When I think about what my peace would be, I see my husband and me building the home of our dreams. I see us living in a little cabin with our cats and enjoying our peace. Our home would be in the middle of nowhere but close enough to not feel isolated. I would be able to wake up and step outside and breathe in deeply and finally feel safe. My husband and I would sit on our little porch and watch as our future kids play in the yard. They would be picking flowers and playing i

Seeing you slowly die in front of me was the hardest thing I have done. You were just six years old. Hearing them tell me that your lungs...

I have always been full of feelings. I know I have talked about my scenario of death before, but I still think about it every day. I...

After all the pain I went through, I thought no one could love this mistake of a person. I was sure I was broken beyond repair. My...

After “N,” the boys I was with were just the means to the end of who I was after him. “K” was a gentle soul stuck in a body of...

“N” was a love that hurt so badly when it was gone. He made me feel like a better person for a long time. He cared about my health and...

I miss who I was. I rushed so quickly to adulthood, I forgot that I can’t go back. I am mourning her every day. Each day I am moving...

When I wanted to kill myself, I used to just wish it to happen, but I am sitting here, I see results that could determine whether I fall...

I have struggled over the years with my relationship with you, God. I know have walked in and out of my life with you. I have asked for...

She stands across the room from a woman who looks like her twin, but this person’s face bears the scars of all the failures in her life....

I remember I was so happy when I was in karate. I learned discipline and I felt a sense of purpose with it. Sadly, that ended after I...

There were moments I can remember from childhood that were good. There are only a few, but they are there. I remember playing pretend...

I have tried to figure out what home is for a long time now. I used to think it was a place, but now home is who I am with. My husband...

I think about you a lot. I miss you so much, God. I look around, trying to find my way in, and I can’t see. I cry on the floor asking for...

Yes, I am writing about one of my cats. Most might think I am strange, but that cat has been my best friend through rough moments in my...

I look at all my photos and videos of myself, and I see different people in each one. The girl who loves to make people laugh. She smiles...

Sometimes, when I'm really low in my moods, I think about what the world would be like if I died. I think about how everyone around me...

It is a way we all disguise our true emotions. My family are masters at it. I see my dad deal with mental illness, and he hides it all...

In my family, there is a lot of physical abuse but a hell of a lot more mental abuse. Mental abuse can cause more damage than physical. I...

I was around five or six. It was so long ago; I don’t remember the age. But a family friend was about the same age as me. The friend told...