Crowded in Lonely Room: My Battle against Anxiety

If you haven’t picked up a theme for this year; I have talked my ADHD, personal doubts, creativity blocks, nontraditional addictions, bloodline curses, and Depression multiple times. The moral of the story is that emotional and mental care matters. I was amazed to find that my posts on my mental peculiarities seem to help my readers the most. Today, I’ll speak on myContinueContinue reading “Crowded in Lonely Room: My Battle against Anxiety”

Learning from Social Media Addiction

Dopamine: the literal reason for all your pain and joy. Dopamine is released whenever you feel pleasure. That peace of candy, the gratification of hitting a last second shot, the happy feeling of falling in love are all made possible by Dopamine. Your brain loves the stuff so much that it physically hurts to be withoutContinueContinue reading “Learning from Social Media Addiction”

ADHD and Me

I hold on tight every single day, praying that I won’t slip into another episode. I lose focus, mind feels almost like it’s loose in my head. Controlling ADHD with will, prayer, and hopefulness is a near impossible quest that I intend to conquer. Failure is not an option but at times it seems likeContinueContinue reading “ADHD and Me”

Pride, Alcohol, and a Broken Man

I wanted to take a break for inspiration and super deep thinking to share a personal experience and feelings about it. This year I will be 30 years old. I’ve fallen in love no less than four times. I’ve been homeless, jobless, and purposeless during various times throughout. I’ve felt that I’ve failed many timesContinueContinue reading “Pride, Alcohol, and a Broken Man”

Reader’s Choice: What now? (Inauguration Day) Pt.2

This is part 2 of my response to my friend China (@stylerepublik on Snap and IG) and her thoughts on what are we going to do now that Lex Luthor and his Legion of Doom are running the United States. See part one here. SR:Are we going to challenge ourselves to be better? Are we goingContinueContinue reading “Reader’s Choice: What now? (Inauguration Day) Pt.2”

Tell Your Story

Today, I decided to have today’s thought front and center for everyone to see: SHARE YOUR STORY. I started writing when I was super young. I didn’t have many close friends and I didn’t really feel too comfortable in my skin. I hating speaking in public because everyone always made fun of my lisp. I wasContinueContinue reading “Tell Your Story”

Waiting on your Destination [Fighting Self & Depression]

“Those streetlights passing, happen to be just like moments passing in front of me. So, I hopped in the cab and I paid my fare because I know my destination but I’m just not there.” I have dreams. I have visions. I have hopes and aspirations for my life. However, the one thing that IContinueContinue reading “Waiting on your Destination [Fighting Self & Depression]”

Finding the Balance

As a follow-up to yesterday’s post talking about depression and the struggles I went through, I wanted to talk about my healing process. It all started with self.I finally got to a point where I hated where I was. I was emotionally unstable and I felt I was letting myself down. I would look atContinueContinue reading “Finding the Balance”

Black & Depressed Pt. 2

This is part 2 of a series. If you have not read the first one. Please catch up here.This is dedicated to anyone struggling with mental health issues. This is my story. You are not alone. Don’t give up! NOTE: I am not a mental health expert. I spent years studying psychology but abnormal psychologyContinueContinue reading “Black & Depressed Pt. 2”

Black & Depressed Pt. 1

This post is dedicated to each person struggling with depression. You are not alone and don’t give up. NOTE: First and foremost, I want to make clear that I am not a mental health expert. I spent years studying psychology but abnormal psychology was not my main focus. If you are having suicidal thoughts, pleaseContinueContinue reading “Black & Depressed Pt. 1”