By Kimberly Zapata The first time I tried to take my life I was 17 years old. I was a junior in high school — a straight A student bounding toward what should have been a successful senior year — and while, on paper, things looked good, I looked good, the reality of my life … Continue reading I Will Tell My Daughter I Am A Suicide Survivor. Here’s Why
My Depression Is Back
By Abbe Greenberg of The Anxiety Sisters My depression is back. As always, it crept up on me in the night, and I awoke to darkness, even with the Florida sunlight piercing the windows of my bedroom. Everything aches — my legs and lower back especially — like I’ve been crouching in a tight space … Continue reading My Depression Is Back
I Don’t Want To Talk About Suicide
By Briton Underwood of Punk Rock Papa I don’t want to write about suicide. My sister blew her fucking brains out. I picture the night in my head. I see her drinking the strong stuff. Eyes watery and bloodshot from all the crying and booze. Open pill bottles and bullets strewn across a table. I … Continue reading I Don’t Want To Talk About Suicide
Today, Anxiety Won
By Kristen Hewitt of KristenHewitt.me Today anxiety told me I couldn’t leave my kids to go on vacation with my husband because the plane might crash. Today anxiety brought me to my knees in tears that wouldn’t stop for hours. Today anxiety had me hiding in my room, afraid for my kids to see me … Continue reading Today, Anxiety Won
Greater Than: Illness 