Mackenzie H.
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Have you ever been told that you aren’t good enough? Have you ever been brainwashed to believe that this world would be better off without you? Bullying and cyberbullying have become an unstoppable storm in our world today. Thousands of young people are living with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and many other mental health illnesses […]
Jade
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It may seem kind of like a cliché, but have you ever heard the saying “it’s about the journey, not the destination”? That’s often how recovery can look or feel. Recovery isn’t some big, shiny end goal: it is a journey of constant improvement, growth, and, sometimes, mistakes. There isn’t a set of criteria that […]
Irina
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I remember the first time I felt like I was watching myself. It was 2018. I was in a therapy session with one of my past trauma counselors, and I was talking about one of my abusers. I couldn’t move my arms because they felt like lead and I was convinced they would fall off […]
Sierra
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A support system is described as a network of individuals who provide feedback, support, and respect you. Many times, family members are included in our support system. Unfortunately, sometimes family members aren’t the most supportive, which can cause our support system to lessen. Having a strong, healthy support system is important. These are the people […]
Matt J.
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While I am biracial, I grew up in a household heavily influenced by Latinx/Mexican culture. To anyone familiar with it, there isn’t a thing that can’t be fixed with some good, ‘ol VapoRub. Sore throat? Here’s some VapoRub. Bleeding out? Here’s some Vaporub. Struggling with your mental health? VapoRub is sure to fix it. From […]
Mackenzie H.
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Content warning: sucicide, depression, anxiety, eating disorder As someone who struggles with mental illness. I know how challenging living with it can be. Sometimes we feel like giving up. Sometimes we don’t understand why we are like this. Sometimes our minds haunt us even when we think we are happy. So instead of letting the […]
Ashley N.
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Did you know that the suicide rate of Black children under the age of thirteen is twice as high as their white counter parts? And the rates of Major Depressive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder are higher in the Black community than in any other community? However, despite the […]
Irina
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While self-care may have been something people struggled with before the pandemic, the COVID-19 outbreak and quarantine have even more so affected the mental health of many Americans. The World Health Organization (WHO) has given us lots of information about how we can be #HealthyAtHome during COVID-19. But practicing self-care can be hard. Sometimes it […]
Camille
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The way we talk to ourselves is important. It impacts our behavior. Have you ever noticed yourself running through a list of all the ways life could go wrong? Does preparing for an upcoming event bring up memories of every past failure? Do you spend hours reviewing small moments in your life? I do. I […]
Olivia
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Setting boundaries is important, but has become even more so with the COVID-19 pandemic. While we have set strict physical boundaries to stop the spread of the virus, it’s also imperative that we set personal boundaries in order to properly take care of ourselves and our mental health. Our personal boundaries are kind of like […]