I know that life can get hard at times, however, letting the difficult times affect and change my attitude towards life is not a good thing. Everyone in the world will go through tests, trials, things that will see what kind of person you really are, but to me, I will not let these tests […]
Category: Trillium Staff Writing
Writings by Trillium Staff about hope and recovery
What I do to keep my spirits up
I do many things to keep my spirits up. Ranging everything from listening to music all the way to playing pool-ball, I like to keep my spirits up. The reason why I like to keep my spirits up is because I feel like in this life, there will be enough hardships that I will have […]
What I do to battle stigma in mental illness
I have been a subject of stigma for a variety of reasons, not just mental illness. I know that there are so many different stereotypes out there, however, we must do our best to limit how much of that we believe. If possible, we shouldn’t let any of it affect our judgment, so I do […]
How I Handle Bullying
I do not support bullying in any way, and I think that bullying needs to be eliminated, however, bullying is common in schools and the world so I want to share with you all what I do to cope, deal, and ultimately conquer my bullies. When I say, “conquer my bullies,” I do not mean […]
What I do to relieve stress
I actually do a lot of things to relieve stress. All of these things either help me to cope, deal with the situation, help me to grow, spiritually, or mentally, and last but not least relieve the stress that I have. My stressful situations can overwhelm me, so I have to learn to find ways […]
What I do whenever I am going through a crisis
Whenever I go through a crisis, it is always a big mess. I hate going through crises because it interferes with what I am doing at the time. It also gives me a break from life that I don’t really want. However, when I do go through a crisis, I turn it into something good. […]
Exercise and mental health
Exercise has an important role in our mental health. Exercise stimulates chemicals in our body that affect our mood, stabilizes our emotions, and makes us overall much happier people. Exercise can make us have a positive look on ourselves and shape our bodies into something that we desire. Today we will talk about exercise and […]
Finding Success in everyday battles
So the way that this is going to work is that every once in a while we will put up a post about someone’s story on their day to day basis. It could be someone on the internet or it could be someone that we personally know. For the first post in this series we’re […]
How to prepare for a job interview
Having a job is good for us because we receive what we need and more. A job can give us resources, pay for student loans, get us back in school, and provide a community that cares about our wellbeing. Job interviews can be a little intimidating, but with the proper preparation and careful consideration, you […]
What mental health struggles am I currently facing
The mental health struggle that I was facing for the longest period of time until recently had been depression. I was always sad. It wasn’t like a super sad feeling but I was always sad. I recently got out of my sad feeling, thank God. Let’s go over how exactly it all happened. It all […]