Troubled mind
By anonymous Trigger Warning: Suicide My heart is beating fast. My palms are sweating. I sit down and…
The hidden ‘family’ truths – part two
*Trigger warning: Rape, sexual assault, child abuse By Lindiwe Dhlamini This is the longest article in the ‘Still…
The hidden ‘family’ truths – Part I
By Lindiwe Dhlamini *Trigger warning: Sexual assault, rape In my last article “My biggest fears are…” I wrote…
What’s in the name? – #PamMustFall
By: Lindiwe Dhlamini TW: suicide, depression I am sure most of you are wondering what is going on…
To my psychologist. #psychodynamic
Trigger warning: Suicide, drug use By Hope Kathy My shrink believes I am suicidal. He asked for my…
Around, Because and For My Mother pt II: My Mother, My Warrior
By Nomaliqhwa/ @nomalili To read part I click here Trigger warning: suicide, sexual assault. My mother was and remains…
Can I share the thoughts in my head about my mental illness tonight?
By Thenjiwe/ @TeaJay_001 Here is the thing with being diagnosed with a mental illness, or at least here is…
Letter to my Queer Self
*Trigger warning: suicide Dear Self, Today, I want to take the time to acknowledge the emotionally eventful three…
‘Africans do not need therapy, we have Jesus.’
By Kagure Mugo ‘White people have therapists and Black people have Jesus.’ This is how the conversation seems…
To be black, lesbian, poor, and diagnosed with mental illness means I cannot always exist wholly.
By Thenjiwe/ @TeaJay_001 In the book, Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde, the introduction speaks of Lorde’s interlocking struggle of being black,…