GRE testing

I took my GRE test Monday. It was hard. It took three hours with only a ten minute break after the writing session. I had taken a practice test at home. I scored rather poorly on the math section. I hit the books after that. On the test, I raised my score from 260 to [...]

Self-injuring behavior

I have talked of this topic before. I am going to talk of it again.
I lost my best friend the night before last because of cutting. She was cutting on her ankle and nicked a main artery in her leg. She bled to death.
As I have said before, I know the deep intense emotional pain [...]

Stretching the Mind in Recovery

This is going to be a very stressful week. I have one week left to prepare for my GRE. GRE – Graduate Records Exam. I have to take this test to get into graduate school next fall. I am finishing up the classes this semester that I need, except for statistics to be ready to [...]

Jed Foundation

The Jed Foundation is offering a $2,000 scholarship  for a video  based on a current student’s experience  with mental health and breaking the stigma and dealing with the issues. The prize also comes with a trip to NYC in June of 2009 and an appearance on MTVU.
The Jed Foundation works to reduce the rate of [...]

New beginnings

Here is a New Year. A new beginning in many ways. This country has had some setbacks. This whole world has had some. But we can still be going on one day at a time, working on our recovery. No matter how bad things get, it isn’t bad enough to give up on your recovery.
Things [...]