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Living With Anxiety — A Little Bit More Than Before
Even on the days I’m not so sure — this is for the ones who think healing is loud, and for the quiet battles fought behind held breaths. Anxiety doesn’t need a reason; it just needs space to be understood.
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Backpack of Stones: Navigating Trauma and CPTSD
A deeply personal essay exploring the relentless weight of borderline personality, trauma, anxiety, and depression — and the quiet human need to be seen and understood.
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Writing as Self-Reflection: Confronting Fear and Paralysis
Writing became my icebreaker — a way to confront fear, reflect on my life, and keep moving forward, even when everything felt heavy and overwhelming.
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Gratitude for Strangers: Finding Strength in Unexpected Kindness
Through chaos, hospital trips, and sleepless mornings, I discovered the power of gratitude for strangers who gave their time, hearts, and homes without asking for anything in return.
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Not Pause. Paws.
When firecrackers trigger Zoe’s anxiety, I realize her panic mirrors my own. This is what it means to live with overstimulation, tough hearts, and the weight of love.
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I Tried. And Then I Didn’t. And Then I Just Was.
I tried to be there — for others, for the world, for the ghosts that raised me. But when it came to me, I was shut out. This is what it feels like to unravel, and still offer thanks while drowning.
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Anger and Immobility: The Stench of What No One Wants to Hear
There’s a strange violence in being forced to stay still when your mind is running marathons. I write this from a place of deep frustration — the kind that simmers under skin and bone, flaring into anger not because I’m bitter, but because I’m tired. Of being stuck. Of having to justify pain. Of the quiet pressure to package rage in politeness. Today, I let it spill — unfiltered, unapologetic.
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Waking Up with Anxiety and Trauma: The Quiet Horror We Still Don’t Talk About
Waking up with anxiety and trauma triggers isn’t rare. This piece explores how silence, shame, and survival shape our mornings.
