Your heart starts racing, you feel your chest caving in on itself, your thoughts are scrambled. Maybe you freeze, maybe you drop to the floor, maybe your eyes well with tears. The reality is, more than 284 million people in the world suffer from anxiety disorders, and even more experience symptoms of anxiety at some …
As simple as this sounds, many people who struggle with mental illness also struggle with setting boundaries and saying no. This can be due to several different reasons, but the most common reason is because setting boundaries can be really quite terrifying when you’ve been unable to do so your whole life. We see this …
The name itself is feared, whispered behind the backs of people straddled with a weight I wouldn’t expect anyone to bear. Why is this disorder so stigmatized? What is this disorder? Who suffers from it? The answers may be different from what you expect. I myself, suffer from BPD and have suffered through it for …
I wrote this post two weeks ago, but I’ve been holding onto it for some reason. I decided to finally let go, and just post it. So here it goes: Can mental illness be genetic? As we see an increase in mental health problems, I think its time we talk about how genetics and mental …
My mental health has been a lifelong battle. I can remember as young as 5, self-harming in the form of biting my hand until I couldn’t handle the pain anymore. I did this frequently during times of stress. Looking back now, it is really heartbreaking to realize I struggled as much as I did, even …
I have frequently been told “I WANT to take care of my personal health and spend time pampering myself, but depression gets in the way.” Believe me – I am the FIRST person to understand this statement. When that dark wave starts to cloud over your head, everything feels impossible. Simple things like brushing your …
If you’ve read my “About” page, then you know that the beginning of SGSC was not your typical “beginning of business” story. I didn’t have some epiphany one day about opening a self care business. It was never my “dream”, in fact nowhere close. Despite all of that, Sad Girl is here – And im …
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