Out of all of the things I have read and watched in the last few years that address mental health, there are two things that I feel handle it in a way that showcases the struggle and breaks down the stigma of seeking help. The first is Chris Traeger's journey on Parks and Recreation. I love … Continue reading Entitled to my emotions: unbreakable kimmy schmidt and its beautiful handling of mental health
Endurance
One of the things I've been thinking about lately is that the journey with anxiety is really about endurance. I'm in this for the long haul. This isn't really a thing that's going to completely go away, and I'm slowly but steadily coming to grips with that and accepting it. I struggle with it sometimes … Continue reading Endurance
In defense of John Mayer’s music
UPDATE: I would just like to point out that I have a MAJOR bone to pick with John Mayer over his past comments about the women he's dated. People are complicated and he's one of those people that is simultaneously incredibly deep and observant and also totally tone deaf and problematic. I dislike cancel culture … Continue reading In defense of John Mayer’s music
Sleeping in a new place
First of all, THIS APARTMENT IS AWESOME. There are so many windows I feel like I might OD on sunlight. We're still in the process of unpacking and arranging and everything, but already I can tell it's going to be nice. What's been interesting to me about this whole process is how the anxiety has … Continue reading Sleeping in a new place
What I talk about when I talk about anxiety
I've written a lot about what panic attacks are like, and things you can do to calm yourself down. What I haven't really talked about it was the low-grade anxiety is like; the stuff that slowly builds and is just kind of always there in the background. I'm fortunate in that I don't live with the … Continue reading What I talk about when I talk about anxiety
I’m a published author!
So, something pretty cool happened. I'm a published author! I recently discovered The Mighty, which is an awesome support community for disability, disease, and mental illness. I submitted a post from this blog to them, and now I'm a contributing writer! Check out my post here.
Finding the right therapist
As you guys know, I love Huffington Post's coverage of mental health. They are inclusive, compassionate, and straightforward, and I really appreciate that. This morning they published some incredible stats about mental health and the pervasiveness of issues, and I highly encourage you to take a look at them. There are a number of issues mentioned that I … Continue reading Finding the right therapist
It’s only fear
Hey! Welcome to the new site! Which looks exactly the same! I wanted to just take a second to talk about why I made the change from Terrible Horrible No Good to It's Only Fear. While I love the name and the throwback of THNG, it's a little long and I felt like it was … Continue reading It’s only fear
Getting out from under
I've written before about my love/hate relationship with anxiety: I love that it keeps me organized and conscientious of others and that it's heightened my sense of empathy. I hate that it makes me feel nauseous, that I can't always enjoy important moments, and that it makes some really simple things really difficult. My biggest … Continue reading Getting out from under
Stand up and rock the boat
Let me be super straight with you guys. For most of my life, I have been a terrible advocate for myself. Some of that was out of ignorance that I needed to say something - not knowing a whole situation and so I couldn't speak up - some of it out of laziness, some of … Continue reading Stand up and rock the boat
it's only fear 