One of the most bastardized terms online is the trigger. What is an actually legitimate mental health term referring to when someone who experienced trauma is reminded of that trauma by some kind of stimulus is now a meme about overly sensitive SJWs. "Triggered" is throw around all the time in a joke about some … Continue reading Real world trigger warnings
Many people can't remember specifics about their mental illness. Usually the story is that they've felt that way as long as they could remember, or if they can pinpoint a catalyst, they probably can't plot a perfect timeline of how the illness developed. It's fair enough. Often these things tend to sneak into our lives, … Continue reading The moment I knew I was “actually” depressed
One of the most common and talked about symptoms of depression is lack of interest in things that you used to enjoy. Depression makes you so exhausted just from existing, that often times doing anything else on top of the basics just doesn't seem worth it. Everything feels like work, except lying still and maybe … Continue reading How To Stay Interested in Hobbies Despite Depression
Hello friends! Today I am going to be writing a guide on what to do when someone you know is having an anxiety or panic attack. First: a disclaimer. I am not a trained professional, doctor, or psychiatrist. I'm just a person with anxiety sharing what I want someone to do if I were to … Continue reading How to Help Someone Having an Anxiety Attack
Anxiety attacks are a tricky beast, mostly because each one is different and caused by different triggers, but a lot of people treat them as one in the same. Today I'm going to be outlining a couple main different types of anxiety attacks I've experienced and effective ways to fight them. The classic This is the … Continue reading How to fight off anxiety attacks
So you're depressed. I've been there before. You feel like you're at your lowest and as long as you can remember its been like that. You are so sad, or perhaps you've bypassed the sadness and now you just feel numb. You feel like the only option is to just stop existing. Well he's a … Continue reading How to kill yourself
