Tag: mental health

OCD

kldistaffen July 7, 2019 0 Comments
Right now, I should be sleeping, or at least trying to. Instead, I'm laying on my parents' couch wondering if I locked my apartment door. I'm going out of town for a week, and I can't remember if I locked my apartment door. Did I lock my apartment door? Fighting the urge to drive across town to check my apartment is making me restless. "Fight the urge," my therapist says. "Fight the urge." It's...

Anxiety

kldistaffen June 19, 2019 0 Comments
feelings are not factsfeelings are not factsfeelings are not facts. over and over and over on repeat in my head bouncing knee, beating heartimpending doom. do not be anxious about anything... spiral, spiral, spiral downlet me off this roller coaster. please, i beg you,an airplane's going to fly into this building at any second,a car's going to hit me if i go outside. ocd ocd ocd ocd ocd ocd ocd...

Anchors

kldistaffen June 3, 2019 0 Comments
What's keeping you here--those anchors--are stronger than any suicidal ideation you may have. Photo by Lucas Sankey on Unsplash I heard him speak softly between my tears and gasps for air, you have significance. Those anchors you just listed are stronger than any other thoughts you may have. You need to reach out when it gets tough; we're not meant to do life alone. I'm not...