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When you are at wits end…

…with everything. I cannot tell you whether its my anxiety that makes me this way, or if it’s the PTSD, or the depression. Maybe it is just the accumulation of the three plus the stress? All I can say is whatever it is that is happening in my brain this week is out to get…
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Part 1 : The Beginning

Of all the lessons life has thrown at me, a tragedy changed it the most. As a child I loved to say, “That’s not fair” when things just did not go my way and I did not receive the things I wanted. My parents responded very quickly with, “Charen, life is not fair.” At twenty-seven…
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SELF

S-stop E-evaluate L-learn F-fulfill Self awareness. Self identity. Self care. What do you know about yourself? Learning about myself and becoming aware of what my true issues and problems were was the hardest reality check I have ever had. But that is exactly what I needed; a reality check. I knew I was sad,…
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Consistency + Mental Health

Before I start with my intended post for the day I want to share a little bit of what happened to me in my ‘happy place’. First day/night at the beach, I drive immediately after work (8am) to the beach to meet one of my besties Bridge. As soon as I arrived we threw our…
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What is medication? What are anti-depressants? What are anti-anxiety medications?

Medication: [med-i-key-shuh n]noun 1 the use or application of medicine. 2 a medicinal substance; medicament. Anti-depressants: [an-tee-di-pres-uh nt, an-tahy-]adjective of or relating to a substance that is used in the treatment of mood disorders, as characterized by various manic or depressive affects. Anti-anxiety: [an-tee-ang-zahy-i-tee] adjective tending to or prevent or relieve anxiety There’s always a better or…
