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Black Bear April Prompt: Liquid Emotion
Black Bear April Prompt: Liquid Emotion
Do you cry? How do you handle your emotions?
Michele Maize
Apr 1
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, 2024
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Sometimes All You Can Do Is Make Coffee and Try Again Tomorrow
Sometimes All You Can Do Is Make Coffee and Try Again Tomorrow
Depression doesn’t need a reason to arrive — it just does
Aidan McCarthy
Apr 23
My Words Shoot To Kill When I’m Mad
My Words Shoot To Kill When I’m Mad
I have a lot of regrets about that.
Ruby Noir 😈
Apr 23
Five Warning Signs Somebody Is a Narcissist
Five Warning Signs Somebody Is a Narcissist
Watch out for these things, and get away when you spot them
Thomas Morison
Apr 23
The Paradox of Thinking About Not Drinking
The Paradox of Thinking About Not Drinking
Why You Can’t Think Your Way Out of Wanting a Drink
Tom Gavea
Apr 22
Bleeding Through the System: A Teenager’s Battle Against Pharmaceutical Psychiatry
Bleeding Through the System: A Teenager’s Battle Against Pharmaceut...
Come together, and we will fight the second pill.
Rohan Poosala
Apr 22
Unfollowed: How I Broke Free from the Scroll and Found Myself
Unfollowed: How I Broke Free from the Scroll and Found Myself
Healing from social media addiction, one honest word at a time
MunibaKasi
Apr 22
10 Ways Our Brain Distorts Our Perception of Reality
10 Ways Our Brain Distorts Our Perception of Reality
And how we might overcome our brain’s biases and filters, courtesy of cognitive behavioral therapy
Chandrayan Gupta
Apr 22
Food, fear and womanhood
Food, fear and womanhood
It’s no coincidence that food and fear have the same amount of letters.
Moe
Apr 21
Quitting Alcohol Is Like Going No Contact With My Abusive Ex
Quitting Alcohol Is Like Going No Contact With My Abusive Ex
The hidden parallels between getting sober and ending a toxic relationship
Ashley Neale
Apr 21
How Claire Weekes Saved My Sanity
How Claire Weekes Saved My Sanity
A Panic Survivor’s Guide
Ron Falcone
Apr 21
Fighting for My Life
Fighting for My Life
The realities of active addiction
Shannon
Apr 20
How to Get Past the Pain of Our Past
How to Get Past the Pain of Our Past
Learning how to manage our thoughts helps us let go of the past
Charles Amemiya
Apr 19
Drinking or Drugging Dreams
Drinking or Drugging Dreams
What do they mean?
From the Mind of Michael Cline
Apr 18
Facing My Past: I Was An Emotionally Abusive Partner
Facing My Past: I Was An Emotionally Abusive Partner
How I got better
Varun Joshi
Apr 18
Empathy Is a Choice, Not a Feeling
Empathy Is a Choice, Not a Feeling
And we have a long way to go in how we empathize with addicts
Tiffani Haught
Apr 18
How My Parent’s Alcoholism Shaped My Relationship with Alcohol
How My Parent’s Alcoholism Shaped My Relationship with Alcohol
When childhood trauma impacts adulthood.
Jacquelyn Luby
Apr 18
Thank You, Twenty-Sixth Amendment
Thank You, Twenty-Sixth Amendment
A Not-So-Blessing in Disguise
Tom Gavea
Apr 18
I Thought I Was Just Lazy — Turns Out, It Was ADHD
I Thought I Was Just Lazy — Turns Out, It Was ADHD
Living 25 Years in a Fog I Didn’t Know I Was In
Tamseen Fatima
Apr 17
Once I Pressed Play, the Tape Wouldn’t Stop
Once I Pressed Play, the Tape Wouldn’t Stop
A story about a Sony Walkman and a fateful life decision
Andy Spears
Apr 17
The Moment I Realized I Was Living Someone Else’s Dream
The Moment I Realized I Was Living Someone Else’s Dream
Somewhere between graduation and motherhood, I’d lost that girl.
Madison Clarke
Apr 17
My Life as a NYC Drug Addict
My Life as a NYC Drug Addict
Reflections after 25 years of sobriety
From the Mind of Michael Cline
Apr 16
Pay Attention When Life Whispers In Your Ear
Pay Attention When Life Whispers In Your Ear
That Voice Could Change Everything
Diane Reed
Apr 16
Is She Crying Again?
Is She Crying Again?
Coping with my emotions in adulthood
Shannon
Apr 15
In Good Times and Bad, Let the Tears Flow
In Good Times and Bad, Let the Tears Flow
The case for crying
Julio Angel Rivera
Apr 15
Is Psychiatric Illness a Medical Condition or Volitional Behavior?
Is Psychiatric Illness a Medical Condition or Volitional Behavior?
A new blockbuster novel argues the latter…
Lauren Grawert, MD
Apr 15
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