Sometimes You Need a Break

All my life I have been a high achiever. In high school one teacher called me the energizer bunny, because I was an officer in two clubs, made the honor role, took a bunch of AP classes and did a serous amount of charity work. I was that annoying kid who looked down at others …

The Depressed College Students Guide to Navigating Classes….Do the Opposite of What I Did

There are a lot of people who have depression, anxiety and/or PTSD like I do and are able to attend classes. They are able to function like a normal human being. Unfortunately in the Spring of 2015, I was not one of them. As I stated in my earlier post Dark Days, I was suffering …

The Dawn

"It's always Darkest before the Dawn." Thomas Fuller said that in 1650, and while his body has crumbled away, his words remain in our current collective consciousness. In my experience, I have found it to be true. I was considering suicide. I had a plan, I had set a date, I had even come up …