Blog — Understanding Chaos

Why It's Impossible to Feel "Normal" When You Have a Mental Illness

Nov 12

Nov 12 Why It's Impossible to Feel "Normal" When You Have a Mental Illness

Why People Are Surprised When I Tell Them That I Have Persistent Depressive Disorder

Nov 5

Nov 5 Why People Are Surprised When I Tell Them That I Have Persistent Depressive Disorder

What Having Insomnia Is Actually Like

Oct 15

Oct 15 What Having Insomnia Is Actually Like

Why "No One Can Love You Until You Love Yourself" Is Harmful

Oct 1

Oct 1 Why "No One Can Love You Until You Love Yourself" Is Harmful

In Honor of National Suicide Prevention Day

Sep 10

Sep 10 In Honor of National Suicide Prevention Day

An Open Letter to Those Who Love Me Most

Sep 4

Sep 4 An Open Letter to Those Who Love Me Most

The Fear of Getting Better

Aug 20

Aug 20 The Fear of Getting Better

Anorexia Nervosa Binge Eating-Purging Type

Aug 8

Aug 8 Anorexia Nervosa Binge Eating-Purging Type

What Suicide Is Not

Aug 5

Aug 5 What Suicide Is Not

What Traveling Is like with an Anxiety Disorder

Jul 31

Jul 31 What Traveling Is like with an Anxiety Disorder

An Open Letter to My Abuser

Jul 11

Jul 11 An Open Letter to My Abuser

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing

Jun 22

Jun 22 Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing

What I Wish People Knew About PTSD

Jun 8

Jun 8 What I Wish People Knew About PTSD

Anxiety; the Uninvited Guest

Jun 5

Jun 5 Anxiety; the Uninvited Guest

How You Can Have a Mental Illness Without Being Mentally Ill

May 29

May 29 How You Can Have a Mental Illness Without Being Mentally Ill

My New Diagnosis and What It Means for Me

May 14

May 14 My New Diagnosis and What It Means for Me

My Time in the Psych Ward

May 8

May 8 My Time in the Psych Ward

What Recovering from PTSD Looks like When Society Says I Can't Have it

Apr 17

Apr 17 What Recovering from PTSD Looks like When Society Says I Can't Have it

Apr 10
Apr 10 Why We Can't All Be Neurotypical

Surviving Mental Illness in Adulthood

Apr 2

Apr 2 Surviving Mental Illness in Adulthood