Articles and help with emotional needs and how to ask for and get support.
Life can be nothing short of brutal every day when dying is on your mind more than living is. It can feel impossible to face the challenges of daily life when all you feel is nothing, or too much at once to process. You may even be feeling these polarities…
I have had a question at the bottom of my signature on the forum for a few years now. I have a lot of people tell me they like the “quote” – though it is not actually a quote- is just a question I ask myself and have asked many…
Mental Health Considerations for College Students College is a time of great change and stress. Many students figure out who they are with less influence from their parents. They meet people with viewpoints they’ve never considered. They have to balance schoolwork, their social lives, and their budget in ways…
Also known as comfort animals, emotional support animals provide emotional support to an individual experiencing an emotional disorder. Not only do these animals provide company to a person but also are also affectionate and fun, which in turn helps lower stress levels and increases activity. Emotional support animals do not…
Hello everybody! I have thought about what to write but I was actually a bit stumped! I was going to share something I had written in the grips of a nasty depression but I am just not brave enough to share it today. Instead, I thought I’d talk about the…
How to make friends – and tips for making friends easier! Being alone or feeling lonely all the time is a real drag. Yet 43% of adults report feeling lonely- almost half the people in the US said they feel lonely. While that is a staggering number (and a true…
Nothing ever changes until something changes. It seems like such a simple statement that it almost does not even make sense. It is so obvious it does not even really even reach full cliché status, much less the lofty heights of being a proverb. On its best day it might…
Loneliness is excruciating. Agonizing. Tortuous. It would have to be one of the leading stimulants of depression, anxiety and a great number of other mental health struggles. What is it about loneliness that is so painful? Why is it so hard to live with? Why is the burden…
There can be nothing in the world more terrifying than being in a situation that you cannot escape from, and while in that situation being physically or sexually abused. As a child or young teen you have no other place to go than home. If you attempt to run away…
Everything. Everything is energy. It is the basis of life and the basis of our health and our well being. The thoughts we think are energy and are in a constant state of flow, flowing outwards to others and received by others without the need to even speak them. Our…