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Posts tagged “personal stories”

  • Understanding Aqua’s Depression in Kingdom Hearts

    By  Take This, and Marie Shanley · Feb 4, 2019 · Support, Video Games

    “Just let go of everything and fade into the darkness.“ “Is there any point in continuing this fight?“ “No one can save you. And no one wants to.“ -Aqua, Kingdom…

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  • What Kingdom Hearts Taught Me About Handling Mental Illness

    By  Take This, and Marie Shanley · Oct 8, 2018 · Support, Video Games

    “Yeah, there’s darkness inside me, just like you said. But darkness is my enemy! And you are, too, for making everything around here reek of it!“” -Riku, Kingdom Hearts 2.5…

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  • Through the Fog and into the Light

    By  Katrina Keller · Jul 25, 2018 · Support

      To say that this was an easy journey would be a lie. To say that this is the only time I’ve made this journey would also be a lie.…

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  • Anxiety and Me

    By  Take This, and Dr. Megan Connell · May 29, 2018 · Support

    Anxiety has been my constant companion for almost as long as I can recall.  Learning how to understand it and use it effectively has taken most of my life.  As…

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  • How Depression and Anxiety Led Me To Build a Community

    By  Take This, and Marie Shanley · Mar 1, 2018 · Support

    I’ve been suffering from depression for as long as I can remember. I wasn’t truly diagnosed until I was nineteen and in college (where I could get free counseling). But…

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