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Black Bear October Prompt: What Scares You?

Black Bear October Prompt: What Scares You?

Anxiety breeds many mental health disorders
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Michele Maize
Black Bear Submission Guidelines—Updated 2024

Black Bear Submission Guidelines—Updated 2024

And becoming a writer with our publication
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KiKi Walter
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?)
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KiKi Walter
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
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Michele Maize
Confused Glitter

Confused Glitter

Challenges in living a neurodivergent life
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Love, Lisa
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The Dark Side of Living with Mental Illness

The Dark Side of Living with Mental Illness

You never truly heal, and with that comes a fear of the unknown
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Becca CO 🌵
My Struggle With Addiction

My Struggle With Addiction

Cognitive dissonance at its finest
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Francis Harryhill
Alcohol and Depression

Alcohol and Depression

Was my depression and sadness due to alcohol?
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Lisa Yates
I’m Breaking Up With Worrying

I’m Breaking Up With Worrying

There will be no rumination wedding!
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Patrick Meowler
Complicity in the Suicide of a Stranger

Complicity in the Suicide of a Stranger

It’s unintended consequences
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Carla Albano
Keeping the Alcohol-Free “Fad” Going

Keeping the Alcohol-Free “Fad” Going

A Sobering Trip to the World’s Best Wine Region
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Barb Besteni
Silence Is Not Always Golden

Silence Is Not Always Golden

How depression feeds off silence in the worst possible ways
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Jessica Ann
My Sister’s Little Secret: She Drank Herself to Death

My Sister’s Little Secret: She Drank Herself to Death

How humans are better than we think at hiding secrets
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Not Even Wine With Dinner
My Life: The Journey Of A Teenage Alcoholic

My Life: The Journey Of A Teenage Alcoholic

Episode One — When did it all begin?
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Eric Rench, aka AVJoe
NO Means NO: A Man’s Lust Mustn’t Decide the Fate of a Woman’s Life

NO Means NO: A Man’s Lust Mustn’t Decide the Fate of a Woman’s Life

We are sending humans to Mars, but we can’t ensure women’s safety in their workplace or a safer future for our girls. What kind of progress…
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Purbita Chakraborty
I Was Living a Life That Wasn’t Right for Me

I Was Living a Life That Wasn’t Right for Me

Anxiety led me to self-acceptance
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Krista Rausin
A Major Hurricane is Headed Straight For Me

A Major Hurricane is Headed Straight For Me

On acceptance, control and staying sober
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Xanadu Allen
Trying to Keep My Head Above Water

Trying to Keep My Head Above Water

Being an alcoholic and bipolar, I am facing life challenges.
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Carole Olsen
Do We All Have Impostor Syndrome?

Do We All Have Impostor Syndrome?

And how do we get past it?
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Patrick Meowler
My Latest Anxiety and How I’ve Been Dealing with It

My Latest Anxiety and How I’ve Been Dealing with It

Facing difficult situations in life
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Barbara Carter
Those Closest to Us Can Influence Our Ability to Cope with Anxiety

Those Closest to Us Can Influence Our Ability to Cope with Anxiety

Circumstances and people can help or hinder our path to healing
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Joy DeSomber
A Sobriety Milestone at 30,000 Feet

A Sobriety Milestone at 30,000 Feet

2,065 Days of Living Clean and Sober
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Barb Besteni
You Never See a Hearse Pulling a U-Haul

You Never See a Hearse Pulling a U-Haul

10 Reasons to get rid of your sh** and stop buying more sh**.
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Not Even Wine With Dinner
So Tired! But Not Tired

So Tired! But Not Tired

I Am Weary
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Bernard
Clinical Depression Is No More Your ‘Fault’ than Is Being Gay

Clinical Depression Is No More Your ‘Fault’ than Is Being Gay

You did not choose to be depressed, right? So why feel guilty? And where, exactly, lies the ‘fault’ in either, anyway?
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Chandrayan Gupta
“Hooray, I’m Back to Therapy Again!” Says No One

“Hooray, I’m Back to Therapy Again!” Says No One

First trauma healing, now limiting beliefs — the work is always worth it
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Frances Hickmott
How I Went From Having “Foreigner Fear” to Becoming an Expat

How I Went From Having “Foreigner Fear” to Becoming an Expat

It was easier than you think
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Not Even Wine With Dinner
Sickened by Blue Lights in the Asda Toilets

Sickened by Blue Lights in the Asda Toilets

They represent a callous disregard for the plight of local addicts
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Grace Delphia
I Remain Undaunted

I Remain Undaunted

Post-addiction Struggles and How I Overcame Them
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From the Mind of Michael Cline
When a Friend Becomes an Energy Vampire 🧛🏻‍♂️

When a Friend Becomes an Energy Vampire 🧛🏻‍♂️

The need to protect your mental health from unhealthy relationships
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odawni
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