Finding My Identity When I Felt Lost "To you reading this, I hope you find yourself, I hope you find prosperity, and I hope you pass the torch and provide encouragement to your peers." Read More
The Pressure to Be Everything but Myself "I have a NAMI family that deeply cares as I strive to heal wounds within myself and my household." Read More
Finding My Hope "Finding a good support system is not always easy, but once you have them, they’ll be there for you no matter what." Read More
My Parents’ Support Shaped My Recovery "This speed, savvy, and importance placed on unconditional support regardless of my circumstances was the rallying cry of my parents throughout my recovery, even when I fought them on it." Read More
Someone Who Looks Like Me, Part II To me, recovery means validating my own feelings, trusting in my experiences and admitting that it was not my fault. Read More
Mental Health I went from that girl who would always smile and laugh or make jokes to the girl who locked herself in her room all day. I started to have trouble sleeping. I would lay awake at night and stare into the darkness and be consumed with anxiety at the thought of my future. Read More
Hard Work is Worth It It was hard to accept my mental health conditions, but I am grateful that all of this happened, because I’m stronger than I have ever been before. Read More
The Dark Days Which Enlightened my Life Deep inside I knew they wanted my state to improve, but all they did was urge me to stop listening to those thoughts as commands. “Ignore them!” they said. They just didn’t understand it wasn’t under my control. Read More
Please Live I have struggled with my thoughts for as long as I can remember. In elementary school, I would think about suicide before I even knew what suicide was. I never planned my future or said what I wanted to be when I grew up because I didn’t think I would ever get there. Read More
Life Has Hope I was two hours away from home in a hospital where I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. I was relieved, but scared because I had only heard horrible things about this condition. Read More