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The Physical Athleticism of Violin Playing, and Music’s Effect on Mental Health

I was never an athletic child. During gym class, I always got picked last for the kickball team. On the playground, I played games of Tag…

3 min readNov 3, 2020

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The Physical Athleticism of Violin Playing, and Music’s Effect on Mental Health

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Wrinkly Brains

My Inspired Relationship with Classical Music

I am “lucky” to be endowed with a creative mind. While certainly its condition of schizophrenia has crippled me to the point of disability…

5 min readNov 2, 2020

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My Inspired Relationship with Classical Music

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How “Loserdom” Was Rife in Millennial TV Programming

My mother and brother are well aware of my lamentations on how I was mercilessly teased as a child. My mother chose my clothes for me…

5 min readNov 2, 2020

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How “Loserdom” Was Rife in Millennial TV Programming

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I’m Reframing My Negative Past by Recalling Positive Experiences

Before the pandemic hit, I recall basic luxuries like going into a bagel shop for a sandwich. There was the base-y smell of wet bagels…

4 min readNov 2, 2020

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I’m Reframing My Negative Past by Recalling Positive Experiences

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Don’t Let Social Isolation Get You Down

Despite my grave past with schizoaffective disorder, I have gotten to the point where I can say I live a “normal” life, that of a person…

3 min readNov 2, 2020

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Don’t Let Social Isolation Get You Down

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Comparing Physical Fitness Support to Mental Health Support

I became engrossed in the fitness lifestyle in 2012, when I weighed my heaviest. Although I was a thin person growing up, I gained ninety…

6 min readNov 2, 2020

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Comparing Physical Fitness Support to Mental Health Support

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Welcome to Wrinkly B

You have arrived at Wrinkly Brains. Wrinkly Brains is a website that celebrates the insights of people who have had adverse mental…

1 min readOct 27, 2020

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Welcome to Wrinkly Brains

You have arrived at Wrinkly Brains. Wrinkly Brains is a website that celebrates the insights of people who have had adverse mental…

1 min readOct 27, 2020

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Gemfire: Dragons, and Wizards, and Supply Trains, oh my!

Gemfire puts a fantasy twist to Koei’s tried-and-true strategy formula by introducing dragons and wizards to the battlefield

4 min readJul 9, 2020

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Gemfire: Dragons, and Wizards, and Supply Trains, oh my!

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Emotional Support Animals Are Real

How I kept my dog while I was housing insecure and living in a shelter — and how he kept me going

8 min readMar 2, 2020

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Emotional Support Animals Are Real

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Neesa Sunar

Neesa Sunar

Neesa Sunar is an LMSW from Queens, NY. She is a mental health disability advocate, and a writer of essays and poetry. She is also a violist and songwriter.

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