here’s an example: “Oh, you can be in a bad mood because of your anxiety, but when I do it, all hell breaks loose.” First of all, I don’t use my anxiety…
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Being Thankful.
I haven’t really expressed what I am thankful for this thanksgiving season. I started to do the Thankful challenge on Instagram, but it literally only lasted like a day and then I got lazy. But I feel it is important that I do express what I am thankful for. One of the reasons why I…
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Did you know that this is emotional abuse?
This is something I’ve dealt with most my life. My feelings have always been invalidated by most of the ones that said they loved me. Invalidation is when you tell someone or insinuate that someone’s feelings are not valid or that they are wrong. This is not love… It’s manipulation and emotional abuse.…
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Motherhood and depression, my struggle.
My regular followers may have noticed that I don’t post as nearly as often as I use to… There’s a reason for that. This reason isn’t an easy thing to talk about let alone blog about for everyone to read, but I have decided that I should in fact blog about it because I want…
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Dear Present Broken Self…
Dear Present Broken Self, I know You’ve been through hell and back and then hell and back again. I know you’ve been feeling broken lately and have had a hard time trusting anyone, so I am here to tell you that you will be alright. You are strong, remember that. You are worth it. Don’t let…