Blog – Tagged "mental health awareness"– Just Girl Project

How to Overcome Morning Anxiety

You know that blissful moment of peace, as your eyes melt open, and a stray flicker of sunlight dances on your windowsill? Floating in a paradise of sheer delight, you balance on the border of a dream, til the blissful...

The Aftermath of Having Three Eating Disorders

TW: Eating disorders. I have had three different eating disorders, anorexia, bulimia, and restrictive type, in my 20-year-old life. Even though I consider myself “past” them, they obviously still linger here and there, especially during stressful and depressing times like...

Debunking the Rumors About Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Throughout my childhood, I didn’t understand the obsessive thoughts controlling my mind. Before I went to bed, I would check to see if my alarm clock was set 5 times. Prior to school, I would flip my light switch on...

Scared Speechless: How I Overcame Social Anxiety

What is social anxiety? Social anxiety is a chronic mental health condition in which social interactions cause irrational anxiety. For people with this disorder, everyday social interactions cause heightened anxiety, fear, self-consciousness, and embarrassment. I was in tenth grade when...

Shattering the Psych Med Stigma: “Will I Lose My Sparkle?”

The decision to take medication for your mental health can be a very scary decision. Questions like, “will it make me feel weird?”, “how long will I have to be on medication?”, and “how will I know it’s working?”...