Blog – Tagged "coping mechanism"– Just Girl Project

What If I Can't Seek Therapy?

If you wish to improve your mental health, therapy is a helpful tool. Mental health plays a very significant role in how you feel and live your life. Having poor mental health can affect every area of your life, from...

I Almost Didn’t Escape: My Journey through Depression and Anxiety

TW: Suicide, Depression, Anxiety All throughout my teenage years, I struggled with my mental health. During a time when mental health was stigmatized, I suffered in silence, afraid that I would be judged, that my struggles weren’t valid, or that...

How to Survive a Life-Altering Change

Have you ever been through a life-altering catastrophe? The kind of event that turns your entire world upside down! Maybe you have suffered an abusive relationship and was pushed to a breaking point, and finally managed to escape. Or have...

How I was Empowered by my Anxiety (And you can be too!)

When I was first diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), I remember immediately feeling like it was the end of the world. I didn’t want to be associated with a mental illness because I didn’t want to feel like there...

Battling the Biggest Liar in your Life: Anxiety

TW: Anxiety Let’s be honest, anxiety always knows how to ruin a positive mood. It’s more than just being nervous or a little worried. It possesses an overwhelming power to remove you from the present moment, and submerge you in...