Tag Archives: anxiety
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 […]
When Getting Healthy Doesn’t Look Like How Experts Say You “Should” Do It
Let’s say you have a mental illness and you are bound and determined to get well and healthy. GO YOU! YES! I’m on this path with you. It’s hard I know. In this internet age, we all take to the closest search engine and try to find the easiest, best, most medically approved, most recommended […]
Why I Blog About Mental Health
Today, I wanted to share a bit about my story for those who are coming to Like a Bird for the first time, and to remind the rest of you why I blog about mental health. I was diagnosed with clinical depression when I was 13. This past year, I was diagnosed with an anxiety […]
