Lunch

We had lunch, it only lasted an hour. He had called, said he was visiting some friends at my University. Did I want to meet for lunch? I said yes, I hadn't seen my cousin since Christmas. We were the same age in a big family. We had always remained close. I loved him, because …

Medication

I have wanted to write this particular post for some time, but was scared I would not do it justice. However, I have been getting angrier and angrier about the way people talk about medication and mental health. First I need to say that I am not a doctor, scientist or any kind of medical …

A Handful of Strings

PTSD, depression, anxiety, they are all different disorders, but they all have something in common. A feeling of isolation that you are alone in your fight. If you have never personally experienced this feeling, then you can not truly understand it. This is the closest I can get to describing that loneliness. It is a …

Help

I am not a person who asks for help. Even when I am drowning and someone is holding a lifeline, it is incredibly difficult for me to reach out and take what they are offering. After I finally got in to see a counselor at my university, they evaluated me and came to the conclusion …

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 …