"I am, therefore I'll think." — Ayn Rand
I am reading Secrets for the Mad: Obsessions, Confessions and Life Lessons by dodie. It is, among other things, very very much about mental health. My Grandpa asks me what I’m reading, so I show him the cover. “Are you mad?” he jokes, and I smile. Yes. By your standards, I am absolutely mad. …
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This is probably the most blog-like blog I’ve ever written. It’s not an essay, it’s not an opinion piece, it’s not a poem, it’s just an update on my life. And a promise for yours. Four years ago, when I was 15, I was hit with the worst wave of depression I’ve ever had. It…
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A chill arrives in one soft breath, carrying with it
the laughter of children, punctuated by the crunch of leaves…
On days like this — when I try to keep moving, to not fall asleep a few hours after I’ve gotten up, to not waste the day — and fail . . . These are the days I am most prone to breaking. To believing that I will not get better. That I have no…
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I used to think that positive thinking never worked for me because I just wasn’t fully committed to it. I thought it must just be one of those mind over matter things where if you could absolutely, completely, convince yourself you were happy, you would be. And maybe that’s true, but let me tell you,…
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1. Aim to accomplish one thing a day. It can be big or small, depending on how you’re feeling; anything from adding an extra mile to your run to taking a shower and putting on real clothes. No accomplishment is better or worse than another. On bad days, getting dressed and feeding yourself can take just…
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I’m not usually supportive of movies with oppression narratives that don’t feature actual oppressed groups of people (see: The Hunger Games, Harry Potter, etc.) — or at least, not of that aspect of them (I’ve been a diehard Potterhead for around ten years). When an oppression narrative is written in a way that mimics real life but…
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“I Am NOT Black, You are NOT White.” by Prince Ea is the current viral video making the rounds on my social media, clothed in clickbait articles that tell me it will make me “QUESTION EVERYTHING!!” But the only thing it’s left me questioning is how many people are going along with it. I would…
Read MoreAs someone with mental disorders, I have to say I was a little nervous to see Inside Out. The way the movie delved into the human mind in such a peppy, caricatured way both worried and interested me. Would it stay in the realm of humor and light-heartedness, or would it maybe explore what might…
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