I have exams in a little over a week and though I already wrote a "How NOT to Study" post, I now feel the need to explain some of the mistakes I realize I'm making. First of all, I'm exhausted. To the point where by the end of the day I can't even watch TV … Continue reading How NOT to Study – Reprise
Based on Susanna Kaysen's autobiography "Girl, interrupted", the movie adaptation illustrates the world of mental disorders and what it means to suffer from one. "Girl, Interrupted" starts with Susanna Kaysen's story, a girl diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. She has a history of promiscuous behaviour and, at the begin of the movie, appears to attempt … Continue reading “Girl, Interrupted” – Movie Review
Living with a mental illness is hard, but it's also hard to be there for someone with a mental illness. This is dedicated to a person who has always been by my side, even when I was pushing her away. Growing up,I didn't know at twenty I'd be looking for forgiveness;Forgiveness from the one who'd … Continue reading I’m sorry…
You’re weak. Punish yourself. The voice in my head was giving off the first signs of a psychotic break. I couldn’t ignore it, it was too strong and insistent. I had to act; I couldn’t control it. I ran to the bathroom and grabbed the razor. Bringing it to my forearm, I started my daily … Continue reading Tandem (Short Story)
When the world seems a sublime set of suggestions,one may wonder:what does it mean to separate reality from fiction;mythology from history;Subjectivity from objectivity? Is the universe only a chaotic set of cause-effect forces,architects of both life and thoughts?To what must I entrust my existence? If I exist,and it is not ontologically wrong to define thus … Continue reading Existential Doubts
Sometimes you can't plan everything. I like walking places, but not being alone and often try to make plans so that I arrive right on time to meet someone walking there. Of course, many things can go wrong. Today I had plans with two friends: one cancelled last minute, the other arrived an hour late. … Continue reading Yesterday I didn’t give in… We can do it
Panicking is the natural result of anxiety. Imagine a fibonacci spiral, at the beginning you have the seeds of anxiety. Let's say these seeds proceed and manage to complete a whole three cycles, you are therefore three cycles closer to panic and feel three times more anxious... and so on. At a certain point (for … Continue reading How NOT to NOT Panic
I call it agony because I myself don't know how to define it. Short breath, a pressing feeling on my chest suffocating me; the feeling of hopelessness, kind of. A feeling so devastating it wracks my body, leaving me feeling somehow emotionally splintered. My muscles feel heavy, moving is out of question, as if the … Continue reading Agony
TW for ED's. She could feel the numbness taking over. Usually, one can assume absence of anger is a good sign. Nonetheless, she tried to concentrate on how his attention wasn't on her and winced in frustration when it solicited no response. It wasn't selfish, she didn't want to get angry and lash out; it … Continue reading Spiralling
As of right now I realize that this is a particularly hot topic which is why I decided to publish this article. With the protests going on in the United States (and not only), there is a lot of attention oriented towards police violence, abuse of power and racial discrimination. Unfortunately, spraying tear gas on … Continue reading Black lives matter: and so does their mental health
How NOT to be functional 