Anxiety During the Holidays For the most part, I really do enjoy the holidays…I just try to block out all of the many things that push me back into my shell. Read More
About A Girl Discussing my depression and other mental health conditions is terrifying for me. I hate seeming vulnerable and I hate being labeled. Read More
Not To Be When you have an eating disorder, it pulls you away from your passions until the disorder occupies the entirety of your mind. Part of what perpetuated my eating disorder was that I related so much of the disorder to my identity. Read More
It’s OK to be Human I go to a support group and discuss my struggles with people just like me. Not everyone will understand, but as a future social worker and survivor, it’s my duty to share my story. Read More
Taking Off My Mask Absolutely no one knew that two months before I moved into my tiny dorm room, I was sitting in an even tinier room in the psychiatric unit after attempting to take my life. Read More
It's Not Okay My mind is still a game of numbers and every day is a battle. It’s okay to lose some days. You can lose a battle and still win the war. Read More
My Depression Does Not Define Me I know I will always be a person living with depression, but more importantly, I am Lauren. Read More
My Depression in My Life I am the author of my own life and I choose to put a semicolon instead of a period at every point that my depression tells me otherwise. Read More
Sierra's Story I haven’t cut myself in two years and a month. I’ve gotten a handle on my self-medicating. Was it easy to get to this point? I’d be lying if I said yes. Mental illness is not easy. Read More
What Is BPD? If I say I have depression you know what I’m talking about and you can grasp how I feel. But when I say I have borderline personality disorder I get weird looks and confused faces. Read More