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  • Where do I begin

    At the end I suppose.
    I came home and walked to my medicine drawer to grab the medication
    I usually drink nightly. I take the bottle and take one. I then decide to take all the bottle. I let some fall in, then all.
    I am not sure if I came in knowing I wanted to or already had a plan
    I head inside the closet and I texted the ones I loved and…read more

    Mgodoy

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    • Melinda. I read this and I see so much strength. I am sorry for what you are going through. But it takes courage to fight to get better and it takes even more courage to tell people about it.

      One thing I know for sure about life, is it’s always changing. You may fell like your story isn’t progressing. But you’re just to close to it. Every day…read more

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  • Sense Stress—a poem about redefining struggle as hope

    She burdens herself with excess stress.
    All she wants is to keep up the pace.
    Personal growth is subjective at best,
    Not letting her purpose go to waste.

    She stands on the edge of a mountain cliff.
    She knows her only enemy is when her mood shifts.
    The empty feeling only compounds the distraught thoughts.
    There’s hope in her corner, so her a…read more

    Ashley Rivera

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    • Wow!! Ashley this is so fire!! this is so powerful. This last part is so good!

      Revisiting her old memories leave her vulnerable,
      But her energy has now become indestructible.
      Wait until you see her next,
      She’ll vanquish every single quest.

      You are so strong and you will conquer every challenge. Keep pushing forward. You got this and we got y…read more

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  • A Lesson in Holism

    I could say I’ve known you forever, but that wouldn’t seem quite right. I guess I’ve known you for as long as I can remember. But even then, I’ve only known you partially. You’ve revealed yourself in different ways over the years and given me new reasons to love you. You’ve made days worth it. You find meaning in the little things and you know how…read more

    Alicia Sophia Marie

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  • Friendships and Yourself

    Dear Friends,

    Have you ever taken a picture, enjoying the present as you stay in the picture-perfect moment with your friends? Your mental health can be as fragile as a snow globe at times. The snow globe is stable when you hold it a certain way, but once you flip it upside down and shake it a bit. It becomes frazzling and the fake snow is…read more

    Dan the Cat

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    • Yes, I do have a friend. I call her my sister now because we’ve gotten so close. I’ve also taught her these things that you put out in your letter, which is very great in the way to teach people to stay true to themselves and shine light in their future. This letter is very inspirational and I’m glad that you were given such great thought and w…read more

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      • Hi Kayjah,

        That’s nice to hear you have someone you consider a sister. There’s no such thing as blood sisters only. I feel like in friendship we each teach other.

        Friends are just like any relationships. It’s all about building and trust and communication.

        Glad to hear you have a good friend and support system.

        In my early twenties, I’m l…read more

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  • To Someone Who Is Too Hard on Themselves,

    I’ve been where you are. I’ve always been a bit of a perfectionist myself. I don’t think that’s all bad as we are called to excellence. However, it can make life kind of stressful. Your need for perfection can then spiral into overthinking every little move you make, criticizing yourself for things outside of your control, and shame that is…read more

    Hannah G.

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    • Aww Hannah, I love this. We can all be so hard on ourselves. But you are so right that we need give ourselves grace, be kind to ourselves and embrace the fact that we are indeed human. This piece is so real and I, along with I am sure so many others, can relate to your story very easily. Thank you for sharing this. <3Lauren

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    • As fellow a perfectionist I can see a lot of my former self in your letter. At one point I was pushing myself so hard to complete a project at work that I was putting in 18 hour days and working on the weekends even though I was only paid for 35 hours a week. Eventually ended up at the doctor as a result of chest pains. Luckily I was just stressed…read more

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    • This is such a powerful message. I love that your teaching many people to forgive themselves. Because it is one thing to forgive another but forgiving yourself is also a main thing to do because if you don’t it can affect you mentally which is why a lot of people are hard on themselves today. Great Letter!

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  • Your Secret Source of Peace and Power

    Fidgeting and nausea must be a natural state for you. Movement seems to disperse a bit of that nervous energy, but the feeling of your stomach turning is enough to make your mind go blank. I spent most of my life stuck in this mode, chalking it up to a hyperactive personality and a sensitive stomach. But looking closer at my life, I could see the…read more

    Alicia Sophia Marie

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    • The power of breathing is truly amazing. I was dealing with some high stress a few years ago. I had rememebered someone recommending me a few meditation podcasts a few years prior to that. I decided to give them a try and found they were really helpful. I was pretty sure it was the slow deep inhales and exhales that were making all the difference.…read more

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      • Pete, I’m so happy my letter reminded you of skills that have been helpful in your life! My therapist introduced me to breathing as a coping mechanism, but yoga taught me all the amazing techniques, would definitely recommend if you’re interested!

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    • When you were reading this monday, I totally felt like this was about me. It is amazing the pressure we put on ourselves and its impact on our well-being. But it’s also amazing the relief we got from a simple breathe. I love this. It’s so real and so relatable. <3Lauren

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      • Lauren, I’m so happy my words were relatable but I’m also sympathetic because I know the struggle!! We just have to keep breathing. I like to think we’re not given anything we can’t ultimately handle!

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    • I remember when I had such a hard time with anxiety and it got so bad to where I started to get panic attacks. What happened was I was going through stress attacks due to a lot of things happening in my life. My sister helped me through my first one by breathing. It always helped me calm down and through that, I’ve been learning to always try and…read more

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  • Roger Chamberlain shared a letter in the Group logo of Mental Health

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    When Someone Believes

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  • Trenches Below the OCD Tunnel

    Dear Unsealers,

    I write this poem today to not fixate on my problems with OCD but to demystify OCD and fight through the silent sufferings that overtake me on countless days like this. I just want to provide an outlet for those who are in the throws of OCD or other mental illness.

    Awoke this morning with urgency on my mind,
    There never feels…read more

    Ashley Rivera

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    • Hi Ashley,

      It’s so brave of you to share this with your struggles and put it in beautiful poetic words!

      I like how you poem reminds me of slam poetry, it’s to the point and I can imagine a beat when I read through it. I like your own interpretation with how you deal with OCD. I feel like everyone might have different or relatable experinces . I…read more

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    • Ashley!! This is so good! It really captures how your mind and the anxiety associated with OCD impacts you. Writing is so powerful, I can feel you processing and facing your struggles.You are so strong. Never forget that. This poem is great. Sending love.

      Lauren

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  • Trauma in the Middle

    Dearest Survivors,

    I’m always riding this carousel, which was always my addictive sedative like cotton candy. Sweet and familiar, but toxic with its sugary sweetness filled with empty calories. Everything has an expiration date, a person, and a place, which I would hold tightly in my hand before I say my goodbyes. However, I still found myself i…read more

    Danni Cat Whiskers

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    • Aww, I am so sorry this happened to you. When someone violates you, it totally does feel like for a moment in time you don’t own your own body. But remember, you have persevered. You have risen above. Be proud of your strength and continue to move forward in life with power and grace. Don’t let the people who tried to hurt you hold you back, ever!…read more

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      • Hi Lauren,

        Thank you so much for the encouragement! I felt better when I shared if that makes sense. It’s something I don’t talk about much, I sort of gloss over it, since it was pretty messed up. I think what helps is choosing my outfits and even wearing jewelry gives me a sense of strength and like this is my body don’t touch. I’m a very fa…read more

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        • Letting your truth out is empowering and freeing and inspiring it. Never hold it in. Always let it out. Keep being you. Keeping being strong. And keep pressing forward. Xox Lauren.

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  • Poem about leaving trauma behind and Waking Up

    Here’s a poem I wrote to not let shame confine me anymore to its demands I talk openly about it in order to normalize it.

    Felt undeserving and unwhole when I grappled with that day.
    It spun me around as the vicious cycle begun under way.
    The clueless side of the trauma revealed itself, I blamed myself more than you know.
    I wrestled with being r…read more

    Ashley Rivera

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    • ASHLEY!!!!!! This is soooo good!! so strong ! So inspiring and so powerful. I think we have all felt shame at some point in our lives – often for something that wasn’t our fault. I felt a lot of shame after my sexual assault. This poem is so powerful. You are taking your power back. You are owning ! Claiming it! And letting the shame fall by the…read more

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      • @theunsealed Thank you for putting my poem on the board it really means a lot to me. And also for seeing and hearing me through this poem. Shame is a ferocious beast that we all can learn to tame. I see you and hear you as well Lauren. We are mighty warriors that get to tell our stories through our voices. I am grateful to this platform and we…read more

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        • Aww I am so glad you like it here. We are happy you are here encouraging us, inspiring us and showing us love as well. What we go through in life I truly believe just shows us how strong and powerful we truly are. Thank you for being a part of this community! We <3 you!

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    • Hi Ashley,

      First of all, this poem was just splendid. I liked how, what’s the term, it’s like cut-throat and openly vulnerable to how we feel about ourselves. Shame and trauma, I hate how shame is put near trauma, since we shame ourselves for the trauma we went through but we need to keep reminding ourselves it’s not our faults.

      I liked your…read more

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      • @dannicatwhiskers

        I’m so happy I could write something that lifted our voices together and reminds us how strong we are on the inside. I like that you recognize how powerful writing can be for our therapy and healing. You definitely get me thinking how trauma is like elastic it sticks and it stretches throughout our lifetime but we don’t have to…read more

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    • You can & you will ! Love this . Definitely resonated with the finding your authentic self under the debris of the traumas & Feeling reclusive . It gets greater later though , we got this

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      • @sadeb101 appreciate your encouraging words of validation 😉 I’m happy I could be encouraging to you as well and you resonated with my poem. Yes, it does improve day by day some days are more difficult but it doesn’t have to control us, we do got this in the bag! 😉

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    Musing about life

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    A Lesson Through Love

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    Life lesson: learned

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    Safe space for me

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    Cycles

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  • Sometimes the helper needs help

    “It is my duty, as an air rescueman, to save life and aid the injured. I will be prepared at all times to perform my assigned duties quickly and efficiently, placing these duties before personal desires and comforts. These things I do THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE.”

    This is the code of Air Force Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR), my profession, and a sen…read more

    Bryan "SEZ" Singer

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    • Dear Bryan,
      I am so impressed with your extreme bravery and selflessness. I am also so proud of you and feel privileged to say you are my cousin.
      I am so glad you sought and received the help you needed. I am very happy that you are physically and mentally better now.
      It was an honor to read your letter and learn of your…read more

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      • Thanks Shelley! I am definitely glad we have been able to connect and get to know each other a bit in recent years! My work has genuinely been my pleasure and honor, and it is a major relief that I did not have to choose between my work and my health in this case.

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    • Bryan,

      First I thank you for your service. My family’s history is synonymous with service to the military so I know how important your service is.

      Like you I too have suffered depression. Also like you I have lived with a severe vitamin d deficiency. My levels were so low that I was given 50,000 IU pills to take on several different occasions.…read more

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    • Bryan, First of all thank you so very much for your service. This piece is such a testament to your strength and courage. I think it takes a lot of both to go get the help you need, especially when you don’t even understand the root of the problem. I am so happy that you are feeling better. It’s is so important to express yourself. And I am so…read more

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      • Thanks! Because of my past I have very good coping mechanisms and techniques for dealing with a known source of trauma, depression, stress, or anxiety. A lot of it came from counselors during my firefighting days and from family and friends who had been there and done that. But ai was completely at a loss for what do do when the source was unknown.

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        • Mental health is so tricky sometimes. Nothing can chance, and suddenly it can hit you all at once. It won’t let me share the link. But put in the search box “To all the people I could not save” His story reminds me quite a bit of yours.

          <3 Lauren

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    What I think I like about myself 🙂

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    Spread love it’s the Brooklyn way 🤎

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    Art saved me

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  • I broke off my engagement and went to my "safe space"

    To The Unsealed Community,

    There was a period when I was 24 years old when I was drowning in guilt, stress, and confusion. I was engaged to an incredible person. But, sadly, my beautiful ring felt more like a handcuff than a gift, as it chained me to a life I was not yet ready to live. How was I supposed to tell someone who loved me, encouraged…read more

    Lauren

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