Understanding something you don’t have isn’t an easy task. I realized that I never really addressed my mental health and how it truly affects me and the way I operate on a daily. I have mentioned it may affect my ability to focus or react to certain situations, however I never addressed the “how”. It makes sense to me now why many people still don’t understand it and why they continue to say the things they say. I told them that my anxiety makes me nervous. I told them that i

Fake smiles, acting like you are perfectly fine. Meanwhile on the inside you are feeling bad, a feeling that you are simply not good enough. I think most of us have this moment sometimes. Feeling the pressure of having to achieve. Sometimes you have the feeling of having to push through, and put on that fake smile. This article is inspired by Ariana Grande her new song named as you probably have guessed ‘’fake smile’’. When I heard the title of this song for the first time I

Life can be stressful, and I think everyone can agree with me on that. Whether we are overloaded with school work, going through an argument with a friend, or just trying to fit in with society. We experience this feeling of being overwhelmed almost everyday, yet, it is so difficult to overcome. As a child, we didn't have much to worry about. No excessive schoolwork, no high school drama, and definitely no attempt to found out who we wanted to be. Our minds were our playgrou

I think every high-schooler has dealt with the stress of college admissions: where will I go? should I go to an Ivy League? do I have good enough grades to go to this school? will me and my family financially be able to support this? should I care where my family wants me to go to school? And lastly, should I even attend college? The saddest part of college admissions is that this anxiety is encouraged - not only by college admissions officers themselves, but also by high sch

I am a sophomore in high school and have already dealt with two separate cases of sexual assault. One was the summer before my freshman year and the other was during my freshman year. I would have never spoken up about either if it was only up to me to say something. I am extremely lucky that my mother walked in on me breaking down and having a full blown panic attack in the bathroom for me to even be able to tell anyone anything at all. This happened. In high school. I would

Breathe Inhale Exhale Begin Part: 2 After Living in the now is difficult, especially when all you can reflect on is the past. It swallows me whole and I get lost in the belly of the beat that is my past experiences. Recently, my best friend in the ENTIRE world has gone of to chase his dreams and joined the Air Force. He'a been at basic training for a few weeks now. For those who don't know about Basic Military Training (BMT), contact to the outside world is limited, so

Sometimes there are people who can't find reasons to stay alive so we made it easier for you by coming up with 120 reasons why you should stay alive. You are loved and not alone. We are here for you! 1.) People care about you 2.) Poetry 3.) Art 4.) To see yourself at your greatest potential 5.) To look back and say "I made it" 6.) Falling asleep to the rain 7.) Building forts 8.) Traveling to different places 9.) Stargazing 10.) A new season of your favorite show 11.) Life is

Anxiety. A term overused by many people who quite honestly don't understand the true meaning. You see the term displayed in movies, TV shows and books, where the character who is "suffering" from anxiety is nervous about their first day of school, or their 7am job interview they have to prepare for. But everybody experiences this feeling of butterflies in your stomach, and this feeling is NOT anxiety. Anxiety is a thousand times worse, to the point where it begins to control

Hey there! You probably clicked this article either because you have a stressful day right now, or you sometimes do. I think that we all have them from time to time. It could either be when school is just a lot to handle, or some other struggles that you're facing yourself. When I have those days, I used to not know what to do and how to calm me down. But I have found a way that makes me feel chill and worry less, and I would love to share this with you so you can maybe pick

Panic attacks are normal and roughly 25% of the teenage population in America suffers from them. When having a panic attack there are specific things that you can do to help yourself. There are also things you can do that will cause the attack to grow worse. As someone who suffers from panic attacks, I feel as though it was mildly easy to establish my episode as a panic attack, but not everyone would find it so easy. Listed below are some symptoms of attacks, A racing or poun

Hi I'm Julianna I'm 17 I'm Bipolar; scratch that. I HAVE Bipolar. It does not define me. I will be doing a series on here as a writer talking about my journey through a path filled with many mental health obstacles. I will be talking about my struggles, strengths, skills used, stories, supporters, big and small impacts, and everything in between to help others know that a mental health journey is not a straight paved road. It is sometimes a dirt path, or a highway, a freeway.

Media Content Source: Wordpress (https://studybreaks.com/tvfilm/13-reasons-why-questions/) 13 Reasons Why- Losing Sight of its Original Intent? TRIGGER WARNING: This article may discuss topics such as suicide, self-harm, and sexual assault and harassment. Here's a thought: 13 Reasons Why would have had a more of a meaningful impact as a standalone season. Let’s discuss this in the following 13 points. The series’ second season still deals with the aftermath of Hannah’s death

Media Content Source: GARY WATERS/GETTY IMAGES (https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mass-shooting-contagion_us_5660717be4b08e945fee4d57 Note: This is not a discussion on gun control. Although it is strongly recommended to discuss gun control within peer groups. A reminder- it's more than acceptable to have disagreements, as long as you're respectful in how you express it. In light of the devastating school shootings in the news lately, school shootings might be thought that

Mental Health is as ambiguous as it is horrible to live with. 1 in 4 people worldly are affected by some form of mental illness ranging from depressive disorders, OCD, learning disorders, personality disroders, eating disorders, etc., meaning that you are very likely to encounter someone struggling with a mental health issue, whether they make it apparent to you or not. Unfortunately, mental health awareness isn't enough to help those struggling with mental illness as friends

We all must take a break now and again to take time for ourselves, time for self-care, and to spend with those we love and doing so does not make us weak but in fact, can make us stronger. How can something that seems as simple as self-care be so hard you might be wondering? This blog post will seek to explain some of the reason why self-care is something that people to do not think about like they should and will attempt to give the readers some new was to think about self-c

Peculiars Magazine launched in December of 2017 with the intent of sharing stories of those suffering with mental illness. Today with speak to Editor and Founder of the magazine, Célia Schouteden about the birth of the publication, hopes for the future and mental illness in the modern world. What inspired you to start peculiars magazine? There are a lot of online magazines or independent printed magazines emerging all around us, I'm following so many of these and one night I

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Lets talk Mental Health: In today’s society, 1 in every five youth ages 13-18 have some mental illness or mental health problem, 37% of students with a mental health condition age 14 and older drop out of school and Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death in youth ages 10 - 24. We have to do something to break the stigmas around Mental Health and to empower youth who have an of mental illness or mental health problem to seek help and to take control of it. How I cope with m