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So how can you keep pushing onward, even when you don’t feel like it? To a certain extent, motivation is personal. What gets you going...

“Fantasies always sound good, but they’re no help when reality comes and shoves you to the ground. When it trips up your tongue and traps...

Common symptoms of depression can include fatigue, loss of interest, and a lack of motivation to do things. Depression can feel...

“Even if you’ve always been that Barely-in-the-background kind of guy You still matter.” #toxicfamily #toxicrelationships ...

Life can feel so awful sometimes. There are many people who feel just like me, if not worse. So I try not to feel bad. I didn’t do...

"When you're a sweet, sensitive soul & your heart is broken by the world, the best thing for you to do is laugh." #toxicfamily...

My Dad is completely shut down. For the last few years, I thought, Okay, you want joy? I got you. I felt my job was to give people like...

The biggest challenge For the sweet, sensitive souls Who uncover life's Cruel hoax is really to not Succumb to the bitterness You know,...

Over time, we commit acts with intentions, either good or bad, that require forgiveness. #toxicfamily #toxicrelationships #toxicpeople...

When at a crossroads, go with your gut. Intuition always has our best interests at heart. It is a voice that can tell us who is friend...

Absolution is the washing away of sin. The promise of rebirth. And the chance to escape the transgressions of those who came before us....

Chaos... by its very definition cannot be controlled. Once introduced, all order and intention is rendered useless. The outcome of chaos...

There's an old saying about those who cannot remember the past being condemned to repeat it. But those of us who refuse to forget the...

Some say loyalty inspires boundless hope. And while that may be, there is a catch. True loyalty takes years to build... and only seconds...

They say the best laid plans often go a lie. Because no matter how detailed the preparation, a plan will always have a weak point and...

They say let he who is without sin cast the first stone. And to be without sin requires absolute forgiveness. But when your memories are...

I was told that my reason for being depressed was “pathetic”, and that I “had plenty of things going” for myself, but depression doesn’t...

A recovery story is a messy thing. It has dozens of beginnings and no final ending. Most of the conflict and drama is internal, and...

I'm finding that one of the most important efforts is writing about my experience with depression. Writing is one way I discover things,...

When asked “how are you?”, how often do you tell the truth? Yep, thought so. Don’t worry, I fib too. All the time. Now, how often, when...