What Emotional Tunnel Vision Feels Like
/There is color and contrast that only becomes visible through lived experience.
Read MoreStepping up with Sigma Chi
There is color and contrast that only becomes visible through lived experience.
Read MoreI was afraid I’d be locked up in a hospital indefinitely for the crime of having thoughts I didn’t want in the first place.
Read MoreI honestly felt as if my second psychiatrist was a Machiavellian carousel conductor.
Read MoreI’m getting 40 hours of anxiety-proofing every week!
Read MoreTelling anyone you’re suicidal feels as socially unacceptable as streaking through a funeral procession.
Read MoreA coach’s job is to widen an athlete’s understanding of themselves and improve their performance in stressful situations.
Read MoreRacing heartbeat, tight muscles, shortness of breath, and the sensation of imminent doom.
Read MoreEmotional tunnel vision is not a willful attempt to shield oneself from the world. It is a prison within the mind that gradually separates a person from everything they once felt and held dear.
Read MoreLife on the 7th Shelf is my way of sharing how a person can live well with depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation.
The 7th Shelf was written by Dante in The Inferno, as the Wood of the Suicides.
For me, living on the 7th shelf is challenging but I have found my means for winning the daily battle against the worst my mind can throw at me.
We aim to create a space of hope, filled with resources, information, tools, and more for mental health awareness and suicide prevention. We’re committed to Gordon’s vision of sharing different methods of thinking to help those with and without mental illness live more fulfilling lives.
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Call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline for help. In an emergency, please call 911.
If you or someone you know is seeking help for mental health concerns, visit the National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) website, or call 1-800-950-NAMI(6264).
For confidential treatment referrals, visit the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) website, or call the National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP(4357).