Tag: Depression
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Sunday Confession: When I am Weak…
I realized something during a mini panic attack yesterday… I’ve become weak. Not weak in the physical sense but mentally, spiritually. I don’t have an “edge” anymore. I don’t have the will to fight. When anxiety hits, when temptation strikes, I simply give in as if I never had a chance to begin with. Isn’t…
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The Ultimate Lie of Loneliness
When the world around you is completely dark where is it that you find hope? When the world twists the knife ever deeper into your back where is your sense of security? What happens when the foundation you once stood on has crumbled? I grew up in a Christian home. My dad has been involved…
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I’m Not Ok
Days like this remind me… I’m not even going to pretend with you; I’m not ok. My head is swimming, the pressure mounting. Luckily I don’t feel like I have a weight crushing my chest anymore. Still, I feel as though the anxiety came, did its damage, and slunk back into its cave within my…
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Suicid(al)
*TRIGGER WARNING* This post contains heavy references to suicide and depression. In honor of Suicide Awareness month this post is dedicated to those who have been taken by depression. May you rest in peace… A knife to the wrist. A noose around the neck. A bullet into your mouth. The inevitability of death is well…
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The Shadow Man
There have been tales of darkness that breathes, that moves; tales of horror and of fear. My heart never believed such a thing, until now. I have seen it move. I have indeed seen it breathe. There was once a time when I walked along the path of light. I used to dance amidst the…
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