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now I have control
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Montesquieu quote about happiness
When I quit drinking, it became clear that the problem was not fixed- in fact I had only just begun. Without my self-medication it became clear that I was battling some serious anxiety and depression …
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panic attack poem
One of the first things I was taught to calm down was to breathe out longer than I was breathing in. This slows you down and gets you breathing again. So simple in theory.
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Origen Quote
Growing up Catholic, I always took the image of God very literally (old man sitting on a cloud in a big robe) and had a hard time truly believing. I’ve always been fascinated with religion, …
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How Yoga helped me fly to Australia Solo
Five years ago I would worry about traveling so much that it would take me weeks to pack for a short trip; I was always terrified of forgetting something important. Once I got packed, I’d …
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Mental Health Poem
I tend to write a lot of poems, as my head tends to exist in rhymes and melodies. When I was first grappling with my anxiety, the Doc said to use a creative outlet to …
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Soren Kierkegaard
Five years ago my anxiety was so bad that I couldn’t even drive a car. Me! The person who drove to Los Angeles from Houston when I moved there, the person who loved to …