by Aden Blake | Jul 13, 2022 | Mental Health, Vulnerability
Recently, during an evaluation for surgery, I was asked, “Once you have this surgery, what do you think it will change for you?” and that hit hard because I didn’t have a real answer. The honest answer was that I was looking for a quick fix to feel...
by Aden Blake | Mar 16, 2022 | Childhood Trauma, Mental Health, Toxic Relationships, Vulnerability
For a long time, I thought my partner also needed to be my therapist. At some point, I stopped seeking new friendships or maintaining old ones. I blamed it on getting older and having responsibilities and no available time, but I’m sure there were lots of factors that...
by Aden Blake | Mar 15, 2022 | Anxiety, Childhood Trauma, Mental Health, Toxic Relationships, Vulnerability
How do I suffocate the urge to continue seeking validation from my parents? It’s been something that has followed me for as long as I can remember, and I can’t seem to shake it. I thought if I went back to school and got my GED after I dropped out, they would notice.I...
by Aden Blake | Jan 2, 2022 | Mental Health, Vulnerability
“The so-called ‘psychotically depressed’ person who tries to kill herself doesn’t do so out of quote ‘hopelessness’ or any abstract conviction that life’s assets and debits do not square. And surely not because death seems suddenly appealing. The person in whom...
