Tag: Mental health

• “Science may never know.”

  (The following is written from the point of view of a character I have created named Lydia who suffers from anxiety and depression and uses her self-awareness and humor as a coping mechanism to excuse away her feelings. Though the exact scene is fiction, the feelings are pulled from real experiences.) It feels like a…

  livilaree

  May 8, 2022

  Short Stories

  anxiety, depression, Mental health, short story, writing

• Strange Behaviour (Escapril #4)

  The following is a part of a 30-day writing challenge Escapril started by author Savannah Brown. Started January 20th, 2022 (unfinished version) Walking across the frozen sand I gazed ahead into the vast darkness that lay ahead of me. Beyond the beach, I could hear the frozen water sloshing against the piles of snow that…

  livilaree

  April 25, 2022

  Short Stories

  journal, Mental health, personal, short story, writing, writing exercise

• So… What is next?

  

  May 25th, 2021 It is a Sunday, May 9th 2021 to be exact, and I am sitting in an Olive Garden parking lot in the backseat of my little sister’s car watching a prerecorded graduation on my cell phone. The president of my university speaks first, welcoming everyone watching at home, congratulating us, the class…

  livilaree

  May 25, 2021

  Brain Dump

  college graduate, essay, journal, Mental health, personal, self-help

• How I am feeling lately

  

  April 1st, 2021 Someone very close to me recently told me I am very self-destructive and that my self-destructiveness made them very upset because they love me and they don’t want to see me hurt. I am not sure what to do with that. I feel like I have always been that way, not believing…

  livilaree

  April 2, 2021

  Brain Dump

  anxiety, brian dump, diary, journal, Mental health, personal

• A Case For Walks In The Cold

  

  February 23rd, 2021 As the snow melts in Chicago, I feel a sense of relief. Stepping out into the bright morning the cool air hits my face and runs its fingers through my hair. I am now finding comfort in the cold instead of detesting it as I have all winter. You can almost smell…

  livilaree

  February 23, 2021

  Brain Dump

  COVID19, journal, Mental health, personal, writing