Good morning! When we talk about taking medication for body-related illnesses, everything usually go well, saying you’re taking heart medication or anything else and nobody bat an eye- it’s normal. Anti-depressant or anything in the mental-related field? Ohno we don’t talk about those! Like any other part of our bodies, the brain is allowed to… Continue reading Breaking the stigma of mental health medications
Tag: depression
When depression hits.. increased by winter & unemployment
Hello everyone, November is knocking at our door very quickly, we only have a few days left in October. It’s no surprise that alot of us might start to feel the seasonal depression creepling in.. which in my case is greatly affected by having lost my job almost a month ago in the end of… Continue reading When depression hits.. increased by winter & unemployment
The physical impact of your MH.. even if you’re medicated
Physical health wise, there’s a plethora of problems that can occurs within your body subjected to anxiety & depression. I recall my Dr explaining how they affect our skin, and it’s ability to rejuvenate, making it heal slower. It’s also common to have small memory issues, where you can forget little things more easily and… Continue reading The physical impact of your MH.. even if you’re medicated
Living with depression; Forgetting we matters too
A type of characters that i’ll always be a sucker for are the ones who have the hero syndrome: the one thinking that everyone must be saved, even if your life is on the line, and that things must always be right. As i’ve mentioned here, this is exactly the type of person that I… Continue reading Living with depression; Forgetting we matters too
Living with Anxiety; Not feeling like a proper Adult?
Good morning! They say that when you live a strong enough trauma, your brain kinda stop evolving & stay permanantly stuck at the mental age of how old you were back then.. Now I can’t say that’s the case with anxiety & depression, or in all cases for that matter, but it sure does feel… Continue reading Living with Anxiety; Not feeling like a proper Adult?
Non-fictions that helped me through my anxiety/depression journey
If i’m being honest, I’ve only started to read more non-fiction about two years ago- when I realized how much broader the genre was than I first realized. This soon became a favorite of mine; those focusing on mental health, either solely about the author’s personal experiences or mixed with scientific researchs. Related; Let’s… Continue reading Non-fictions that helped me through my anxiety/depression journey
My birthday, at last. Cheers to twenty-seven!
I’ve made it; here’s starting onto this new year for me. My 27th year on this planet, on this 27th day of December — if legends are true, this shall (hopefully) be my year! If I shall be honest with y’all.. I would’ve never guessed that I would’ve had made it to my 27th.… Continue reading My birthday, at last. Cheers to twenty-seven!
My different mental health “peaks”
Good morning, After the quite difficult work day 2days ago, I felt impelled to share my 3 very different peaks or crisis that happens sometimes with my anxiety & depression. Though I do have the help that I need, it’s important to remember that relapses and hard time is a normal process- the silver lining… Continue reading My different mental health “peaks”
Recovery doesn’t fix suicide ideation
Good morning! Hopping in with something a bit more heavy on this sunday, i’m sorry! 😅 But last week, I went over how medication actually doesn’t erase your illness; opposed to what some people without it might be thinking.. And we are having a follow-up post today! Believe it or not, tumblr remains one of… Continue reading Recovery doesn’t fix suicide ideation
Managing my Anxiety/Depression Crisis; ignoring the thoughts
Good morning! This is one of the tools that I use to go through my little crisis that I still get here & there, either from my Depression or Anxiety. This is definately something that i’ve created overtime, just like my dual thinking method, that I can’t really pinpoint where it even came from.. It’s… Continue reading Managing my Anxiety/Depression Crisis; ignoring the thoughts