Category: Mental Health

It’s Been a Hot Minute

Wow. It has been over a year since I last posted. I wish I could say things got better, but I don’t think I can say that. Where I left off a year ago. I had just left the crazy job that was 30 minutes away from my house. I had moved on to a…

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Quarantine Mental Health Writing Exercises

So in the past I have made a post to help with those who are having trouble with their Mental Health. Sometimes, it is about clarifying thoughts through writings that can help ease one’s mind. To view Post 1- Click here To view Post 2-Click here   Now I know in confinement and quarantine, it is…

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I need help.

My season started two days ago. And by started, I mean the first of MANY competitions of the season. Like, it is overwhelming by the amount I will be doing in such a short span. While the competition itself went great (and there will be an upcoming post about that soon). I am suffering from…

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Shaky Mental Health

***WARNING: SENSITIVE CONTENT/IMAGES. VIEW WITH CAUTION. 11/06/2019-Ongoing These past two or so weeks have been tough. And honestly, I have no idea why. I am thinking either I am just extremely exhausted (Working 40 hours a week, school ending etc). Another thing is, I haven’t skated in over a week because of the injection procedure. So…

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Learning About Myself

So, to conclude Mental Health Awareness Week (Even though we should be following through on this daily). I wanted to give you guys a follow-up on some things I have went through, how they are impacting my mental health and what I am doing to fix them.  First thing, I realized about a year ago…

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Mental Health Writing Exercises

A few weeks ago I went through a really dark phase. One that I needed to open up to a few close friends in order to find myself help. In that time I was also given exercises in order to work my brain and try to clear out some thoughts. So I want to post…

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Chronic Pain and Mental Health

  Chronic Pain takes a toll on the body. However it takes a toll on the mental aspect as well. So not only are you in pain, and suffering other related symptoms to your illness. You start to suffer mental symptoms as well. Now, to be clear, it won’t be everyday that the symptoms appear….

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Mental Health Week

So this week is Mental Health Week. I will try and do a few things this week in order to support and have others be aware. Today is just a brief update. I have seen a psychologist, psychiatrist and psychotherapists over the few years. Right now is when I need one the most. This week…

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Insomniac Zombie

  Good Evening…or Morning…? So it is close to 1am and I am still nowhere near sleepy. Instead, I feel like I’ve been hit with a frying pan and slowly becoming a zombie.  This is the second night IN A ROW… I have been suffering from insomnia. While last night I wasn’t doing much. Instead…

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Drained.

  So, I have been drained lately. If you read my previous post (Bursting Sponge) you would know. I don’t know why that is. It could easily be the pain taking a toll of my body. Or finals approaching. Schedule changes. Even a mixture of all the above. There is one thing that has caught…

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