Blog – Tagged "mental health matters"– Page 6 – Just Girl Project

3 Steps to Cope with High Functioning Anxiety

Outwardly, you may appear calm, cool, and collected. You go about your day as normal, driving to work, buying groceries. Deep inside your mind, a storm rages, as your anxiety maneuvers into every corner of your life. Constant worry sits...

The Moment I Knew I Needed Therapy

I wanted to go to therapy when I was only sixteen years old. I was struggling through my first heartbreak and did not know how to handle it. My friends and family were irritated that I remained heartbroken over a...

Battling with Anxiety from Bad Texters

Message: seen. Read at 3pm. No comment from the other end. Sounds familiar? I’m sure we all have dealt with situations where we sent a text, only to be left hanging like the Mona Lisa. This has been a pet...

1 Girl vs 4 Types of OCD

Throughout my adolescence, I unknowingly struggled with different types of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). My OCD has mostly manifested through 4 specific subtypes, which sometimes overlap with each other. Though I wasn’t officially diagnosed with OCD until I was a...

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...