5 Ways To Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone.

August 01, 2022 / Monica Williams

Accepting It As A Fear, But Getting Over It

Every human has a fear. Heights, small spaces, large groups of people. In my case, it’s spiders. Some of these are deep-rooted and you can’t just do without proper therapy and things, but some stuff you can just go for. I think I might be afraid of heights as well - I’ve never been on a proper roller coaster or even a plane (I know, this is WILD) to really come to this conclusion (I’ve been taking elevated trains here in NYC since I was about fourteen years old, and sometimes that scares me). However, I kind of want to go zip-lining. Also, I’d eventually like to travel to places that a train or a car can’t take me. I’m not about to hold a wolf spider in my hand any time soon, but I would love to travel somewhere other than the east coast.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder And Anxiety: My Inner Demons.

July 25, 2022 / Monica Williams

Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

I’ve been in therapy since I was about 11 years old, and I’m 33 now. I’ve discussed so many of my issues, illnesses, and disorders with so many mental health professionals. I thought I was doing the best I could to make sure I laid everything out on the table to get as mentally healthy as I can.

But recently, I’ve realized that there are major things I still have not tackled in therapy. A few days ago I had an in-person psychiatry appointment - my first one in about six months due to the pandemic. I really just needed to go and give urine (my psychiatrist tests patients to see what’s doing). Giving urine has never been a problem for me - the substance I abused could not show up in urine anyway.

The New Strange And Pretty.

July 22, 2022 / Monica Williams

Strange And Pretty is a blog about mental health, lifestyle, and graduate school.

Hey yall hey! So, this is the new Strange And Pretty. Many of you have no clue who I am, and that’s great. The former Strange And Pretty was focused on makeup and beauty, with a little bit of lifestyle mixed in.

The 2022 version of this blog will be about a few things: mental health, my mental health, my (probably scary) graduate school experience, and just everyday things I feel like sharing. This will be a combination of a personal journal, conversations into the ether (hopefully that gets filled with you wonderful people), and me trying to do my best to help people who feel and think like me.

So stick around, grab a snack, a cold Red Bull, and get ready for this ride with me.

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