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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 very intimidating. Questions like, “will it make me feel weird?”, “how long will I have to be on meds?”, and “how will I know it’s working?” can transform a...

Rating Anxiety Relief Tools on a Scale of 1-5

When I was in my junior year of high school, I was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder. For years, I had always exhibited common behaviors of anxiety, such as excessive worrying, difficulty concentrating, restlessness, panic attacks, etc. However, when I...

Borderline Personality Disorder: Breaking the Stigma

For as long as I remember I have suffered with anxiety and depression. All my life I behaved in a certain manner which most people would describe as “different”. I have always felt like an outsider, as I felt my...