Too Stressed to Be Blessed
We are in charge of our own happiness, right? It's both a blessing and a curse. No one else can steal the joy we have if we rely on...
3 Lies I Tell Myself on a Daily Basis and 3 Truths I Use to Combat Them
LIE: You're Ugly I've thought this for as long as I can remember. I've written sappy Facebook posts about it, and even touched on it in...
IS THIS REAL LIFE and Other Questions I Asked Myself During My Weekend Trip to Europe
As I sit here writing this in my bed after having eaten a bowl of cereal with maybe expired-maybe not expired milk, I am still in utter...
Week of Reviews: Mental Health in Music
First things first: I survived my second to last round of finals (barely)! I am also not-so-patiently waiting for June to come, and for...
Purity
Eyelids that flutter open to pure darkness, Hands that reach up and wipe sticky sweat from a moist forehead. Heart that beats faster than...
No Holly Jolly in the Holidays
For the past couple of years, the holidays and I have had a love-hate relationship. I've mentioned in posts past that I have PTSD, which...
Donuts, Cheese, and PTSD
Happy Belated World Mental Health Day! To celebrate, I was busy taking a mental health day. Right after I was finished "celebrating," I...