I think there is a great utility in feeling negative emotions. For myself personally, and I think this is true for a lot of people, and definitely most addicts, we have a tendency to want to numb out or not feel our negative emotions. We’ve gotten to the point in society where persistent negative emotions..
I’ve heard people say if you have one foot in the past, and one foot in the future, you’re pissing on the present. I think this is fairly good advice, and I definitely agree that the key to feeling happy and finding enjoyment in life, is to live in the moment as much as possible…
When I first got into recovery for my drug problem I was told that there is only one thing I have to change, “everything”. I think it’s a very powerful statement, and I think that it can even be seen as an axiom by some. But in my opinion, I don’t think we need to..
The Gift of Desperation If I had to select a single thing in my life that I’m the most grateful for, I would definitely chose my battle with mental illness and addiction. I think for the most part people have a proclivity to overlook the positive attributes of their struggles and instead, indulge superfluously in..
“Coming out” as Mentally Ill People possess an innate proclivity to want to be a member of their in-group, and deviation that would further ostracize them from the domain which is considered the norm is a leap that requires immense courage. Courage is not behaving in the absence of fear; courage is behaving in spite..
Q: What really drove you to publish this book now? A: I decided to publish this book because I feel as though there is still a fair bit of stigma and misunderstanding surrounding the topic of mental illness. It’s not often that such a young person (I’m only 21) has such a troubled and harrowing..