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Tag Archives: depression
The Mental Illness Tag
Good morning! May is Mental Health Awareness Month. And guess what? I’ve found A TAG that I think is just perfect for kicking off a discussion of mental health and mental illness. Btw, I stole this from BG @ Getting … Continue reading
Posted in Nevillegirl's Adventures!, Non-Neville Posts, Uncategorized
Tagged anxiety, depression, mental health, mental illness, my life, OCD
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My Antidepressants Make Me A Better Writer
“I find that stability is good for my creativity.” – Ellen Forney, author I know my antidepressants are working because I’m writing as much as I used to. Reading, too. Consuming books like mad. But it’s writing I want to … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Reading!, Nevillegirl's Adventures!, Non-Neville Posts, Uncategorized
Tagged antidepressants, art, blogging, books, creativity, deep thoughts, depression, Ellen Forney, inspiration, medication, meds, mental health, mental illness, motivation, my life, reading, venlafaxine, writing
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“Today, although sad, we’re reminded of the reason why Project Semicolon exist. Suicide has the ability to strike at the heart of the very cause that aims to eliminate it. Today we lost a giant and from this day on, together, we’ll … Continue reading
A Review Of “It’s All Absolutely Fine” | AKA Is Rubyetc My Long-Lost Sister?!
“My brain, having been suspended in a state of hyper-vigilance for such a long time, just packed in and said, ‘No more, your job now is to lie on the sofa incredibly still and just work on evaporating, you useless … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Reading!, Nevillegirl's Adventures!, Non-Neville Posts, Uncategorized
Tagged anxiety, body positivity, book reviews, books, depression, friendship, graphic novel, humor, It's All Absolutely Fine, mental health, mental illness, positivity, reading, reviews, Ruby Elliot, siblings, sisters
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Christmas 2k17
Merry Christmas, if you celebrate it! I’m feeling good about Christmas, and the holiday season in general, this year. It’s still a bit of a rough time for me and I expect that it will continue to be so for … Continue reading
Sleeping & Dreaming
I started taking a new antidepressant, venlafaxine, toward the beginning of the semester. (Its American brand name is Effexor, if that rings any bells for anyone.) I wasn’t too keen on it at first because I thought it was causing … Continue reading
Posted in Nevillegirl's Adventures!, Non-Neville Posts, Uncategorized
Tagged antidepressants, depression, dreams, mental health, mental illness, my life, sleep, venlafaxine
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I Have OCD. No, Not Obsessive Christmas Disorder: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. The Real Thing. And It Sucks.
Hey guys! While I can’t share most of the articles I wrote for Magazine Reporting & Writing this semester since they’re about other people and I haven’t yet received permission to publish them anywhere, there is one that I’d love … Continue reading
Posted in Nevillegirl's Adventures!, Non-Neville Posts, Uncategorized
Tagged anxiety, college, deep thoughts, depression, journalism, mental health, mental illness, my life, OCD
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Election Day, One Year Later | Nov. 8, 2016 – Nov. 8, 2017
It’s been exactly one year since the last US presidential election, which is hard for me to believe. Time seems… stretchy, almost, easily compressible but just as easily drawn out, since it seem both too soon and not soon enough … Continue reading
Posted in Nevillegirl's Adventures!, Non-Neville Posts, Uncategorized
Tagged 2016, 2016 presidential election, 2017, activism, America, anxiety, college, current events, deep thoughts, depression, Donald Trump, election, mental health, mental illness, my life, politics, president, presidential election, Republican, United States, Women's March on Washington
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I’ve Made It This Far.
Trigger warning: This post contains mention of suicide ideation. I was sitting on my bed on one of my first days in Ireland, half-numb with jet lag, scrolling through Facebook on my phone, when I saw the post. One of … Continue reading
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Tagged college, deep thoughts, depression, Dublin, Ireland, mental health, mental illness, my life, study abroad, suicide
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