Did you know that our bodies have cannabinoid receptors? They are on immune cells in our blood, on our nerves, …
What Lies Beneath the Facade of Faces
We only see what we are shown but underneath there is a struggle, a battle that we don’t show to the world. Many of us have been taught through shame not to reveal our secrets, not to let people know our struggles for fear we will be judged as not good enough, not ‘normal’. Stigmatized by society as well as our own families not to reveal what is seen as weakness, illness, disease, less than, inadequate, or different.
Inside my head. Anxiety and Spiral Thinking.
As the proud owner of an anxiety disorder (PTSD) I am often stuck in my own mind spiraling out of control until I reach the point of panic or wanting to run and hide any time there is the hint of a change in my life.
5 Self-Care Tips for When You Are Feeling Depressed
Often when I am in one of my low states of depression I neglect self-care. Really, I neglect almost everything. It takes so much energy just to make it through the day that all …
Death of a Mother
The hardest part is putting that word death in a sentence with your mother. Mom has died. It looks so terrible even written. So short and final. Three words that change the lives of generations.
Consumption
Loudness, danger, excitement we are drawn like moths to a flame. Unrestrained, gregarious energy drawing us near drawing us out of …
Looking for an Exit
This is the first I have really written in a while. I have basically had a nervous breakdown and have …
Writing Through Anxiety
Reading posts on Speak your Truth about living with anxiety has given me strength to share my own struggle. Not …
Despair
I am tired but my mind will not rest. I can find no relief from this despair and anguish that …