Truth out of Shadows

I have misophonia. It is a mental disease that not many have heard of, and it affects very few people. However, I happen to have a very sev...

I was a fat kid. I was reminded of this fact at every mirror that caught my glance. Every name I was called. Every step that I took. Everyd...

It started when I was 8. I didn't know it was wrong until my brother found out. I started masturbating when I was 8. When I was 10, I st...

... Or more accurately, when it is not okay to have sex with a person. It is NEVER okay to have sex with someone who does not give consen...

In light of recent events (the shootings and stabbings of women because they rejected someone, and that's only what's been happening...

A lot of people don't think they're good enough just as they are. And they are desperately looking for a way to change themselves. S...

My sister was diagnosed with an eating disorder. She became distant. She was always angry. I was afraid of her because whenever I said anyt...

Everyday I see and talk to some really amazing people. I hear their struggles, and I hear their good times. I feel sad with them and I laugh...

You always hear people calling people who use drugs and/or alcohol stupid. It's like, because they use whatever substance they use, that...

Relationships are incredibly powerful. They have the capability of being the most beautiful thing in a person's life. But they also can ...

  Hi my name is Karla. I'm 13 years old, 5'3 little girl. I'm not gonna say my weight because I'm so ashamed of it. For yea...

Let's come back with the interesting idea of normality. What is normal, really? Is it truly possible for anyone to be normal? And is nor...

          I’ve had self-destructive thoughts almost my whole life, as a child thinking about dying and thinking about hurting myself were j...

In 2010 I was obese I always wanted to be skinny and I also liked a lot of boys, but none of them liked me. I thought it was cause I was fa...

There are some people that are very sexual in nature. They may have sex a lot, they may flirt with people a lot, they may "mess around...

So it all started freshman year.  My best friend who is a year older had hung out with all the black kids at the school, so I wanted to han...

      Well..I first noticed that there was something wrong in seventh grade. I was 13. Looking back, I can’t really determine what triggere...

So here's the thing. Some people are honestly not sexually attracted to anyone, regardless of gender. It just doesn't happen for the...

         The summer of 2009 I started losing weight. I wasn't even aware of how skinny I was until my dad told me how bony I looked. I...

1.        When I enter freshman year, I never thought in a million years that I would be stalked and bullied by one of my friends. I'm ...