songs about struggling with mental illness
A handful of days ago, I wrote about revisiting some of my favorite music and paying closer attention to the…
Category: mental health_illness
What are the benefits of forgiveness?
As this question notes, withholding forgiveness can function as a kind of self-harm. I just finished reading, The How of Happiness,…
a morning when anxiety washed over me
This morning, as I began an hour-long walk around my neighborhood, anxiety washed over me. It started, as usual, with…
losing my prior identity; finding my new self
Six and a half years ago, I experienced a severe episode of Depression and Anxiety. Since then, much of my…
On Feeling Alone
One of the most painful aspects of living with Anxiety and Depression is how alone you can feel when the…
“Michael, you’ll never be a professional ice skater.”
Several years ago, my psychiatrist and I spent months adjusting my medications, trying to find the combination that would bring…
What my panic attacks feel like.
Chronic Anxiety is a mental illness that can bring with it painful, physical manifestations. In fact, when Anxiety turns into…
To err is human. To beat oneself up is Michael.
Low self-esteem paired with anxiety is a miserable combination. Because of those anxiety-shaped thought patterns, I frequently call myself stupid—out…
Yesterday, I almost fell into a black hole.
In astronomy, a black hole is a place where gravity becomes so overwhelming that nothing escapes—not matter, not light. Space…
My mental health meds have stopped working.
The mental health medication cocktail I've relied on for the past several years to keep me “normal” has stopped working.…