Mental Health
Try Not to *Feel* Too Far Ahead
“Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.” -Thomas Carlyle * I’m
March 1, 2021
Category: Mental Health
Mental Health
It’s Only After You’re Safe That You Fall Apart
I don’t panic. Even in a life-threatening situation. I don’t panic.
Not then.
No, it’s only after the immediate danger is over that I start to panic. It’s only after I’m safe that I fall apart.
February 19, 2021
Mental Health
Learning to Find Variety in the Sameness
If there’s anything I’ve learned this past year it’s how to find variety in the sameness. This mostly comes in the form of savoring the teeniest, tiniest moments. Making sure I properly reflect upon them before they inevitably slip away.
February 13, 2021
Mental Health
Practicing Gratitude Can Be as Simple as Finding a Patch of Sunlit Rug
Maybe the truth is, there’s a little bit of loser in all of us. Being happy isn’t having everything in your life be perfect. Maybe
February 7, 2021
Mental Health
There’s Nothing to Do — and at the Same Time Too Much
“I’m getting really sick of this,” a friend confesses. “I know what you mean,” I say. Because I do. Neither of us have been out
January 29, 2021
Mental Health
When in Doubt, I Thank My Anxiety.
I don’t know about you, but the more I try to ignore my anxiety, the worse it gets. I’ve heard tales about people who could
November 18, 2020
Mental Health
Sometimes You Have to Do the Thing You Hate Doing Because You Know It’ll Make You Feel Better
From 2011 to 2012, I underwent the most intensive course of therapy I have ever gone through in my life. What’s interesting is that I
October 21, 2020
Mental Health
I Can’t Pretend I Have It All Together & Don’t Understand How Other People Can
I wonder what it’s like to just know what you’re doing. Or at least to always feel like you do. To just show up and
October 20, 2020
Communication
“You’re Just Jealous”: When Being Open About Your Insecurities Causes Partners to Assume You’re Concern Trolling
It’s been an awfully long time since I’ve had it said to me, but I can still remember the first time I had a partner
September 2, 2020
Mental Health
When You’ve Been Attention Starved for So Long, You’re in Danger of Over-Indulging
“I want attention,” I tell him, arms outstretched. And as he wraps me up into a hug, I can feel his laughter reverberating through both
August 26, 2020
