2008 started off as one of the happiest times of my life at that point. It was 10 years since the best year of my life in general, which was when I was 9 years old and was in 4th grade, still in a regular public school that felt like a second home. Now I […]
What happened to my smile? If I have so many blessings, Why am I now in denial? Can’t stop stressing All because of one triggered thought? Not the first time that’s happened I go from feeling free To anger anguish and sadness All I want is pure happiness And yesterday, it was right in reach […]
It was nearing the end of September. I had just been hired at a local supermarket which would be my first job in 2 years. It was retail. It was going to be very tough for me. But I was willing to challenge myself to do it anyway as it seemed to be a more […]
I was taken away from public school to a physically and mentally abusive school. But I kept going I was so depressed after so many school tried to bring me down as a pre-teen But I kept going I felt like nobody understood me But I kept going I was stuck in schools for years […]
I’m in a really dark place right now. I can’t relax. I can’t stop dwelling on all of the setbacks I had because I don’t fit the status quo. I can’t stop crying. I can’t stop losing energy no matter how much coffee I consume or how much sleep I get. I can’t stop being […]
There seems to be a strong disconnect with mental health or disability services and the actual needs of the people (like me) reaching out to them. And I am definitely not the only one who feels this way. So I did in fact crawl back to Mass Rehab two days ago. Once again, I was […]
There seems to be a strong disconnect with mental health or disability services and the actual needs of the people (like me) reaching out to them. And I am definitely not the only one who feels this way. So I did in fact crawl back to Mass Rehab two days ago. Once again, I was […]
There seems to be a strong disconnect with mental health or disability services and the actual needs of the people (like me) reaching out to them. And I am definitely not the only one who feels this way. So I did in fact crawl back to Mass Rehab two days ago. Once again, I was […]
This post is a part of Nicole Carman’s mental health-related holiday post series, “Taking Care of your Mental Health during the Holiday Season.” To see the post line-up for the previous and remaining posts in this series, please visit “https://www.navigatingdarkness.com/taking-care-of-your-mental-health-during-the-holiday-season …” this page on Nicole’s blog, Navigating Darkness. If you enjoy this post, please comment and […]
Hey everyone! So if you are either new to my blog, welcome and I will introduce myself. My name is Sam and I have bipolar and PTSD from a traumatic 3 years in school as a pre-teen. I also in a not-so-unrelated sense am on the autistic spectrum and was diagnosed way back when I […]
Mentally Speaking 