When I try to describe the process of learning to knit to people, it usually starts out the same way: “Knitting looks so much harder than it actually is!” And the truth is, knitting is surprisingly easy once you get the hang of it. I myself was deeply discouraged the first day I tried to…
Read MoreCoping with a Bad Day
No matter who you are or how stable you consider your mental health to be, the occasional bad day is inevitable. Sometimes it’s predictable- a bad night’s sleep, hormonal rage, PMS, or some shitty news. Or, if you’re having a really shitty day, a combination of all four. However, not every spell of depression has…
Read MoreZigging in a World of Zaggers: My Experience With Microaggression
In my nineteen years being passed around and examined on this planet, I’ve picked up a few things about ignorant human interaction. Without trying to sound vain, probably even more than the average millennial. It tends to naturally happen when you’re the perfect mixture of queer, disabled, sensitive, and essentially just a woman. Microaggression is…
Read MoreYouTube Channels for Anxiety Relief
If you’re anything like me, you’ll know that trying to sleep in the summer can be an absolute nightmare. As if falling asleep with thoughts of crippling anxiety swirling in my head isn’t bad enough, now I have to do it while I feel like I’m baking in an oven? Needless to say, ASMR and…
Read MoreADD is Both Under and Over Diagnosed. Why?
I’m no stranger to mental illness, but I’m not an expert either. That being said, I have picked up a few nuggets of information along the way, especially those pertaining to capitalism and injustice in modern health care. Oh, and the poor handling of mental illness in both public and private educational institutions. With that…
Read MoreHow WhispersRed ASMR Helped Me Through Complex PTSD
By Sarah Desroche ASMR (Autonomous sensory meridian response), despite its remarkable following, seems to have picked up a notorious reputation over the past five to six years. There are a handful of adjectives I’ve seen attached to this sensation: weird, sexual, “cringey”, strange, even “wrong.” I recently watched the This Morning interview focusing on ASMR,…
Read MoreManaging My Anxiety Disorder on a College Campus
Anxiety disorders are the onions of mental health. They pertain to a variety of different levels and layers, each one more intense and eye-watering than the last. When undiagnosed, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) can make people feel hopeless, lost, and sometimes, even invalidated. In high school, I had a very difficult time staying calm and…
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