How Tattoos Tell Our Stories
I used to have a bumper sticker—fortunately, never affixed to my car’s bumper—that read, “tattoos: not just for sailors and whores anymore.” The sex worker-shaming [...]
mental health
15 Relatable Posts for Anyone Who Has Ever Dealt With Impostor Syndrome
Impostor Syndrome, a term first used by clinical psychologists Pauline Clance and Suzanne Imes in 1978, describes a psychological behavioral pattern in which people [...]
When Your Trauma Doesn’t Fit the Image of PTSD
I’ve run a blog for the last five years about the intersection of my chronic physical and mental illnesses and my hopes of living a life of joy despite and sometimes even [...]
Breaking Point: Dealing With Postpartum Anxiety
When my daughter turned a month old, I wanted to give her away. Not because I didn’t love her, I love her deeply, but because postpartum depression and anxiety convinced me [...]
Anxiety Blobs Living Their Lives
The Anxiety Blob, Sweatpants & Coffee’s lovable mental health mascot, is a way for people with anxiety, depression, or any other mental health issue, to feel less [...]
Post-Traumatic Growth & Why Game of Thrones Fascinates Us
Warning: contains spoilers for Season 8 Game of Thrones is arguably the most popular television show of all time. With its multitude of characters, story lines, and plot [...]
The Total Weirdness of Depression and Dental Anxiety
Recently, I went in for a routine tooth-cleaning, or what I like to call “my biannual dental shaming.” I had already postponed the appointment twice, so when the [...]
20 Posts About Living With Hypomania
Hypomania, a less severe form of mania that is associated with Bipolar and Bipolar II disorder, is defined by the DSM 5 as: “A distinct period of abnormally and [...]
The Monster in My Corner
CW: child abuse and sexual abuse are mentioned, though not in detail I was diagnosed with PTSD in 2017. When I walked out of the psychiatrist’s office that day, I held the [...]
Opposites Attract: What It’s Like to Have Anxiety Disorder When Your Partner Doesn’t
Here it comes again. Roiling up inside of me, sometimes untriggered, sometimes in response to things like another horrible mass shooting. Anxiety. Crushing my chest and [...]
