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Depression: Marauder Of The Mind.

I know now. I know what it is and what it feels like, for lack of a lovelier way of finding out. Sadness is not the same as emptiness. Mind over matter only works with a mind that works too. This is how it feels: One by one, like a leak, things start to fall out of the soul. Hobbies. Family and ...

you & me

Defining Depression Isn’t Easy; Living It Is Even Harder.

I don’t want to draw attention to the fact that 90 percent of the time, I am fighting with every ounce of energy to just get by and be as present as I possibly can in a world that expects everyone to be in a constant state of outward happiness and enthusiasm... a world that only defines ...

wellness

Natural Happiness: The Truth About Exercise And Depression.

When it comes to beating depression over the long-term, this is what makes exercise more powerful than medication. It’s not that medication doesn’t work -- it does. But exercise does something that medication doesn’t. It proves a new identity to yourself.

poetry

Laws To Live By. {poetry}

I began exploring through poetry and photography how a once vibrant, creative, opinionated, fiery woman like myself could be reduced to breakfast cereal and oversized black sweaters. That project, Ghost Girl, saved my soul. Here is a piece of it.

troublemakers

Headsick: I Am A Survivor.

The position I find myself in is contrary to the person that I know to be me. I am repulsed, yet unable to move, held captive by invisible enemies. Each of my senses is assaulted by my very state of existence. I can do only three things with any success: think, cry, and sleep. It has been ...

poetry

If I Could Travel Back In Time. {poetry}

I would look right into her eyes eyes so full of sadness and shame, defeat and doubt and I would tell her I see her

art

5 Ways To Get The F Over Your Fears.

We are very lucky to have the freedom to choose for ourselves, to create our lives, and truly to be and do anything we want. Don’t insult this by staying in a place or experience that is not making you happy or totally turned on.

world

Staying In The Present Moment: I Won’t Be A Victim, I’ll Overcome.

When you live under the shadow of comparisons to other human beings, the pressure of expectations you just can't fulfill, or know of videos on the internet of people torturing their kids, their pets. When you see the limits people set to not give or share, and the length greed takes. The bombs ...

world

Get Anything You Want: The World You Are In Is The World You Create.

Once you're here, I can promise you the feeling of constant happiness is even more intense than any proper depression. It’s as if you like doing Valium, and then do heroin for the first time. The feeling will be so great that you'll never want to get down from that trip. It is just that with ...

art

Taking A Bite Out Of My Eating Disorders And Depression.

I have battle scars on my arms, and stretch marks and loose skin on my baby-bearing belly. My thighs and legs are tiny, my hair and eyes are brown, my breasts disappeared with the infancy of my children, and pimples, freckles, blackheads and laugh lines are the make-up of my face.

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