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At Black Bear, we share informative articles and personal stories about struggling with mental health and substance use disorders.
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Black Bear October Prompt: What Scares You?
Black Bear October Prompt: What Scares You?
Anxiety breeds many mental health disorders
Michele Maize
Sep 30
Black Bear Submission Guidelines—Updated 2024
Black Bear Submission Guidelines—Updated 2024
And becoming a writer with our publication
KiKi Walter
Jan 5, 2023
What Does the Name “Black Bear” Mean?
What Does the Name “Black Bear” Mean?
(And what does it have to do with mental health and addiction?)
KiKi Walter
Dec 23, 2022
Black Bear Is Now Part of the Boost Nomination Program
Black Bear Is Now Part of the Boost Nomination Program
Looking for high-quality personal stories about mental health, addiction, and sobriety
Michele Maize
Feb 1
5 Techniques/Strategies I Used to Survive Hundreds of Panic Attacks
5 Techniques/Strategies I Used to Survive Hundreds of Panic Attacks
There is no one method guaranteed to work for all, meaning it is smart to know multiple
Chandrayan Gupta
Oct 27
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What Does It Mean to Feel Safe?
What Does It Mean to Feel Safe?
My Journey to Emotional and Psychological Safety
Fchaudhry
Oct 27
To Make It All Stop — I Stopped
To Make It All Stop — I Stopped
And now I’m stuck.
Ruby Noir 😈
Oct 26
“We Need To Talk”
“We Need To Talk”
The scariest sentence of all time
D J Burns
Oct 25
The Outdoors Scare Me, but I’m Learning to Be Brave
The Outdoors Scare Me, but I’m Learning to Be Brave
Because even though it makes me anxious, I love being outside
Carly Newberg
Oct 25
When My Parents Tried To Exorcise My Demons
When My Parents Tried To Exorcise My Demons
They literally brought a shaman home
Sober Reflections
Oct 24
My Mother’s Clam Chowder
My Mother’s Clam Chowder
And the art of reframing traumatic memory
AJ Wood
Oct 23
My Grandmother Tried to Shoot My Dad
My Grandmother Tried to Shoot My Dad
It seems there are two ways people use the relationships they see as children to inform their relationships later in life
Martin Vidal
Oct 23
When a Casual Fling Leads to the Need for an Intervention
When a Casual Fling Leads to the Need for an Intervention
A tale of romance and addiction.
Hilary Bennett
Oct 23
Breaking Free from Alcohol: My Journey to Self-Respect and Health
Breaking Free from Alcohol: My Journey to Self-Respect and Health
We’re all afraid of something. I was afraid to quit, I just didn’t know it.
Caryn Leach-Smith
Oct 22
How Yoga Has Improved My Life After Avoiding It For Decades
How Yoga Has Improved My Life After Avoiding It For Decades
Life lessons from someone old enough to know better
From the Mind of Michael Cline
Oct 22
When You Think Strip Tease Is a Good Idea
When You Think Strip Tease Is a Good Idea
And discover it’s not just dancing
Michelle Marie Warner
Oct 22
The Silent Strain: How Anxiety Manifests in the Body
The Silent Strain: How Anxiety Manifests in the Body
Exploring the physical toll of anxiety and how it affects muscles, posture, and well-being
Deanna Bugalski 💋
Oct 22
DEA Poised to Extend Telemedicine Flexibilities for a Third Time
DEA Poised to Extend Telemedicine Flexibilities for a Third Time
We might have won the battle. But we have not yet won the war on this one.
Lauren Grawert, MD
Oct 21
Liam Payne’s Mental Health Struggles Hit Home for Me
Liam Payne’s Mental Health Struggles Hit Home for Me
Liam was an open, vulnerable, inspiring, authentic, and powerful human being
Aidan McCarthy
Oct 21
Having a Mental Illness Doesn’t Have to Be an End-All Situation
Having a Mental Illness Doesn’t Have to Be an End-All Situation
The possibility of a life well-lived absolutely exists.
Becca CO 🌵
Oct 21
I Feel So Much Better for Doing Nothing
I Feel So Much Better for Doing Nothing
How a mental health day and a jigsaw puzzle restored my sanity
Grace Delphia
Oct 21
What Is A Quiet Abuser?
What Is A Quiet Abuser?
My personal experience.
Eric Rench, aka AVJoe
Oct 20
I’m the Judgmental Prick Who Thought Anxiety Was Just Weakness
I’m the Judgmental Prick Who Thought Anxiety Was Just Weakness
The thoughts that rumble through the brain at three a.m.
Joe Guay - Dispatches From the Guay Life!
Oct 20
Crossing the Genre Lines of Mental Health — A Metaphorical Playlist
Crossing the Genre Lines of Mental Health — A Metaphorical Playlist
Let it begin with me
jules - Miz Mindful
Oct 20
It’s Just a Few Beers! What’s the Worst That Can Happen?
It’s Just a Few Beers! What’s the Worst That Can Happen?
Beyond the buzz
Leonard Tillerman
Oct 20
I Peeled a Potato and Cried For My Dead Mother
I Peeled a Potato and Cried For My Dead Mother
Grief is weird
Not Even Wine With Dinner
Oct 19
The Hidden World of a Secret Double Life
The Hidden World of a Secret Double Life
My irrational fear brings me to the brink of madness at times
Marcia Abboud
Oct 19
What If My Therapist Doesn’t Get Me?
What If My Therapist Doesn’t Get Me?
The right provider is just as important as the right therapy
Francesca Dallaglio
Oct 18
Focus The Enemy of Anxiety and Depression
Focus The Enemy of Anxiety and Depression
Take back control of my mind
Jude Anand
Oct 17
Two Weeks, Two Major Hurricanes Blew Through My Life
Two Weeks, Two Major Hurricanes Blew Through My Life
Recovery in process and the power of connection
Xanadu Allen
Oct 16
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