Category Archives: Like a Bird
The Real Faces of Mental Illness: Tara and Anxiety
The Real Faces of Mental Illness is a monthly interview series from real people sharing their personal stories and experiences. I want to show people what it’s really like to have a mental illness and not hide behind medical terms and symptoms. I want to share what it’s like to live with these diseases, on […]
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 Mental Illness and I talked about KNOWING this is a battle I will face all […]
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 okay enough without it and weaned myself off my medication. I’ve been on 4 different kinds […]
