Tag: meaning
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A Week in the Life (of a Depressive Episode)
The first step in healing from a depressive episode is recognizing you are depressed. For example, a couple weeks ago: I had a panic attack so bad in the car on the way back from a party that I was literally gasping for air. Then I came inside to have my roommates automatically see something…
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New Year, New Life
With the New Year, people all over are pondering what the previous year has brought us. All the good, the bad, the in-between一be it what it was, 2022 is over. It is now a part of our history. Now we have this new year, 2023. We have no idea what this next year has in…
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No Feeling is Final
This post was written in honor of suicide prevention awareness month. There is something about being in nature that reminds me of the beauty of being alive. I recently went on a hike to Stewart Falls in Provo, Utah. I got to enjoy Provo Canyon’s fresh mountain air, the warm sun on my skin, my…
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You Will Be Found
September is suicide prevention month, and it has taken me about all of September to get the words right for this post. Suicide is a heavy topic, and I hope you don’t finish reading feeling sad and depressed, but feeling hopeful that you or someone you love can make it through the hopelessness one feels…
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Rollercoaster
Hi friends, it’s been a while. My brain has been kind of mush this last semester, and I haven’t had the time or mental capacity to focus on blogging in the way I would like. Plus, I have been having a bit of writer’s block, so that hasn’t helped either. I have beat myself up…
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It’s a Meaningful Life
I broke a promise. I told my friend I would stop taking online quizzes to determine how I viewed myself. It is a rather horrible addiction of mine, especially answering the questions with a depressive disorder. When you pick all the sad Taylor Swift songs in a buzzfeed quiz figuring out what your relationship status…
Living the Half Full Life 