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5 ways to preserve your mental health during the holidays.
There’s a popular scripture that reads, “In all things, give thanks.” But what happens when you have nothing but life… nobody but self? When one is alone and devastated, and the holidays seem to make the dreadful feelings of depression and anxiety totally outstrip their body, do they succumb to their darkness or use alchemy…
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Addicted to more…
In the most basic definition, an addict is an enthusiastic devotee of a specified thing or activity. I couldn’t help but think of how trivial that one word was: enthusiastic. Enthusiasm implies joy; it implies passion and devotion. It implies feeling and wanting something with all of your mind, soul and body. And addiction? Well,…
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My ex-best friend did Voodoo on me then left me in NOLA.
It was last September, right after my birthday. I’d just found out that one of my favorite people in the world had died in a car accident, and I was broken beyond repair. At this point in my life, I was doing fairly well for myself. I had secured a job with Apple Inc. and…
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Bipolar disorder: a weakness or a superpower?
In my last post, I briefly talked about my personal diagnosis with Schizoaffective disorder – a perplexing disease that combines the attributes of Schizophrenia with those of Bipolar disorder. But this week, I want to talk about Kanye West’s statement in a Forbes cover story in 2019: that for him, being diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder,…
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I can’t decide what I want to do with my life.
One minute I’m certain that I want to go to med school; then the next, I have a panic attack because I have absolutely no idea want I want to do in the future. Maybe I should learn how to trade crypto? Maybe I should be a real estate investor? Maybe I should be a…
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She who walks alone…
I’m single. That’s it. That’s the tweet. And I’m disappointed because I truly thought he was “the one”. Is that even a thing anymore? “The One”. Do you genuinely believe that out of over 7 billion people we’re only meant to be with One? Or is that just a fairytale that they tell children to…
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Black women in psych wards.
There’s so much I could say about my experiences being caged up in different psych wards across the country. I could tell you about my first time at the ward; and how I was convinced that all white people were “devils” after reading the Autobiography of Malcolm X. I could also tell you about the…
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My life with Schizo-affective disorder.
I’ll never forget the day that I spoke Schizophrenia into my life. I was preparing to go out to a party with friends and family, when I asked my bro KK, “Do you think Schizophrenics have a gift to see and hear things that the rest of the world just can’t?” “Yeah sis,” KK said,…
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Sometimes she was gold. Other times, just so cold.
I don’t understand how I’m so bad at relationships. I mean, seriously. How can something so easy be so difficult? Initially I wanted to blame it on my Schizoaffective disorder – more on that later, but now I’m starting to think maybe the core of it all is… me. It feels like sometimes I’m blessed…
Stacy’s World 🌍
The Diaries of Stacy Rahaka.
Stacy’s World 🌍 