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Journey to Recovery
The whole story of my depression and anxiety is a long one, and maybe someday I’ll start at the beginning and tell it all but for the moment, I’m going to start with right now. Or the last year at...
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Journey to Recovery Update
It’s been over a month since I posted my first Journey to Recovery post. I had meant to write sooner but just haven’t had the energy or anything new to talk about. I don’t know exactly if my mood is...
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60 Seconds with An Anxiety Disorder
*Disclaimer: What is written below, I wrote out in about 60 seconds while in the middle of a panic attack. I sat on my bed, as the anxiety mounted and thought it would help, it would ease the pain to...
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Dealing with a Panic Attack Hangover
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I am Surrounded, Yet I am Embracing
I’m sitting here with a knot in my gut, an all too familiar tale in this space, I know. Today, I am surrounded by overwhelm. I am surrounded with the thought that if I want to do everything 120% all...
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Labeled: My Official Panic Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder Diagnosis
When I was 13, I started seeing a therapist, a psychiatrist and went on medication. I’m not sure if there was an “official” diagnosis but my psychiatrist said I had clinical depression. I’ve been in...
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Having Mental Illnesses and Being a Mama is the Hardest Thing I Have Ever...
For the last 15 months, the depression and anxiety I’ve suffered in various forms for almost all of my life has been the most severe. My mental health has been debilitating and harsh and all...
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“What Will Make My Life More Fulfilling, Joyful and Abundant?” And Other...
The mind is such a powerful tool. Mental Illnesses often come riddled with negative thoughts but more than that they have to do with our feelings, our emotions. I don’t know about you, but I battle...
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Why I Blog About Mental Health
Today, I wanted to share a bit about my story for those who are coming to Like a Bird for the first time, and to remind the rest of you why I blog about mental health. I was diagnosed with clinical...
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A Personal Story About Medication and Mental Health
I have been on and off anti-depressants since I was 13. In high school, I got tired of having to take a medication everyday and I wasn’t mature enough to understand the need for it. I thought I was...
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Sometimes, I Forget That I Still Have a Disease
My mental health is improving. Yes. I’m better than I was but sometimes I forget that I still have a disease. Despite the fact that it was only October that I wrote about The Ups and Downs of Having a...
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7 Days of Self Portraits
In the beginning of January, I took part in the We Are The Contributors mini challenge, 7 days of self portraits. (go here to see a recap with some samples of photos from others) It was awesome and...
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“The Things I Know About Anxiety” My First Spoken Word Poem
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Dis-Engaging From My Thoughts and Using Art as a Reminder
I think one of the most important lessons I’ve learned from working with Naomi Goodlet so far was this: Just because I have a thought, doesn’t mean I have to engage that thought. As much as anxiety is...
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Looking Back to See How Far I’ve Come in My Mental Health Journey
Recently, I was looking through the drafts I have to see what to write about. I often write a few things, thoughts, meanderings, random websites or words and save it to maybe post it later. A lot of...
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I’m Afraid of Being Healthy and In Recovery
I’m not there yet. There’s still a ways to go but I’m finally FINALLY in a place that I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I don’t think you can “cure” mental illnesses but you can treat them...
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Viewing My Anxiety as an Outside Force
One of the meditations I’ve learned recently is to help accept anxiety as it is. It starts with visualizing the anxiety in your body. See it as an object, what is the color, shape, texture etc. Every...
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How Mindfulness and ACT Therapy Changed My Life
The last few months, I’ve been working with Naomi Goodlet going through her Anxiety Hacker coaching. It’s been amazing and I plan to start writing more about my experiences and where I’m at now, how...
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