Confessions Of An Anxious Black Girl

I’ve always been open and honest about my mental health issues. For those who don’t know, I have an anxiety disorder. I also struggle with depression and unresolved daddy issues. Mentally, I have a lot going on 90 percent of the time. If I had to measure my pain level…

Using The Grounding Method For Anxiety

The last few months have been difficult for me. I’ve lost two classmates to suicide, and it’s really been bothering me.  As someone who struggles with my own mental health, I completely understand wanting to give up. Sometimes, life just becomes too much for some people to handle. That’s why…

Five Ways To Deal With Anxiety

Guess who’s back?! So much has happened in the last three months, but I’m glad to be back in the swing of things. May is Mental Health Awareness Month. What better way to make my comeback than to write about something I deal with personally, Anxiety. In my Black Girls Have Anxiety…

Black Girls Have Anxiety Too

February 1, 2017, I was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Before that, I struggled with anxiety and depression for YEARS without getting the help that I needed. Extreme worry, restlessness, and irritability became the new normal for me. I thought it was something I could handle on my own, not…