Musings of a passionate, always curious, 28 year old
MENTAL HEALTH SERIES – PART TWO Body Dysmorphic Disorder (also called BDD, body dysmorphia) : A mental illness involving obsessive focus on a perceived flaw in appearance. The flaw may be minor or imagined. But the person may spend hours a day trying to fix it. The person may try many cosmetic procedures or exerciseRead More
I’ll never forget it. It was 2012, and I was in London with my high school class. We had just graduated and were on our highly anticipated class trip. We walked along the pavement in somewhat single file, with small groups trying to walk together and chat. I was walking with my two closest guyRead More
Today I am 26 years old. I’ve blown out the candles, opened the gifts, and heard my mom tell the story of March 30, 1994 once again. When I think back on this last year, my 25th year on this earth two words come to mind. Dumpster. Fire. Now don’t get me wrong I amRead More
When I learned that I was going to see him at Christmas, I went into full planning/panic mode. I researched diet plans to help me lose weight fast, I started planning “the outfit”, the one that would make him fall to his feet and regret ever turning me down. I even googled “outfits to wearRead More
Mental Health Series – Part 1 My first memory of anxiety was walking into Kindergarten. I clutched my dads hand for dear life while I held onto my Tweety Bird lunchbox in the other hand. I hung up my Pooh Bear backpack and lunchbox on the outside of the classroom and walked in. Kids andRead More
In the 5th grade I remember hearing that girls and boys in my class were “going out”. I remember at the time I was so confused, I used to say to my friends “where do they go? the water fountain?”. Yes I was hilarious in the 5th grade. I was a tall girl with frizzyRead More
Hi there. My name is Hannah, what’s yours? I’m a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a friend, and more. Just like you I have dreams, several dreams that I hope to achieve and have come true one day. I really struggle to answer people when they say “what do you do?” I know they meanRead More
