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Stories, information and advice by and for people with a mental illness, including coping tips, inspiration and the very real experiences of people with various mental illnesses.

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Here Are Some Scientific Reasons Your Depression Tends to Get Way Worse at Night

Brittany J.

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A Blow-by-Blow Account of a Night With Autonomic Hyperarousal and PTSD

Monika Sudakov

Man writing on a tablet

Some Considerations for Signing a DNR Order

Max E. Guttman, LCSW

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7 Things I Do When My Depression Is Just Too Much

Tori S.

A man in a winter jacket standing outside in the snow, looking into the camera seriously

Your Mental Illness Is Not Your Fault

Will Sadler

Young woman sitting in an airplane looking out the window

How the Pandemic Impacted the Way I Approach My Phobias

Ane Notting

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When Overthinking Creeps Into a Symptom of Mental Illness

Janet Coburn

Father in a nice shirt and jeans dancing with his daughter in a pink dress

We Need More ‘Nontraditional’ Father Archetypes in the Media

Annie Wright, LMFT

Young girl with a cape standing on a ledge overlooking the city at sunset

Setting Boundaries Says 'I Am Worthy’ to My Childhood Trauma

Vicki Peterson

Parents, It's OK to Ask for Help

Cynthia Lockrey

Isabela Madrigal from Disney's "Encanto" stares at her younger sister sadly, with pink, purple, yellow, and red roses all around them. She wears a flower in her hair and a purple dress, while Mirabel wears a white shirt on the right of her.

To the Isabela Madrigals Who Were Taught to Be Perfect, Not Human

Brittany J.

A woman with long brown hair and red lipstick closes her eyes while wearing denim overalls and a striped shirt.

Why I Listen to the Auditory Hallucinations From My Schizophrenia

Celia Franco

Affectionate mother consoling her little girl during autumn day in nature.

Learning to 'Trust the Process' When Your Child Starts Therapy

Megan Glosson

My Mental Health Rock Bottom Lasted 2 Years, But I'm Finally Free

Kelly Douglas

How I’m Learning to Manage My Schizoaffective Disorder With Burnout

Ashley Nestler MSW

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The Fine Art of Catastrophizing: How to Find Perspective in the Spiral

Simone Yemm

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Are You the ‘Troubled Roommate’ at College? I Was.

Marie Minerva Estela

Young woman in a fur coat looking at her phone with a blurred train behind her

Anxiety Dumpers: How to Avoid Them (and Not Be One)

Krissy Dieruf

A still from Disney's "Encanto" where Mirabel, a young colombian girl is being tended to by her mother. Mirabel looks sad and her mother is comforting.

To the Mirabel Madrigals Who Have Struggled to Find Their Place in The World

Brittany J.

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To My Mum, Who Never Loved Her Body

Amelia Blackwater

When No Amount of Success Can Fill the Void Left by Childhood Abuse

Vicki Peterson

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An Inclusive View of What It Actually Means to Be Neurodiverse

Heidi Fischer

The State of Mental Health in Movies

B.L. Acker

Woman sitting alone in room, hugging a pillow

When I Realized My Boss Was Gaslighting Me

Sharmeen Robins

How Retail Therapy Became Part of My Eating Disorder Recovery

Simone Yemm

Tattooed lesbians in brown and white t-shirts kiss and hug sitting on leather sofa at home with white wall

How My First Fight With a New Partner Helped Me Heal After an Abusive Marriage

Megan Glosson

The 5 Ways I'm Retraining My Cranky Nervous System, and You Can Too!

Heidi Fischer

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I Thought I Had Conquered My Eating Disorder... Until COVID-19

Monika Sudakov

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The 6 Words No Bullied Middle School Kid Should Ever Have to Express

Matt Sloan

A woman walking along the beach which became a painting where the head turned red

I Ran Away From My Problems and I'd Do It Again in a Heartbeat

Ameera Ladak (They/Them)

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