Learning to Manage the Unmanagable

A mental health journey

  • Me…

    Who am I? This is the question I askmyself everyday and for the past 25 years I really haven’t had the answer. With my 26th birthday coming up, I think I have finally hit the nail on the head. I am a thinker, a giver, a little crazy, too sensitive, empathetic…I am me. For years Read more

  • Anxiety…what to do?

    We’ve heard it all before, “just be happy, everything’s going to be okay.” Do you know how many times I have told myself that in hopes that maybe my brain would finally believe what I was telling it? The truth is, everything really will be okay. Anxiety has a funny way of making it seem like Read more

  • New Year, New Me

    Mental health…what a taboo topic. In 2019, things have come a long way and the discussion on mental health has definitely increased, but there’s still an air of negativity surrounding individuals who are open with their struggles. For three years (2016-2019) I have had the most up and down journey with mental health to include depression, Read more

  • Pride

    Sometimes in life you have to put your pride aside and just be human. Today I had one of those moments and it reminded me that I am trying and learning everyday. I went out on a limb and enrolled in a class to get a certification for IT in order to set myself up Read more

  • Depression

    Today as I sit here and wonder what I’m doing, I can feel a sense of hopelessness but also of hope. I know that rationally this feeling won’t last and that in time I will feel better, but right now it seems like it will never end. Storms are moving in to central Texas, and Read more

  • Morning person?

    A lot of people look at me like I’m crazy for waking up at 0345 on weekdays, but for me my motivation is knowing that I can start my day in a productive manner. Is it easy everyday to wake up before the sun rises? Heck no, but it’s so wonderful to be awake before Read more

  • Introduction

    Hi everyone! My name is Sara and I’m new to this whole world of blogging. I’m 25, I have been living in Texas for the past 7 years and although I moved here as quickly as I could, I am not a Texan by birth. I was born in Kansas and grew up in Germany, Read more