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Relationships and Borderline Personality: How Therapy Helped Me Grow
During early childhood and throughout my adolescence, I lived in chaotic and toxic environments that I could not control. My parents argued frequently, and the mood in my household was ... Read More
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How Therapy Helped Me Understand Myself and Strengthen My Sobriety
My name is Louise Rowlinson, and I’m a sober blogger. I have been in recovery from alcohol addiction for about four and a half years. I want to share with you my personal story of ... Read More
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Finding My Identity: How Therapy Only Made Sense in Sobriety
Back when I was really starting to circle the drain with my alcoholism, I often showed up to work with truly epic hangovers. These widescreen wastelands in my brain could have been directed ... Read More
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Coping with Cancer: How Diagnosis Affected My Mental Health
In June 2017, I was diagnosed with metastatic sarcoma. I went from being a healthy, practicing therapist who worked three jobs while also caring for my two children and husband, to being ... Read More
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How I Learned to Honor My Emotions and Support My Own Well-Being
This year, I chose to stay home over the holidays. I didn’t choose to stay home because I don’t love my family or because I didn’t want to see them. I chose to stay home for the ... Read More
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Still Worthy: Coping with Doubt and Grief After Loss
Three years ago my life changed overnight when I suddenly and very unexpectedly lost my best friend Diana. I can’t begin to describe the shock I experienced, or the depth of pain ... Read More
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My Journey Through Anxiety to Find a Sense of Calm
Always too bothered about what others thought—that was me, for the longest time. I would waste hours worrying about things that did not need so much consideration. Isolating myself from ... Read More
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I Made a New Friend: A Story of Depression and Anxiety
I made a new friend. I didn’t want to meet her. I wanted to pretend she wasn’t there, but she just wouldn’t go away. She was always with me, everywhere I went. I ignored her for months, ... Read More
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Different Faces of Trauma: My Journey to Heal from Childhood Wounds
My story begins with my parents’ story. My father, who is from Sicily, has spent his entire life working, quite successfully. Ever the money-oriented man, he ensured he always had ... Read More
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On the Rocks: From Self-Medication to Self-Improvement
Growing up, all I ever wanted was to fit in. Throughout childhood, I really only had one or two friends. I never knew what to say around people. I just got nervous and would say nothing ... Read More
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My Friend Had a Late-Term Abortion: 5 Things She Wants You to Know
Editor’s note: The account that follows may be upsetting for some readers. Names were changed to protect confidentiality. I was reflecting on a recent party we hosted and thought my friend ... Read More
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Lonely Journey: My Struggle to Cope with My Son’s Bipolar Diagnosis
In August of 2014, in the middle of the night, a phone call came: My son was unresponsive and was being transferred to the hospital. I remember the 30-minute drive to the hospital, trying ... Read More