Intrusive Thoughts & Why We Have Them
From the moment you get up in the morning until your head hits the pillow, your mind produces an average of 70,000 thoughts. There are 86,400 seconds in a day, so that’s a lot of thoughts! Because we live in a…
Suicidal Ideation In Millennial Women Of Color
Life can be difficult. Work, dating, marriage, raising children, and losing loved ones. Sometimes, the pains of life can be so intense that an individual wants to do something harmful to end that pain. But what happens before then? Are…
Life Of A Single Mom: What It’s Really Like Being a Single Mother
Walking from my desk to the tiny women’s bathroom at my part-time second job, I could focus on nothing but the flat rectangular box that rested in my coat pocket. I had been feeling weird for over a week since…
Symptoms Of Depression In Women Of Color
Depression is a common mental illness that comes in many forms and is not talked about widely enough in Jamaica. Depression can affect anyone, but there are certain risk factors that make experiencing depression more likely. One of these risk…
Dealing With Depression That Was Ignored By My Mother
It’s been about ten years since the relationship that I once had with my mother transitioned into the crumbled shell that it is today. I will admit that the status of this non-relationship is not a bother to me, and…