Sometimes we just look around all of a sudden. We might have a hunch that once again something unexpectedly enters our life. On a journey with plenty of unknowns, we understandably are looking for security. Insecurity creates anxiety; it does open the floodgates for all sorts of fears. As a child, I kept having an [...]
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Lady Storm
Everyday mostly worrisome news from all over the globe gets through to me. I can't do much about it but to recognize what's happening and try to figure out what I could change in my life. The feeling that occurs along with it is called Weltschmerz. Experiencing this pain shows me that I'm indeed a sentient [...]
Bullying harms both the victim and the perpetrators.
Being a victim of bullying as a child increases the risk of psychosis in adulthood. This applies not only to the victim but also to the perpetrators, as a study found. Bullying is something terrible and goes straight to the core. When I was about 13 years old, I went through a hard and intense [...]
Speak out against stigma!
From my personal experience, I really know that stigma is a hindrance. Yet I never had to make such harsh experiences as some of the people in the video at the end of this text. Stigma can make me feel shy when I get in touch with people who aren't affected by any mental illness or do [...]
