A childhood of abuse leading to trauma was not in vain
Hannah grew up with abuse from both sets of parents. Once she sought help and understood her trauma, she could disable the control it had on her.
Author: Superhero
Fighting social anxiety
April experienced severe social anxiety but wrote-it-off as being an introvert. It wasn’t until a teacher noticed that she was able to get help.
A break from figuring it all out :: living with ROCD and HOCD
Kathryn’s mind is always trying to find answers to questions about her identity; the main questions being 1) Is my relationship right for me? and 2) Am I gay? This leads her to a diagnosis of ROCD (Relationship OCD) and HOCD (Homosexual OCD).
My story leading to the conversion disorder PNES
Tora has experienced much in her life; abuse, sexual assault, abandonment, feelings of worthlessness. Getting her life on track, she felt the trauma was behind her. Then she began to have daily seizures which were diagnosed as Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures (PNES).
Self-love through divorce :: My story on how depression & anxiety taught me to love myself
NM was angry, depressed, confused and anxious after learning of her husband’s infidelity. It took regaining her self-love and self-worth through years of therapy to finally being able to walk away for good.
One thin man’s mental health struggle with body image
Graeme struggles with his body image not being “manly” and “normal” and details what goes on in his head about his thin appearance.
Depression :: It’s important to open up to your partner
Sneha find herself spiralling downward into depression as she tries to process being the lone survivor of a car crash. She decides to open up to her partner and begins to heal through their discussions.