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Random thoughts, feelings and stories about my life or life in general.

Florida Trail
Mud, Swamp, and Tears -1,100-Mile Thru-Hike On The Florida Trail – Part 2

Mud, Swamp, and Tears -1,100-Mile Thru-Hike On The Florida Trail – Part 2

As you walk up to the desolate gates, North of Big Cypress you come upon the trail register. You grasp the mailbox door. It is warm from baking in the sun. You have made it… You kept going despite all the challenges and pain. The trail has provided you with more than you could have ever imagined. You fill out the notebook tucked safely inside and then reinsert it into the mailbox for the next hiker’s passage. It represents a…

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Florida Trail Thu Hike
Mud, Swamp, and Tears -1,100-Mile Thru-Hike On The Florida Trail

Mud, Swamp, and Tears -1,100-Mile Thru-Hike On The Florida Trail

Thru-hiking is something that can either bring you to the precipice of enlightenment or take you to the dark empty pit of despair. It will test your will and break you. It will show you the strength that lies within you. Strap that pack to your back and take that first step into the unknown. There are few moments in our lives when we have the opportunity to take a step outside our comfort zone and find meaning in the…

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taking a vacation from your symptoms
Taking A Vacation From Your Symptoms: Why Traveling Helps Your Mental Health

Taking A Vacation From Your Symptoms: Why Traveling Helps Your Mental Health

Travel is a form of therapy for me. It truly does help rewire my brain and helps ease my symptoms from disorders like depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder. Traveling helps save my sanity and gives me hope for a better tomorrow. Here is why taking a vacation from your symptoms helps your mental health. Every year around February I take a little vacation away from my home city of Chicago. This is absolutely necessary for me. I struggle with extremely…

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depression
What Depression Feels Like

What Depression Feels Like

Depression is a debilitating disease. It consumes your body and mind. Depression for me feels like this. Everything is cloudy and I feel forgetful. It is like a gray film has covered my eyes. I can see through it but it is just muted and feels unreal. What was I just thinking of, how long have I been sitting here? I try to push myself to do things but feel confused and then too heavy inside and out to do…

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In the Eyes of a Mental Illness

In the Eyes of a Mental Illness

If mental illness had a face and consciousness what would it be? Would it be a woman or a man? Would it be kind or evil? Would it be human? Every person who has seen through the eyes of mental illness has seen a different picture, each one unique. When I look through the eyes of mental illness, this is what I see. I see pain, fear, loss and struggle. I witness sadness, fatigue, hopelessness and anxiety. Mental illness is…

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Welcome to My Blog, Who I Am and Why I’m Here

Welcome to My Blog, Who I Am and Why I’m Here

Travel Blog for Mental Illness Thank you so much for visiting my site. Throughout this site, I will cover all sorts of different content and subjects on living your life while suffering from a mental illness. We are in this together! I have spent my entire life trying to figure out what was wrong with me. The feeling that I just didn’t quite belong was always clear in my day-to-day life. From an early age being “different” was ingrained into…

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