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A Year Later: The Anxieties and Depression of 2020

Before I begin this piece, I would just like to lay out a Trigger Warning . This article will include references to COVID-19, body image, suicide, self-harm, and depression. In no way am I writing this article to upset anyone, but just to share my own experiences in the hopes that someone might relate and decide to find help in the same ways that I have done and am doing. If you are currently in a situation where you might be in danger, please have faith in yourself and don't feel as though it's a weakness to seek outside help. Please find some helplines here that hopefully apply to the country you live in.
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My Struggles with Anxiety and Depression

Of all the topics I could've started this blog with, I understand that mental health is a heavy one. With the ability to write freely once more without feeling guilty or stumped, as well as finally having finished university, I have time to think about myself and to reflect on why I vanished on the online world for nearly a year. In the process of writing this blog post, I've almost finished a chapter of Love Olympics , whence I wanted this to be ready in time. I've been on a three year journey that I want to share with people, because I think it's important to know that you're not alone in the world, no matter how bad you might be feeling.  I want this to be a blog post that people can look at and relate to, but it's a story that covers a three year period. It's not going to be a short blog post, which is the main reason why I didn't put it into my regular Author's Notes. I wanted to be able to really  express where my heart was and, more impor...
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