Sharing my journey to a slow, intentional life.

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    Knowing when you’re having a nervous breakdown doesn’t mean you’re going out of control (even though it feels like it). A nervous breakdown (also called a mental breakdown) is a term that describes a period of extreme mental or emotional stress. Consequently, the stress is so great that the person…

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    Misery. It can make a few minutes feel endless, while a difficult period may later seem strangely blank in memory. If that’s familiar, I want you to know your experience deserves care, even when the clock tells a different story. Still, distress doesn’t affect everyone’s sense of time the same…

● Latest Articles
  • Pity Made No Sound

    Pity often shows up before you can name it. You hear bad news, see someone struggling, or notice pain in a face across the room,…

  • Clarity Is a Breath You Did Not Know You Were Holding

    Clarity can feel like the breath you forgot you were holding. One second you’re braced against your own thoughts, and the next your chest softens.…

  • When Suspicion Starts to Whisper

    Suspicion doesn’t usually crash through the door. At first, it slips in as a small feeling, a pause in your chest, a question you can’t…

  • The Gentle Violence Hidden in Craving

    Craving can look soft on the outside, yet still bruise something important inside you. If you want the craving meaning in plain words, it’s a…

● About Me

Hi, I’m Cindee, the creator and author behind one voice in the vastness of emotions. I’ve been dealing with depression and schizophrenia for three decades. I’ve been combating anxiety for ten years. Mental illnesses have such a stigma behind them that it gets frustrating. People believe that’s all you are, but you’re so much more. You can strive to be anything you want without limitations. So, be kind.