Maureen Y. Palmer
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My Vocal Media "Editorial Calendar"
My first few days on Vocal Media were euphorically frenetic. Incredibly excited after making my decision to finally DO THIS!, I poured out three posts in three days and basically couldn’t stop myself from spending all day writing. Also, my mind was simply bursting with more post ideas, which I wrote down in an unorganized fashion on a notepad and multiple random pieces of paper.
By Maureen Y. Palmer2 years ago in Journal
I thought escaping depression would be impossible--but it wasn't
I suffered from severe depression and a crippling lack of confidence for years. Specifically, I had wrapped up all of my identity and self-esteem into just one factor: my academic success. But I wasn't good enough for my own high standards, and eventually, I wasn’t good enough for anyone’s standards. My mental health was just too bad, I couldn’t be productive, and it wasn’t getting better. Eventually, I’d had depression for a solid seven years, and even with strong medication, I was barely able to function. Every success story I had ever read, every news article about someone who used to suffer from depression, featured someone who had only had depression for two or three years at most. For those who’d had depression for longer, the struggle seemed to inevitably last for their entire lives. I truly believed that I would never be even close to mentally healthy.
By Maureen Y. Palmer2 years ago in BookClub
