A Day In The Life
By: Jess Griggs It took me two and a half hours to get out of bed today. I woke up in a cold sweat at 4:59 am and continued to lie under my blankets with my pillow over my face until the alarm went off at 6:30 am, at which …
Category: Anxiety
Coco Dyno-Bites & Panic Attacks
By: Jess Griggs I hate going to the grocery store. Maneuvering a cart around other humans who also have carts, and carts that sometimes have other, smaller humans inside is enough to make me run to the nearest bathroom and lock the door. A few weeks ago, I found myself …
I Am Enough
By: Katie Arnold Read more of Katie’s writing and journey on her site journeythru30.com! For the last 2 weeks, this has been my meditation mantra, or at least some variation of it. The most impactful being the final verse, “I am enough.” It’s easy to look around and question our …
Please Plan Accordingly
By: Jess Griggs When you’re thirteen, all lunchrooms are the same; whether you’re in a middle school or a loony bin. I stood there with my peanut butter sandwich and carrot sticks and surveyed my seating options. A window seat would be nice but a twitchy girl who said mean …
SPACE
By: Eliska Cramer Read more of her essays on her website. She hunches her shoulders, desperately trying to minimize her height. She always finds the window seat on the bus and makes sure nothing spills out from her bag which she has tucked beneath her legs. On the airplane, she …
The First One
By: Jess Griggs If you don’t get anything else out of visiting this site, please know this: You’re not alone. Wherever you’re at on the sliding scale of “Totally dealing with my depression in a surprisingly healthy way,” to, “Haven’t showered in three days and today isn’t looking too good …