I Didn’t Believe In God Until I Heard This Weird Message On The Radio Natalie Esarey “ On August 13, 2016, my life changed forever. Actually, my life began. I was reborn. Only nine months prior, I had just gotten out of my fifth treatment center. And now, finally, I was truly happy.
The Ugly Reality Of Living With An Eating Disorder And Trying To Maintain A Relationship Brianna Kwasnik “ Claiming I wasn’t hungry or that I had already eaten would prove to be difficult once we started to spend entire days together.
Mental Illness Is Not A Choice — But Recovery Is Natalie Esarey “ Choosing recovery doesn’t necessarily mean you will be cured, or never struggle again, but what it does mean is that you are making the conscious decision to fight. To not be a victim. To walk in the light of life, instead of in the shadows of darkness of death.
3 Important Steps To Follow If Your Significant Other Has An Addiction Candice Rasa “ Managing a loved one’s drug or alcohol addiction is never easy, but those whose spouse has a substance use disorder face an especially tough and lonely road.
How I Finally Accepted My Anxiety Monica Drake “ Once I stopped being so ashamed of it, I saw that anxiety was my superpower too. Because of my anxiety, I worked and loved harder. I strived to help others who were going through the same thing.
From Resisting To Eventually Recovering From My Eating Disorder Kylee Schmuck “ Broken, alone, defeated. I was so close to giving up. Wasted away to nothing but a disorder and stubbornness. Rock bottom lead to rock bottom, repeat times ten.
What It Means To Learn To Take Up Space Emma Keyes “ There is no comfort in an eating disorder. This two-finger diet has left me empty in more ways than one.
Narcissistic Rage: This Is What Happens When You ‘Discard’ An Abusive Narcissist First Shahida Arabi “ They may romanticize the relationship and re-idealize you, taking back all their hurtful words and actions in one fell swoop (or cleverly constructed text message).
Let’s Fight A War On Addiction, Not Drugs Kimberly Cristen “ The definition of a disease is an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning. What could be more abnormal than wanting to inject a foreign substance into your body just for fun several times per day?
This Is What Recovery Is Mandy Cormier “ Recovery is scary, confusing and lonely. But recovery is created by you. So here’s to defining a “normal state” in terms which are special to you.