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With the Black Life Matters movement, riots, and peaceful protests plastering the news headlines, it made me bring up the matter of race with Diego, my boyfriend who is Mexican. I asked Diego if the term “Person/People of Color” or “POC” offend him, personally. He stated that, “there are a lot worse things to be…

Bicycle


I often compare bipolar disorder’s rapid cycling to that of a bicycle. When you peddle as quickly as you can, the wheels move just as fast. Once the wheel is moving as fast as possible, that’s when I start to make the analogy. The spokes are each and every emotion and feeling that we possess…

Mental Health Privilege


As a white female, I often don’t see myself as being privileged. I see a man is being more privileged than I, especially a white man. I have to realize that even though I face adversity, I am extremely privileged in the fact that I have the resources to go seek medical attention and have…