I picked the wrong time to stop believing in myself.
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Author: Katherine Orfinger
Training Wheels
What do you think of when you hear the phrase, “trigger warning?”
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I had my first day of orientation at Stetson University yesterday.
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I am equal parts excited and anxious to return to college.
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When I was about nineteen, I got the words “try harder,” tattooed on my left wrist.
Continue readingAcceptance Is the Answer
When I feel stressed out, I tend to make things worse for myself.
Continue readingGee’s Story
I am hesitant to post this here. This is a story about being an essential worker with mental illness. Although it is set in a grocery store, it doesn’t reflect my personal experience working at my job. This is fiction, and not intended to be taken seriously. I love my coworkers and I am very, very grateful to be working right now with everything going on in the world. With that being said, read on!
Continue readingWhen Anxiety Strikes
I realized I’m writing a novel about healing from trauma.
Continue readingWrite Cold
For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to be a writer.
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