Tagged - Mental Health

Scars, romance, and the minds of youth

I was a Tumblr tween. And unfortunately, I was one of the many, many children who fell victim to the aestheticization of self-harm. Read More

How to survive Thanksgiving with your family

At family gatherings, chaos is not a question of if but when. So how can you survive it? Read More

To all the overachievers out there

If you’re wasting the most amazing years of your life stressing about the future and always working, you’re ruining yourself. Read More

We’re all just hamsters on the wheel of academic validation

Never mind. All the grades were just posted to Blackboard and there is not a single A in sight. Read More

I don’t feel beautiful

I love the idea of body positivity. However, it’s almost impossible to love every part of your body all the time. Read More

It’s okay to uninvite yourself

I have major FOMO — fear of missing out. The worst part is, I have FOMO for things I don’t even want to do. Read More

Generalized anxiety disorder is not a trend

It could simply be the desire for attention. Whatever the reason, it’s not okay. Read More

“You’re gaslighting me!”

How come people spoke so casually about everyone being “a little bit ADHD” when I had to fight and claw my way to a diagnosis? Read More

Navigating the world of online mental health awareness

On social media, a creator describes a list of symptoms that leads them to conclude they have depression. The weird thing is, those symptoms sound a lot like things you experience every day. Read More

Waving the flag of exhaustion

We’ve grown up in a time when going to college is simply not enough to get a job. There are countless other boxes to check. Read More