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Adjusting to Social-Distancing & Other Lessons from Chronic Illness
CN: Extensive discussion of the experience of chronic illness, the emotional experience of living during the pandemic, brief discussion...
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How to Care for Your Mind and Body When You're in a Pandemic Hellscape
CN: general (but light-hearted) discussion of pandemic, cancer mention, Spoilers for Downton Abbey Making content in our new world can...
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Article on Medium: Why Does Everything Feel So Hard Right Now If I’m Fine?
When social-distancing first started, I figured, besides my anxiety about the virus itself, my life wouldn't change a huge amount and the...
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Coping with Covid: Learning to Find Comfort Amidst the Unknown
CN: Extensive discussion of the mental and financial impact of Covid19, mention of existing oppressive systems. I tend to have a pretty...
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What Do You Want out of a Relationship? An Alternate Method to Reaching Abuse Victims
CN: extensive discussion of the experience of being in an abusive relationship, discussion of physical abuse and the painful process of...
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Recovering from Abuse: Was Everything My Fault?
CN: extensive discussion of the dynamics, healing process, and emotional experience of abuse. General discussion of PTSD and trauma...
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Why I Stopped Taking Anti-Depressants
CN: gaslighting, abuse, money, in-depth discussion of the symptoms and treatment of borderline personality disorder, medication, and...
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How to Lend a Hand in a Mental Health Crisis Part 3: The Process of Processing
This week’s guest post is Part 3 in a five-part series that looks at how to fill the gaps in our current mental health care system on an...