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About a month ago, I put in a new faucet. Our old one was leaky, old, crusted over, and the dripping, dripping, dripping was torture to my ears. Imagine trying…
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Anyone who’s had depression even once has to be aware of it creeping into their lives once more. Will it hit like a ton of bricks? Will it slide in…
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Of all my tools to combat depression and negativity, humor is by far the most fun. And just like mastering the craft of writing, I’m finding that the longer I…
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We woke up to the news that fifty people died in a horrible plane crash last night. Grief grips my community here in Western New York. Nothing can come close…
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Image credit: Peggy Dembicer “Mama always said life is like a box of chocolates,” said Forrest Gump in the 1994 film. Yeah, well I think it’s more like a game…
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Depression is like an unwelcome obnoxious guest at a party, the bully at the table next to you in school, the bad roommate you can’t kick out of your house.…
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Hi I am a full time parent, full time homemaker and full time university student. I love my life the way it is, and when I had summer break I…
For a very, very long time – about 4 years now – I’ve been certain I have a personality disorder. I guess it always felt like, to me, something was…
From a teen in Rwanda: i am 19 by November this year, but recently i have been thinking if having no girlfriend at my age really matter… many teens by…
So to start from the beginning, I’m overweight and have a very bad relationship with my mother. My mother is honestly perfect in everyone’s eyes, where as I am her…
3 weeks ago, I went to my very first psychiatrist appointment. It was a pretty big milestone for me as I haven’t been in contact with any mental health professional…
Here’s something that I’ve tried for years to understand but i can’t. I’ve never had a real girlfriend (real meaning that i never had a girlfriend under normal i like you, you…
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