I wanna go home

FIGHT!

It kind of feels like ADHD discourse has been at an all-time high. Everyone on Twitter seems to be discussing the disorder, and our advertisements on other social media sites always seem to do with acquiring medication for the issue, or receiving counseling for it. There's a reason for this. Over the past few years, it's become clear that attention deficit disorder manifests itself in many different ways - it's not just feeling fidgety or having a poor attention span. I recently was diagnosed m…

We all have mental health, but some of us have less mental health than others. Conversations around mental illness often focus on more socially acceptable diagnoses. Anxiety and depression are not only extremely common but also widely discussed. In a way, they've almost become completely destigmatized conditions. It's kind of wild how much more socially acceptable to talk about these things now. Back when boomers were growing up, it was incredibly hush-hush. Nowadays, everyone's on Lexapro, and…

My neck, my back, my anxiety attack

I'm FINE - Ross

As a wise person once said, everybody has mental health . That much might be true, but unfortunately, not everybody has good mental health. Before we are born, we are entered into the mental health genetic lottery, and while some of us come out unscathed, those with a sweet, sweet history of mental illness will likely come out extremely scathed. The worst part about having mental health issues is that everybody thinks they're experts on how to help you. People roll out lethargic advice all the…

Hmmm, let me overthink for a bit and get back to you on that

The coffee's not helping

We're already screaming

Close your eyes and take a deep breath . Be sure to breathe from your diaphragm slowly and intently. Count your breaths. Are there a lot? If so, you're doing this wrong. Tense up your body, but not too much. Now relax it. Are you feeling generally tense from me telling you what to do? If not, you're doing this right. If so, shut your piehole. Nobody cares about your opinion anyways. Try to let your thoughts float by. Do not meditate on them. Do not acknowledge their existence. They can smell yo…

It's all fun and game until they forget they've made plans

If you logged onto Tumblr for the first time as a tween without knowing what depression was, you certainly weren't going to log off without learning. If you weren't a teenager on Tumblr in the early 2010s, it's difficult even to describe how insane the content was regarding depression and mental health issues. It was a nearly constant conversation, with Tumblr users sharing graphic details of their experiences with self-harm and suicide. Sure, these posts built a community in some aspects, but…

Memes to calm our nerves

Ever get hangxiety? Well, let me tell you, it's not fun. As someone who already struggles with anxiety and depression, having a couple too many drinks can absolutely ruin the following day - maybe even the next two days. When anxiety strikes, it's hard to be your best self. You can become self-absorbed, going over all the worst case scenarios that life might throw your way. The thing is, when you obsess over hypothetical problems, it often becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Dreading that netwo…

If you've ever zoned out of an entire conversation because the floral pattern on your friend's shirt reminded you of the time you forgot to send your grandma flowers for her birthday even though you'd set up multiple reminders for yourself, so instead you spent hours searching for singing Elvis-themed telegram services online (since your grandma loves Elvis so much), which somehow lead you deep into a rabbit hole of YouTube video after YouTube video featuring terrible performances by various El…