I was once in a class where we talked about how to give the best impression of yourself, and our teacher asked everyone what they think their weaknesses are. I raised my hand and said it was perfectionism. The teacher looked very confused and almost laughed at me, saying it’s very much a strength....
I want to share with you the way I described my mental state two years ago. “Sometimes my anxiety gets so bad it feels like there’s a fire alarm going off in my system and it’s not gonna stop. It keeps going. I don’t think it will ever fully go away, at least in...
The other day I was in an anxiety group meeting. A therapist I’ve been seeing thought it’d be a good idea for me to go to these meetings, and I was a bit doubtful but decided to give it a try. It is obviously confidential and I can’t talk about things that are shared...
“It’s that time of the year. Leaves on trees turn red, days get colder, nights become darker than black. Even though I’ve lived my whole life here in Finland, I never get used to cold winters and especially this darkness. For 21 years that I have walked on this Earth I have tried to...
Haven’t posted for a while and thought I should share how low I’m feeling these days, in honor of my 21st birthday. Maybe someone can relate. The other day I was in an anniversary party for a business I’m working for. It was nice, music, games, free drinks and food, who wouldn’t love that....
