Category: mental health awareness
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I Lost Myself During Quarantine
“And then there was me, lonely, lowly me. I wasn’t needed, and I began to wonder why I was still here.”
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6 Months Later… I Am Not Okay And Sinking Fast
“6 months later, where has it gotten me? Sinking into a deeper depressive hole that is rapidly circling the drain.”
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Move Over CVS, There is a New Competitor in Town
“Okay, Stephanie, let’s regroup. You are not insured. Your psychiatrist is out on maternity leave. All of your Express Scripts prescriptions have been canceled. And, most importantly, you now have five days left on your antidepressant. FUCK!”
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A Look At LGBTQ+ Adolescents Concerning Self-Harm & Suicide: What Can We As A Community Do?
“As I researched further, I saw a more pertinent need in helping adolescents that identify as LGBTQ+”
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Covid-19: A Glimmer of Light
“The schedule worked fine for a while, but soon it was becoming mundane. I needed more. I needed a light bulb to go on.”
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Poetry and Covid-19: “Droplets of Red”
“Ashamed to admit this is a selfish disease, trying to think of others as I ignore my brain’s pleas.”
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Chronic Depression and COVID-19
“I was somewhat stable, let’s say status quo, and then COVID-19 hit, the global pandemic that has made us all feel like we’re living in an episode of the Twilight Zone.”
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I Am My Own Worst Enemy
“Then I would turn inward and repeatedly tell myself how horrible I was and that I haven’t accomplished nearly what I thought I would. Because… I am my own worst enemy!”
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2019, The Year and The Decade
“There is so much that I can make happen, and for the first time in a long while, I am excited!”
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“Reflection”
When I used to look into the mirror, I saw a happy, sunshine smile, confidence, compassion and empathy, Colossal amounts of love, being loved, giving love, I saw strength the trifecta; muscles, grin lines, intelligence, And then it all drifted away on a stormy wind. Now I see hatred with…
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