Photo by Zachary Kadolph on Unsplash I am an aunt to two amazing nephews. I love them with all my heart and pamper them, which is why I am a cool aunt. While being the cool aunt isn’t easy, my sister and other mothers have shown me that mothering is infinitely harder. Add to that …
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Rashida has depression, anxiety, and borderline personality disorder. This unholy trifecta prevents her from having a stable job and a long-term relationship. She can’t afford therapy and needs her friends’ support. But her neurotypical friends deny her “negativity” with chants of “good vibes only”. This is a satire piece that got rejected by the …
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Wake up. Eat. Work. Play. Sleep. Day in, day out. On repeat. Locked in amidst raging disease. Clouds of fear and death loom large. Even a pandemic couldn’t bring us together. Humanity continues its steep decline. People suffer; patriarchy persists. Civil unrest rages at home and beyond. Dalit lives matter. Black lives matter. The privileged, …
Feeling stressed, anxious, lonely, and depressed with nowhere to escape? Blame it on pandemic fatigue. Take a break from the real world for a while. That’s what I’m gonna do. Racing thoughts (intrusive thoughts in rapid succession) have been bothering me a lot lately and I have become very low-functioning as well. It’s time to …
In a few hours from now, I will be seeing the end of a three parts tumultuous and two parts rewarding decade. Yes, I’m turning 30 in the middle of a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic – and I’ve never been less prepared for the change. I’ve always been someone who finds some way to celebrate their birthday …
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It’s late at night, the world’s asleep But my noisy mind keeps me awake. My antidepressant isn’t working tonight, So my broken soul cries out for death. I toss and turn for hours and hours, Then an idea for an article enters my head. I leap towards my journal in a hurry. If I wait …
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I’m a lazy lump That’s what I’m told Always been easily distracted Now it’s only getting worse Blame it on your depression That’s what the doctor said But my attention span’s gotten so poor And impulsivity’s at an all-time high I had to get checked for ADHD The test results came back positive Finally, the …
She gave birth to a child And a mother was born Or that’s what she believed Little did she know She had to be its everything Father was just a title, you see Wait, I’m being too harsh He plays with her everyday And babysits on occasion Surely those moments count When he takes some …
Ever since I was diagnosed with clinical depression in 2018, I didn’t want it to define me. After all, I was high on the flawed “you are not your mental illness” school of thought back then. So I tried my best to be as functional and productive as possible, no matter how much my body …
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Don’t mean to sound ungrateful, But I’m exhausted every morning. Even after a good night’s sleep On a soft, warm bed. The reasons for my fatigue are quite a few; Where do I even begin? First, there’s the chronic anxiety It crushes my spirit and body, Giving me severe body ache As if I were …