Rebirth from Anxious Ashes: Face to Face with My Mental Monsters

Writing is my emotional outlet. When my walls are closing in on me so much that I can’t breathe anymore, I grab my pen and start putting everything in words. Writing about my feelings and thoughts, to me, makes them real and thus helps me identify them, address them, talk about them, and sometimes even accept them.

Although I am aided majorly by therapy and proper medication, I firmly believe that writing is as significant to my stability and high functionality as they are. It makes me feel ...