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
  • Sarcasm vs. Dark Humor: How to Tell Them Apart

    Sarcasm. Sometimes you laugh along, and sometimes you’re left wondering whether a joke was playful, confusing, or hurtful, especially when it touched something painful. The…

  • Clinginess and the Need to Feel Chosen

    Clinginess can leave you staring at your phone, wondering whether you’re loved or merely being tolerated. Maybe you want another reassuring message, but you’re also…

  • When Indignation Is Directed at Yourself

    Indignation. If you’re furious or disappointed with yourself, you’re welcome here, even if you don’t know how to explain what you’re feeling. You might be…

  • Feeling Forgotten While Caring for Everyone Else

    Forgotten. That’s how it can feel when you’re the person who remembers everyone else’s needs, but nobody asks about yours. You keep things moving, even…

● 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.