This is a short poem written about my experience with healing from trauma and coping with mental illness. This piece is about living with the pain and excepting the parts of me I spent so long hating. Coping can be…
How To Truly Heal From Trauma
Over the past few years, I’ve been trying to “heal” and recover from past trauma. If I’ve learned anything at all it’s that there is no “right way” to grow and find healing. It does not and will not go…
Random PTSD Episode- Inner Monologue Unfiltered
Everything was fine Completely and utterly fine until about 5 minutes ago My PTSD loves to sneak up on me like that I want to scream. No, I actually need to cry. Both? “What happened?” “I don’t know. Please stop…
4 Top Tips To Break The Binge and Restrict Cycle
The endless binge and restrict cycle. The cycle can begin at any point but for the sake of the explanation: Restrict “Look at me, I’m being so good, I am not eating any “bad foods”, I’m sticking to the plan….
The Truth About Living With PTSD On The Bad Days
It’s no secret that PTSD has tremendous effects on daily life. As someone who struggles with PTSD, I often feel alone. I find that when it comes to stories about living with PTSD people often choose to talk about the…
So You’ve Been Diagnosed With PTSD Now What?
So you just got diagnosed with PTSD.Now what do you do? Let’s start with taking a big deep breath. As confusing as it may be PTSD isn’t actually anything new to you. In order to get diagnosed, you’ve been struggling…
Sometimes
This is a piece I wrote about living in the depths of mental illness and trauma. Sometimes we become so used to living inside our illness we forget that there is a world outside of it. We cling tightly to…
What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger-But Who Wants To Be Strong?
The way you choose to deal with the things that don’t kill you can make you stronger. What doesn’t kill you can also make you numb. What doesn’t kill you can make you sadder. What doesn’t kill you can lead…
5 Things Not To Say To Someone With Anxiety
Supporting someone struggling with an anxiety disorder can be very confusing. You may want to be helpful and supportive but instead, you come off looking judgmental and dismissive. As someone who has anxiety, I’ve been given unhelpful and hurtful…
10 Long Term Effects Of Grooming
Childhood sexual abuse oftentimes has long-term effects on an individual. These are some feelings and habits that I personally struggle with due to my sexual trauma that I’m sure other survivors can relate to. Personally, my experience with grooming trauma…
3 Types Of Eating Disorders: Beginners Guide
Eating disorders are complicated mental Illnesses that oftentimes result in physical consequences. The following is a guide between various types of eating disorders that will help you better understand each of them and recognize their differences. Eating disorders are characterized…
High High Low Low- Living With Extreme Mood Swings
We all deal with mood swings from time to time. But living life from one extreme to another while struggling with mental illness is COMPLETLY different. This is my experience with living in the extremes. My Experience TW: Mentions of…