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Mahiraj jadeja

The Weight of Difference

Remembering my childhood stress and the need for support

5h ago

The Weight of Difference

5h ago

Seth Underwood

A Recipe for an American Hikikomori

The Possibilities of Such a Condition

1d ago

A Recipe for an American Hikikomori

1d ago

Fleurine Tideman

Reflecting On The Past 18 Months On Antidepressants

The highs, the lows, and the sweet, sweet middle

1d ago

Reflecting On The Past 18 Months On Antidepressants

1d ago

Fleurine Tideman

Did I Study Psychology to Try and Cure Myself?

I was never a textbook example

1d ago

Did I Study Psychology to Try and Cure Myself?

1d ago

Justin Lock

The Weight of Being Seen

On Drowning in Plain Sight

3d ago

The Weight of Being Seen

3d ago

Morgana K Sylvana

Embracing Accommodations For My Autistic Needs: Why I Found It So Hard, and How That’s Changing

From gritted teeth and shame to advocating for myself

4d ago

woman with very short hair and tattoos on her arms looking thoughtfully out of a window, holding a cup of tea or coffee.

4d ago

Mary McGrath

A Closet Case from an Early Age

As a child, I knew I was different from most of my friends

5d ago

A Closet Case from an Early Age

5d ago

Robert Laskowski

My Struggle with Food Addiction

Finding Freedom from Binge Eating and Emotional Attachments to Food

6d ago

My Struggle with Food Addiction

6d ago

Annika Hotta

Neurodivergent in Japan: What It’s Like to Be an Autistic Expat

Reflecting on three years in Nippon

6d ago

L: Me, a white woman with close-cropped brown, curly hair eating a Fruity Pebble-covered churro in front of a mural. M: Me and my husband (Japanese-HKese with short, styled black hair) on the iconic red Nene Bridge in front of fall foliage. R: Me in a full blue kimono with a red belt on an aqua-colored wooden bridge surrounded by purple wisteria.

6d ago

Chandrayan Gupta

How Daily S.M.A.R.T. Goals Keep Me Moving Forward When Depressed

The moment-to-moment emptiness of depression can be soul-crushing, but I find this method provides direction and stability

6d ago

How Daily S.M.A.R.T. Goals Keep Me Moving Forward When Depressed

6d ago

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Ryan Fan

Believer, Baltimore City IEP Chair, and 2:39 marathon runner. Diehard fan of “The Wire.”

Meredith Arthur

Chief of Staff of TwoTwenty @Pinterest. I wrote the book Get Out Of My Head: Inspiration for Overthinkers in an Anxious World, out now.

Juliette Roanoke, RN

Hospice Nurse | Mental Health Advocate | Social justice seeker | Silver lining finder | Domestic violence escapee | Surprisingly fast runner

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