Lifestyle

Dear Kids who don’t want to grow up, Growing up sucks, big time. But time has no remorse for what you want. You wish you could stay young forever, but this isn’t Twilight, No vampires and no staying one age for ever. I know that you want to turn back to a time where you were carefree and did things that made you happy. Growing up can be pretty scary, you never know what may happen. You don’t know what the future holds. Who you can fall in love with, what if they’re bad, or too good? What if I grow up to be the bad person? I can’t make any mistakes, I have a time constraint. Live life to the fullest, but don’t die. Being a teenager forever would be the ultimate goal. Not worrying about paying bills. Or having to plan for yourself what you are going to do. Sometimes you wish for freedom...

Dear Popular Kids, I have a few questions for you. What makes you feel so powerful over everyone else? Why do you feel the need to constantly put the people around you down? Does it make you feel good about yourself? Do you even care on how you affect the lives of these people you choose to harass? Why do you act the way you do? What motivates you to continue this way of life? Some may say not all the popular kids are like this and yes I agree with them, but this letter is focused on “that type” of popular kid. The type of people who verbally and physically hurt others just for the amusement. We need to address the things and actions these kids say and do because it’s often covered up by their popularity. It’s like their words and actions are covered by this huge mask that has the...

You are laying in the bed wishing sleep would come, but the thoughts that run through your mind won’t allow that to happen. So now due to lack of sleep, excessive worrying about everyone and everything, and your need to be perfect, you are suffering from something far worse than insomnia. You have literally worked yourself up to the point that you have anxiety with panic attacks that make you believe you are dying. You worry about the next panic attack, you worry about not sleeping last night, and now you worry you won’t sleep tonight. In the shower in the mornings, you have already went through every bill you have coming due, every work task you need to complete that day, and every promise you have made to your family members that you cannot under any circumstances fail to come through...

It was just like all the other appointments. I had dreaded going to this one just as much. Only it was worse. After being in therapy for four years I was getting a new therapist. My last one had made my life quite miserable. I could only imagine what this one would do. But I sat in you office for the first time refusing to say a word. You didn't get mad. You talked to me almost like I was responding to you. you played games and waited until I finally decided to participate. You had so much patience. I couldn't help but start to open up to you. You made me feel safe. You made me want to get better. One session I was feeling a bit discouraged. I had self-harmed once again and I just knew there was no way for me to get better. and I thought for sure you would give up on me just like I had...