Mental Health - Personal Struggles Recovery and Well-Being Strength

DO I BELIEVE IN FAIRY TALES?

By: LIZ HARDIE When reading fairy tales to a small child, you will always see a smile on their face Children then believe fairy tales will happen but for me it wasn’t the case I did at one time dream of finding that Prince who would sweep me off my feet But unlike in the fairy tales the bad guy was never so easy to spot when you’d first meet Sexual assaults turned my fairy…

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Depression - Anxiety Mental Health - Personal Struggles Stigma of Mental Health

ANXIETY

BY: LIZ HARDIE Wake up, feel empty, just hoping your anxiety gives you a break You slept 12 hours but it only feels like one No matter what you do the feeling you can’t shake Your heart pounds and you feel like you can’t breathe Thoughts consume your mind and again you are lost Lost for hours it seems, gaining your composure seems impossible You wish you could exit this black hole, you would at…

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Mental Health - Personal Struggles Recovery and Well-Being Self-Care Strength

See How Powerful I Am On My Own

By: LIZ HARDIE I have always doubted my strength, never knowing truly how powerful I am Finding someone to love me has always been important to me, since I was a teen To find the love that my parents have had for so many years So many times I feel like I may be close, their true colors are shown and I see how powerful I am on my own Never realizing that I needed…

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Mental Health - Personal Struggles Strength

Toxic Work Environments

By: LIZ HARDIE Toxic work environments can be detrimental to your health, both physical and mental Many times you may think you are the problem, but in this type of environment it is probably not you The problem is in the many issues that lie inside the workplace, including owners, management, coworkers Issues like micromanagement, gossip, lack of communication and lack of accountability to name a few Do you enjoy your job, the work that…

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