Max Bemis by Emily Read is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0 Who Is Max Bemis? Max Bemis, though still a stranger to me, is someone I’ve looked up to since I was thirteen years old.…Continue Reading
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is a habit.” — Will Durant (summarizing Aristotle)
Bloodlust I am passive; I can’t express my anger. it bottles up to burst; I put myself in danger. I can’t rely on self-harm: that never worked, but what is even stranger, is that despite the…Continue Reading
“At its crux, OCD treatment is about learning to live with the discomfort of uncertainty.” - Jeff Bell
Pursuit of Perfection my mind plays tricks on me: slaving over some standard I can never achieve. it’s true! and all too believable. I am obsessive and compulsive. insert the expletive! ’cause I too avoid…Continue Reading
She said, "Boo!" and scared my demons away
Where I Was Then and Where I Am Now I’ve accomplished things over the past two and one-half years that I once thought were impossible. I’ve essentially replaced the words “I can’t” with “I can.”…Continue Reading
Every day is a sleepy struggle
My Best Days Have Yet to Come I see a scattered mind that posts & clicks online: ailing from imposter syndrome; despising his own inventions simply because he created them. I am this man! unhurried:…Continue Reading
An overwhelming desire to no longer mask the pain
When I Hate Myself the urge to cut even 15 years later, anxiously persists. desperate in those moments: I sob and moan. I plead with God. for oh – how sometimes I wish that with…Continue Reading
Two sides of the same coin
Mostly Mr. Hyde I am so prone to despair that when I heard the news of my acquaintance’s death all I could do was fantasize and indulge in the ecstasy of the horror and the…Continue Reading
We were miserable in love
To Fade Into the Past I sometimes go through phases where I become extremely goal-oriented and focused on one task. However, I’ve recently fallen into a routine and have been expressing myself much less often.…Continue Reading
There is hope, even in darkness
In the below article, I discuss my life as I cope with multiple mental disorders. Writing this article was therapeutic because I’ve allowed myself to be vulnerable. I openly discuss taboo subjects that I think…Continue Reading
