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“I spent years chasing approval, bending over backward to make people like me, and avoiding conflict at all costs. I sacrificed my feelings,

If you’re still in the darkness, feeling weighed down and alone, I want to encourage you to keep fighting. I know it’s hard, and I know it f

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I was never a person who believed in affirmations mainly because I grew up with very low self-esteem and no self-confidence so every...

At the beginning of 2020 just before I got diagnosed with severe depression, I noticed something and it was more of a pattern that had...

From a very young age I was taught to pray. I prayed out of gratitude, to thank the Lord for his goodness and providence and I also...

For as long as I can recall I ‘ve never been a fan of making phone calls or receiving them. For a long time, I had no idea why but to be...

I was introduced to God at a very young age or rather God introduced himself to me at a very young age. I cannot even remember how old I...

One of the things I have realized about battling mental illness is that being aware doesn't mean the worst is over. Being aware just...

Lay them down Sethe. Sword and shield, both of them down. Down by the riverside. Sword and Shield. Don't study war no more, lay all that...

I’ve had mental issues for as long as I can remember, even though I had no idea then that it was mental issues. I remember how I...

Battling anxiety is no child’s play. People with anxiety feel like they have to put in more effort to living life than other people. They...

I love solitude and I hate solitude. Yes, it's confusing right? Well, this is me all day, every day. I don’t want friends over at my...

Anxiety is not something that just comes or happens out of nothing, it is actually a result of our previous bad experiences, it is born...

Hi I’m Siphokazi. This blog is about my experiences battling depression and anxiety and everything I have learnt so far.