A blog by Zinnia Moreno
Brake Failure
I don’t die, but it feels like I’m about to. Both my feet are pushing down on the brake but the car won’t stop.
My Hidradenitis Suppurativa Diagnosis
Hidradenitis Suppurativa is a chronic auto-inflammatory disease that causes painful lesions in the skin. It disproportionately affects Black women, but is not widely known about.
Getting Over Intrusive Thoughts
It’s not real, it’s not real, it’s not real. And yet…
What are intrusive thoughts and why are they so maddening?
A Former Sad Girl Speaks
In 2016, someone that I grew up with committed suicide. He had actually been one of the few people with whom I’d shared my own mental health struggles.
Realizing how isolating depression is, I hoped that by being more open, I might help even one person feel less alone. I gave this speech at UCLA three months after the funeral.
