Category Suicide
I’ve been asked why I can’t just ‘get over’ my depression. Why can’t I just ‘forget it ever happened’. Well, it’s simply because any serious attempt of suicide is akin to losing a limb. I’m not demeaning the physically disabled… Continue Reading →
I hate to break it to you, but you don’t have to have been physically abused or sexually assaulted to have a trauma. You don’t need to be bullied or have a dysfunctional family, or have a single, major life… Continue Reading →
That title up there is actually the worst thing to say to anyone who is or was ever mentally ill. If someone has diabetes or have just been stabbed with a sword, you don’t say, “Get over it.” I want… Continue Reading →
Two years and two months ago, I took a sword and held it to my stomach. I leaned the back of the handle against the wall in my room and told myself that if the tip of the blade pierced… Continue Reading →
I just got back from a nice table-top RPG session. I wanted to play some games. I wanted to go fetch my sister from the airport today. But I won’t. Because I wanted to write this. A 14-year-old teenager in… Continue Reading →
With the new year come and gone, I looked back at the past few years of life and see how far I’ve come with my condition. 2013 was a life changing year for me. Not only did I have my… Continue Reading →
Triggers for mental illness comes about in different forms. You can look at an object or say a certain phrase and it would trigger traumatic memories or feelings within a person. These triggers are different from person to person, circumstances… Continue Reading →
I want to describe the feeling of depression to you, while it’s still raw within me. I’m not talking about emotions, but the actual, physical hurt you go through. I’m describing the feeling, right now, as I type, as it… Continue Reading →
This was originally suppose to be an article of psychological trauma, but I realized my experience just doesn’t support that topic well. Instead, let’s talk about something more common and something I have experience with. Bullying. Not me bullying someone… Continue Reading →