Welcome to the Chasing Sanity Blog

This is where stories come to life—raw, real, and filled with hope. At Chasing Sanity, our blog is a collection of experiences, lessons, and insights from people just like you. From navigating the depths of mental health challenges to discovering tools for growth and thriving, every post is here to inspire, connect, and empower.

Whether you're looking for personal stories, practical techniques to overcome obstacles, or support as you care for a loved one, you’ll find it here. No matter where you are on your journey—surviving, healing, or thriving—there’s something for everyone.

Take a deep breath. You’re in a no-judgment zone, surrounded by a community that uplifts and grows together. Let’s chase sanity, embrace our potential, and thrive—one story at a time.

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Personal Stories: First-person accounts from you and submissions.

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From Chaos to Clarity: Rebuilding My Life After a Toxic Relationship
From Chaos to Clarity: Rebuilding My Life After a Toxic Relationship

It started small. Isn’t that always the way? When I first met Jason, he was charming, attentive, and seemed too good to be true. He’d text me sweet messages all day, call me “his angel,” and tell me how lucky he was to have found me. It felt amazing—until it didn’t.

5 Ways to Overcome Procrastination and Stay Focused
5 Ways to Overcome Procrastination and Stay Focused

For the longest time, I thought procrastination meant I was just lazy or unmotivated. But that’s not the case at all. I’ve learned that procrastination is less about laziness and more about fear—fear of failure, fear of the task being harder than you think, or even fear of not doing something “perfectly.”

From Overwhelmed to Organized: Managing Mental Clutter
From Overwhelmed to Organized: Managing Mental Clutter

For years, I lived in a constant state of mental clutter. My brain was a crowded whiteboard, crammed with to-do lists, reminders, anxieties, and random thoughts like, Did I leave the oven on? What’s for dinner? Is that weird cough a sign of something serious?

Pieces of Me: Rebuilding After a Sexual Assault
Pieces of Me: Rebuilding After a Sexual Assault

In the days and weeks after the assault, I was in survival mode. I didn’t feel anything, which, in hindsight, was its own kind of feeling. Numbness wrapped itself around me like a blanket, keeping everything at arm’s length.

Caring for Others: Stories and advice for caregivers.

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When Helping Hurts: Navigating the Strain of Caring for People Who Don’t Want Help
When Helping Hurts: Navigating the Strain of Caring for People Who Don’t Want Help

As a caregiver, there’s nothing harder than watching someone you care about spiral while refusing the help you know they need. You see the self-sabotaging patterns, the destructive choices, and the pain they’re causing themselves—and often others. You know, deep down, that you could offer advice, tools, or solutions that might make a difference. But the hard truth is this: you can’t help someone who doesn’t want to be helped.

Holding Space: How to Support Without Fixing
Holding Space: How to Support Without Fixing

Let me start by saying this: not trying to fix people is hard. It’s something I’m still working on, and I’m not always successful. With some people, I’ve gotten better at holding space. But with others—especially those closest to me—I have a tendency to go into full-on “mommy mode.”

Breaking the Stigma: Why Talking About Mental Health Matters
Breaking the Stigma: Why Talking About Mental Health Matters

Even today, when we’ve supposedly made progress in understanding mental health, the stigma is alive and well. It’s there in the whispered conversations, the shame-filled glances, and the silence that surrounds the words “depression” and “anxiety.”

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From Chaos to Clarity: Rebuilding My Life After a Toxic Relationship
From Chaos to Clarity: Rebuilding My Life After a Toxic Relationship

It started small. Isn’t that always the way? When I first met Jason, he was charming, attentive, and seemed too good to be true. He’d text me sweet messages all day, call me “his angel,” and tell me how lucky he was to have found me. It felt amazing—until it didn’t.

Pieces of Me: Rebuilding After a Sexual Assault
Pieces of Me: Rebuilding After a Sexual Assault

In the days and weeks after the assault, I was in survival mode. I didn’t feel anything, which, in hindsight, was its own kind of feeling. Numbness wrapped itself around me like a blanket, keeping everything at arm’s length.

Teaching My Kids What I Never Learned: Breaking Generational Patterns
Teaching My Kids What I Never Learned: Breaking Generational Patterns

Generational trauma is when unhealthy patterns—like being too strict, ignoring emotions, or using fear to control behavior—get passed down through families. It’s not always intentional.

How Moving to a New City Saved My Mental Health
How Moving to a New City Saved My Mental Health

I won’t lie and say the move “cured” me. Healing doesn’t work like that. I’m still dealing with complex PTSD, but the episodes of psychosis? They’ve stopped. For the first time in years, I feel like I’m not constantly on the verge of losing myself.

Trauma & Recovery: Deep dives into overcoming difficult experiences.

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5 Ways to Overcome Procrastination and Stay Focused
5 Ways to Overcome Procrastination and Stay Focused

For the longest time, I thought procrastination meant I was just lazy or unmotivated. But that’s not the case at all. I’ve learned that procrastination is less about laziness and more about fear—fear of failure, fear of the task being harder than you think, or even fear of not doing something “perfectly.”

From Overwhelmed to Organized: Managing Mental Clutter
From Overwhelmed to Organized: Managing Mental Clutter

For years, I lived in a constant state of mental clutter. My brain was a crowded whiteboard, crammed with to-do lists, reminders, anxieties, and random thoughts like, Did I leave the oven on? What’s for dinner? Is that weird cough a sign of something serious?

Rewriting Your Inner Narrative: Overcoming Limiting Beliefs
Rewriting Your Inner Narrative: Overcoming Limiting Beliefs

Hi, I’m Marcus. I’m 29, and I run a small but growing digital marketing business. It’s something I’m proud of now, but if you’d told me five years ago I’d be here, I wouldn’t have believed you. Why? Because for most of my life, I let limiting beliefs run the show.

Finding What Works: My Journey to a Growth Mentality and Better Mental Health
Finding What Works: My Journey to a Growth Mentality and Better Mental Health

I had unknowingly developed a growth mentality, the belief that every challenge is an opportunity to learn and evolve. This mindset didn’t mean life suddenly became easy.

Growth Strategies: Practical tips for breaking through mental barriers