A short and simple post about how I combat those days where the depression is too heavy.
Tag: Mental Health
Reasons Why You (yes, you) Should Go To Therapy
I think that everyone should try going to therapy at least once. Here's why:
4 Free Self-Care Apps to Take Care of Yourself With
Here are my 4 favourite apps that I use to keep my mental health in check and take a break from life when I need it!
Finding Yourself Despite Depression
They never tell you depression is just as confusing as it is sad and lonely.
Why It’s So Hard To Ask For Help With Mental Illness
Admitting you need help is one of the hardest things to do, and these reasons don't make it any easier.
5 Affirmations That Help Me Cope With Depression
Five of my most effective positive affirmations to help with depression and anxiety.
Using Video Games to Cope with Mental Illness
How I use my video game strategies as coping strategies!
100 Achievements You Should Give Yourself More Credit For
The other day I was talking with my therapist about self-esteem. We talked about how to build up your own self-esteem, and how we deplete our own self-esteem. We also talked about how unbalanced those things usually are. We tend to load on the guilt when we make a mistake, but we are very shy… Continue reading 100 Achievements You Should Give Yourself More Credit For
My Advice for New University/College Students with Mental Illnesses
On my first day of university, I walked into the gym where they were registering new students, and a group of frosh week greeters started singing the Welcome to University song and clapping happily along. And I burst into tears. Real, very intense tears. Because I was so nervous and on the very edge of… Continue reading My Advice for New University/College Students with Mental Illnesses
Real world trigger warnings
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
