Category: mental health

• The Strange Discomfort of Success: Why Life Can Feel Wrong After You Finally Win

  What happens when life finally becomes easier after years of struggle? Sometimes success brings an unexpected emotional tension known as success discomfort.

  

• Never Enough: A Parent and a Child

  A reflective piece on why both parents and children often feel “never enough,” and how impossible standards quietly shape generations.

  

• Trauma Isn’t a Competition: Every Pain Deserves to Be Heard

  A prevalent and harmful myth in our culture is the belief that only the most severe traumas warrant recognition. Many individuals believe that by saying, “others are in a worse…

  

• Breaking the Silence: Why Talking About Mental Health Matters

  For the longest time I believed my pain was mine alone to carry. But when I found courage to speak I realized my voice was the bridge between isolation and…

  

• Your Healing Journey Begins Now: Taking the First Step

  Her gaze drifted to the mirror across the room, and she barely recognized the person staring back at her. Sunken eyes rimmed with fatigue, a lifeless expression, and a constant…

  

• My Old Self At My New Job

  The writer reflects on an incident at work that impacted the department. They apologize to their HOD for their outburst, attributing it to missed medication. They share their sadness about…