#mentalhealth

This entry contains descriptions of my specific mental health problems and the coping strategies of my day to day life, specifically my struggles with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Sometimes people find other people’s experiences with mental illness and OCD helpful to their own healing process, ...

I feel exhausted, tired, frustrated, like I let my classmate down. Had class today and we were supposed to give coaching sessions. I feel I botched like half of it; the other half just went okay. I feel like maybe we didn't jive. Talked to a friend who was also frustrated, which compounded on my&...

I'm so excited. My 'Writer's Mind' is back after much time being gone or partially non-existent. I can day-dream about my novels again without my medicine altering my brain to make it not inclined to do so. I'm liking this different medicine - that in and of itself makes me happy, even if it's th...

I mentioned in my previous entry that I took off work for mental health reasons for a couple of months. I had another episode where I was hearing voices, thinking that people were talking about me and laughing at me at the grocery store and restaurants. My voices were starting up again, specifica...

What makes you tick with a smile?   If there is anything 2020 taught me, it is to be happy. No matter what. Earlier, i used to tie the knot of my happiness with people or things. But as 2020 progressed, i realized that happiness does not have to be in boundaries. Happiness is actually…

i had a different and light topic for today but after writing the post - Truths and Empowerment - here yesterday, i feel i should talk more about the topics discussed in that: Emotional Abuse and Family Scapegoat Syndrome. Disclaimer: This post is a brief account of both the topics and is based o...

Yesterday, March 11, was somewhat a special day. At least to me. As the day ended, i realized one thing - that i have grown stronger than the last year. That i have become better at handling life and its challenges. Funny, how life delivers your Progress Report/s. The day was alright but that is&...

Do you know only 2% of us can multi-task? And no. You may not be one of them. In fact, multi-tasking is more or less a myth. Our mind can handle only one thing at a time. So, if you have been feeling stressed/anxiety lately, you. are. not. alone. Check whether you are trying to…

Today, when i woke up, i had no idea what the morning had in its back pocket. i kept trudging along thinking today as another usual day filled with writing, music, journaling, meditation and other stuff. Only the day had a surprise planned. i had taken a snooze on social media for a while. In&hel...