Back To School
Yesterday was the first day of my first semester back at college in six years. Six years ago, I was a freshman at the University of...
I Finally Saw The Psychiatrist
Yesterday, I saw my psychiatrist for the first time in three months. I'm never happy to see her, as we don't 'mesh' well together and she...
Yesterday's Prompt: How Have You Changed Over The Past Few Years? Show Pictures
I've changed in all aspects over the past few years; mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. The biggest changes I find in...
Why I Can't Take My Own Advice
I've written more than seventy stories for The Mighty, and a great number of those stories have contained advice about how to cope with...
Why I'm Such A Mess
My room is a mess. My hair is a mess. The house I share with my mom & daughter is a mess. Why? Why am I such a messy person? I'm not. I...
Why I Always Disclose My Mental Illness Before The First Date
It hasn't always been this way. I used to hide my mental disorders from my romantic partners for as long as I could until my symptoms...
My Decision To Be Celibate Because Of My Mental Illness
Today marks two years that I've had any sort of encounter with a man; social, emotional, or physical. My last encounter with a man was...
My Diagnosis
For most of my young adult life, I've wondered about my mental stability. I wondered until I was first hospitalized in 2010, and given my...
My Mental Health Journey: Part Two, My Psychiatric Hospitalizations
During my first semester at The University Of Findlay, I was hospitalized for suicidal thoughts. I admitted myself, because deep down, I...
My Mental Health Journey: Part One, "What is Wrong With Me?"
I had always known there was something off about my feelings and behavior, but always attributed those things to just being part of being...
