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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…

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…

Awkwardness can make you want to disappear in the middle of a perfectly ordinary conversation. You stumble over a word, wonder if your face looked…

Harassment can make a workplace feel frightening, exhausting, and painfully isolating. You may start dreading ordinary things, like walking to your car, checking your email,…

Repression. It is a heavy word, and it can make a bad dream feel even heavier. When feelings, stress, or painful experiences are pushed away…

Coercion. The word can feel heavy, especially when the behavior has been subtle, repeated, and woven into a close relationship over time. You may not…

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.