Humanity
Confession from depression
A sweet start is something that everyone had but we lost everything in childhood. No one talks about how life is when you start getting better, after 5 years of depression at the beginning of 2021 I finally started feeling better. But now even though I’m grateful that I don't feel the same and I don't struggle every day to still be here, I feel empty. When I started to heal and cut off all the bad people and gave up using people to fill an emptiness in my soul, I realised how much depression was stuck to my bone.
By Mona4 years ago in Confessions
An Unprecedented Interview
On January 27th 2017, in what now feels like a lifetime ago, former President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 13769. With the stroke of a pen, a law effectively restricted travel to the United States for citizens of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen.
By Bashar Salame4 years ago in Confessions
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Last year, I vowed that my next New Year's Resolution would be to stop making New Year's Resolutions because they never made it past the January 5th mark. See, I've always chosen resolutions in the realm of extreme weight loss, extreme self-control, extreme this or that, and they never panned out because they weren't realistic. But this year...this is the year I think I might actually obtain my goal and fulfill my resolution. This year's resolution is going to be to just...sleep.
By Ashleigh Riley4 years ago in Confessions
Indescribable rage and the eye for vengeance
Is letting things go ever as easy as letting things go? You often get told by your friends and peers that " you're better than that" or " do not lower yourself to their level". However, if we are pragmatic about dealing with negative emotions towards a situation that has affected your wellbeing, is it truly easy just to let things go?
By Takudzwa Dembe4 years ago in Confessions
My first ever counselling session
I will never forget my first counselling session. After repetitive pleas from my friends to go, I finally booked an appointment. Even then, as I was booking, I was still skeptical. I had deluded myself into believing that I was supposed to do it all on my own, that I needed no help.
By Ruth4 years ago in Confessions
An Ode to My Youth. Top Story - December 2021.
As my 25th birthday looms, I can't help but think about all the time I spent dreaming as a kid. Fixating on all the issues in the world that I would never have any direct control over. The countless hours I spent with my iPod Nano playing the melodies that would later launch me into moments of deep nostalgia. As the remnants of my childhood self start to fade and I evolve into this girl woman who aims to take the world by storm.
By Loraina Calderon4 years ago in Confessions
Beyond These Walls
The woman standing in front of me is my neighbor but she doesn’t know it. She lives in the unit on the other side of my flat’s northwestern corner wall. And as much as I'd like it, we may not actually share a wall at all, just the empty space in between plywood sheets where mice and rat droppings—and hopefully no snakes—might be found.
By Elle Kim4 years ago in Confessions
When I decided to Heal.
At the end of 2019, I created a list of things I wanted to manifest in the new year. I wrote them down in my journal and from there I created my ritual of bringing in the new year. I put all my intentions one by one on a piece of bay leaf. Then, I stood outside and prayed to my ancestors while I allowed the sage to burn and the smoke to protect me from any negative energy along with some tobacco and palo santo. Afterwards, I spoke my intentions out loud before I burned each individual bay leaf in the fire. I was done shortly after midnight and it was now 2020 and I felt like great things would be coming my way.
By Kenji N. Lockett4 years ago in Confessions
The Spunky 5-Year Old and the Dingy Old Crucifix
I Met A Little Boy Every time I switch out purses, I come across my dingy old crucifix. It’s a silver and gold-colored crucifix with green gemstones and is made of some sort of plastic material. It is missing one gemstone. A spunky 5-year-old little boy with beautiful green eyes gifted the crucifix to me. His name was Timothy.
By Debbie4 years ago in Confessions
How Overthinking Impacted My Life
Sometimes when i'm over thinking I just stop for a second take a big breath, and stare at the room for a minute. In that minute I realize that my mind is blank and I feel relieved, relaxed, lighter, and calm. It's crazy how intrusive thoughts can be, and the fact that other people don't even think or worry the way we do, I wish I was as lucky as they are. Although I have been working on myself mentally it definitely is exhausting trying to find your mind every single day. I actually just recently learned that not every one over thinks and that it is actually a form of anxiety. My whole life since I was in preschool I used to worry about what other kids thought of me, if I looked stupid, if what I said was stupid. I used to think no one liked me when I wouldn't even talk to anyone. I used to think everyone would look at me and make fun of me when in reality the whole entire time they probably really didn't care, I mean after all we were just kids at the time. You can imagine how tough it was to finish my entire school years feeling that way, and to top it off I had the biggest heart so of course my feelings were heart very, easily. People used to tell me I was literally the nicest, and I was. I cared about other people and their feelings but it might have been due to the fact that I really believed they all felt the same way I did. I wish I would have known then what I known now so many people did not deserve the satisfaction of having me around. Was I bullied? I think so. I hate thinking about those times cause it makes me feel sick, and sad. I did nothing to deserve hate. I did nothing to deserve those nights where I stayed up crying and I couldn't even tell people what was wrong. I hated that I couldn't even go out without thinking that everyone around me was whispering about me, I felt ugly, alone, at some points, yes plural, I did think about taking the easy way out but I couldn't do that to my parents, they gave me everything as a child and I always hated myself for feeling unhappy when I wanted to be so bad, I had everything I ever wanted, my family was great to me. It's so crazy how much I have changed, I still do over think and have bad anxiety but I am learning how to manage it, and I am going to beat this. It has caused so much damage to my life as it has impacted the way I live, the way I act, the anger that I have built up inside of me. It definitely impacted my relationship and I used to tell my husband that he deserved better, but he stuck around. He stuck around and I am thankful for him every single day because if it wasn't for him I probably would not be here today. Now I wake up every morning and express my love and gratitude towards him and I know he loves it, and I hope it was worth it. The next step in my journey is expressing my love towards my parents, my siblings, I mean they know I love them but like I said I had trouble expressing myself back then, I just want them to know that I have loved them and I will protect and cherish them every single day of my life. We will fight this fight together because I can see the pain in their eyes. Anxiety and overthinking will no longer take over my life.
By Maria D4 years ago in Confessions
