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Category: Mental Health
Settling Down Used to Feel Like a Bad Thing
I used to look at “settling down” as a negative. Everyone would say you’ll settle down and get married and blah blah blah. I would […]
That Time Christian Music Saved my Life
I entered high school as a very awkward goth kid. Trust, I was not cool. I was probably the very opposite of cool in a […]
500 Days Sober
Ok I don’t like to brag but….that’s a lie, I absolutely like to brag – especially about this. Today marks my 500th day sober from […]
Fighting Your Own Ego
This last week has been a cluster fuck of an emotional roller coaster we all got strapped into and can’t get off. We can scream […]
Needing Help vs Wanting Help
I posted this over the weekend after death claimed another addict in my circle. The responses I received from friends and other sober people was […]
I Started Over in 2015
I started over in 2015…not for the first time as an adult, but for the second time. I packed up whatever I could fit in […]
Boozey Funny Story
Duuuuuuuuude….have I mentioned lately that I’m glad I’m sober. Legit, I think this quarantine time might have done me in. Instead, I can laugh at memes and deal with life along with everyone else.
Women are so Adaptable
“Women are so adaptable. It’s truly amazing what we can get used to” – P. Claire Dodson I started watching “The Handmaid’s Tale” on Hulu […]
The Feeling of Being “In Debt” That Cannot Be Paid Back
Trigger Warning: male on female emotional abuse will be described ahead. I will do my best to limit the amount of detail I share but […]
Sometimes People Hurt You and then Blame YOU For It
Original Artwork title Love is Messy by: Nicole Samra Medium: chalk Trigger Warning: This post is about something that triggered me BUT i’ve, but I’m […]
Poem: Involuntary Submission of the Ego
Painting by Erica Wexler https://www.surrealismart.net/product/we-are-the-wild-oil-painting Here’s a poem I wrote last week while going through this roller coaster of emotions that IS our current situation. […]
Afraid to Be Bad At Something I Love (Failure)
I discovered a new fear I didn’t know I had this weekend. A couple of fears actually….but what it actually is….a fear of failure. As […]
Self-Isolating Can Be a Blessing
Self isolating can be a blessing, even though right now it might feel like a curse. As I sit here typing this, we’ve been mandated […]
The Final Embrace
I got a tattoo recently and it’s filled with all kinds of meaning that I thought I’d share with ya’ll. Here’s a close up shot […]