“Our need to be seen and heard at all times by as many people as possible has driven us to put all our thoughts in a public space. As the content gets created and the adulation increases, our dopamine levels rise and we continue to influence and be influenced by the one thing we all want at some point – validation.”
My first alarm goes off. It catches me off guard because I just looked at my watch a couple hours ago. I hit snooze and doze back off, knowing my
I can’t remember the final push, but I think it was not getting a full-time job I applied for. I’d decided that if I got the job, I wouldn’t have
I’m back in therapy. My rheumatologist suggested I see their in house therapist because one of the pillars of health is mental wellness. I was skeptical. I’ve been to a
This summer, Beyoncé released her album, Renaissance. I initially ignored its release because I wasn’t feeling the first single, ‘Break My Soul’. When the full album dropped, I headed to
I used to think that my brain was broken; that my inability at times to handle daily stress was something to be fixed.
Hi there. When I started this blog, it was to talk about my journey with mental illness. If you’ve read it over the years, you know that I have covered
On Saturday, we marked the 20th anniversary of the worst act of foreign terrorism in the US. (I think it’s important to make the distinction here between foreign and domestic
Today while having a conversation with the nurse at my psychiatrist’s office, she commented that she didn’t want to be a part of a particular mom’s group because “she didn’t
It’s been about 3 weeks since I deactivated my Facebook account. I knew I wouldn’t delete it permanently- I love social media and the chance to watch and connect with