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Category Archives: My Story
Introspection & Self-Care
This past fall I began my first semester of graduate school as a Clinical Mental Health Counseling student. It was a stressful and exhausting semester since I was working part-time and choreographing a high school musical on top of being … Continue reading
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My Culture & Stigma
The following is an excerpt from a paper that I wrote for graduate school titled “My Cultural Background.” One aspect of our culture that sadly still exists is the stigma of mental illness. I suffered from depression and anxiety my … Continue reading
It’s Been One of Those Days…
You know those days when nothing seems to go right and everything is upsetting? That’s the kind of day I’m having so far. It’s only 1pm and I’ve already spent too much of today crying. It’s this kind of day … Continue reading
Life After Recovery
It just occurred to me to write this blog post because I thought it would interest a lot of people. You hear the word “recovery” and you may have an idea about what it means, but once recovery happens…what’s next? … Continue reading
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Recovery Doesn’t Happen All At Once
Note: This is a re-post from another blog that I used to run. The original post is dated March 16, 2010. I recently posted a status on Facebook about how I was frustrated that people kept telling me that if … Continue reading
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I Know
I know what it feels like to want to die. To have no hope. To have no clear reason to keep on living. To feel the heavy weight of the daily struggle. To feel like life is so much harder … Continue reading
On Being a Sensitive Person
Being a sensitive person can be extremely frustrating at times, and it can be a blessing or a curse. Nowadays I am able to handle situations much better than I could back when I was depressed, but it can still … Continue reading
My Story, Part 1: Looking Back
“All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.” —Anatole France My story will come in installments … Continue reading
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