Mental health can be an ugly and every day I see remnants of the effects that it has had on my life. Depression and anxiety have plagued my entire life and while I grown accustomed to these feelings and I have learned to better accommodate them in my life but finding peace from the racing thoughts can hard somedays. When the voices in your head keep you up at night with constant worry and the sadness follows you, it is hard to keep it together. I try. I look at my children who have struggled similarly. And I try to be hopeful and happy for them. But it has never been easy for me. I don’t ever ..read more

I wanted to cry.  I wanted to scream.  I wanted to breathe normally. But I can’t do any of these things. I just sat there and wallowed in my pain.  My anxiety and depression was winning today and there was nothing I could do. All the  worst-case scenarios were circulating in my head.  The tightness in my chest. I couldn’t make any of it go away.  I was sad and angry for no reason.  I just wanted to feel anything other than what I was feeling. I tried relaxation breathing.  I tried calming music and even my favorite music. I treated myself to my favorite Starbucks drink. I went outside for fres ..read more