Dear friends, I think I made a mistake. Not a big, irreversible one, but a mistake nonetheless. I made the mistake of oversharing. I caused people to worry unnecessarily, and for that, I am sorry. See, the last couple weeks have been incredibly stressful. And when I get stressed, I write. I want the thingsContinue reading “Learning to Reach Out Before I Break”
Tag Archives: mental-health
How Crisis Makes Us Hurt Each Other
I hope that this means something. I hope it can help someone, and that it gives some perspective and light in a world that often seems overwhelmingly bleak. I’ve been struggling lately. Not with depression exactly, but with the overwhelming sense of pain and suffering that I experience daily here on the border. And I’veContinue reading “How Crisis Makes Us Hurt Each Other”
Thank God for Antidepressants (Seriously)
**This is a repost from my other website: givenscalais.org Hey, everyone! I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted anything here. I’ve started to write a few things, but they’ve never really been the right thing to write, so I guess I’ll write something that feels right. In all seriousness, life here has beenContinue reading “Thank God for Antidepressants (Seriously)”