This is something I often hear, the fact that we owe everything to our parents. Well, I tend to disagree. We didn’t choose to be born, we didn’t choose if we wanted to be born. They did. Our parents wanted … Continue reading We Owe Nothing To Our Parents
When my mind feels better, when the clutches of anxiety and depression lessen their hold, I sometimes have regrets. A voice in my head keeps blaming me for all the pain I have been through and I still have to … Continue reading #12 Mental Illness VS Regrets
During this journey of healing, I have found that plushies are really helpful. I have several ones, big and small ones. I have taken the habit to carry one or some of them with me. Going to the cinema, for … Continue reading #11 Mental Illness VS Plushies
This fight is a really tough one, to fight and to explain. It’s also a tough one for me because it took me a while to recognize it. Because of the rush of my feelings, their sudden changes and their … Continue reading #10 Mental Illness VS Food
Since the beginning of my fight against depression and anxiety, there is one thing, one conclusion I’ve reached. I automatically think about what I see like failures but I never think and remind myself about my successes. When I look … Continue reading #9 Mental Illness VS Success
I’m used to live with anxiety but it really has become a day-to-day fight since one year and half. And with it follows another feeling: guilt. It runs deep in the body and fuels anxiety and all those strong bad … Continue reading #8 Mental Illness VS Guilt
Letting go. Letting go of the things of the past, the bad things, the bad choices, the bad decisions, the bad thoughts… Well, it’s it not an easy task. Not at all. If I let go, I find myself vulnerable. … Continue reading #7 Mental Illness vs Letting Go
It’s hard to work when my mind is struggling. I already have to focus on keeping my emotions at bay. My strength is needed to keep breathing, to not break down, to stay focus on what I need to do … Continue reading #6 Mental Illness Vs Work
I have this voice inside my head since I’m a child. It has become louder and louder. And then I put a word on this voice: fear. It was everything. It is everything. It makes every struggle that life throws … Continue reading #5 Mental Illness VS Fear
Mental Illness is such a burden in every way and everyday. But one thing for sure is the misunderstanding coming from people, from society. People have their own ideas, their own concepts of what is to live with a mental illness. And how to deal with it. Actually, let’s talk about mental illnesses more than mental illness. Yes, I know I should focus on the good sides of life. I know I shouldn’t give in so easily to my depressive urges. I know I should control more my anxiety. I don’t need people to tell me that. Because if I … Continue reading #4 Mental Illness Vs People
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