Let’s talk about villains. I’m not talking about the Empire. I’m talking about Darth Vader. Because the Empire wasn’t the real bad guy in Star Wars. They were just window dressing for the real thing. Vader. A very bad man with a seed of good in him. A conflict we can all relate to. The …
This is Lindsey Stirling. I love her. Give the song a listen before we continue, and check out the lyrics while you do. Gave it a good listen? That is what doing the work in therapy feels like. It’s frightening. It’s not at all fun. And it’s the self-realization that helps the most. My newest …
Do your problems happen to be part of you? Or do they define you? I had to ask myself these questions last July when I faced the diagnoses of bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder. Was I bipolar? Was I borderline? No. I have these challenges, but these challenges are not who I am. I’m …
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I bought myself a treat two weeks ago. Big mistake. Big. Huge. The mistake? I didn’t read the ingredients list. Normally, I’m an ingredient-reading maniac. I read all of the ingredients on every list. ALL OF THEM. This time, I figured the meds would keep me safe. That’s what they’re for, right? To keep my …
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I gave up yesterday. I consider it a good thing. For the last two years I’ve been in a case for disability benefits. I filed in Utah while still married. We moved to California and I continued the case, changing doctors to find one that might help my case. Looking for a lawyer after being …
I just swallowed three more pills. One mood stabilizer, one atypical anti-psychotic used as a sleep aid, and one anti-seizure medication also used for preventing chronic migraines. The last one I take morning and night. That one only started a month ago. A month before that, I added an anti-depressant to the mix. I also …
Healing is hard. I remember my first major experience with physical healing. I was three. I fell down in the front yard, and agony shot up my right arm like lava running up my nerves into my brain. My mother and aunt came running out of the house, and moments later, street lights whizzed by …
How often do you count your blessings? How often do you list the things you’re grateful for? I saw first-hand the strange power of gratitude when I spoke to my therapist Monday. For most of the meeting, I complained about two things: my ex, and my step-father’s death. Now, both of these things have affected …
What a beautiful sentiment. Or is it? This meme is floating around the internet encouraging a toxic idea. See, none of us are perfect as we are. I know this is trying to promote the idea of self-acceptance. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work, because we all know one thing very well. Not a single one of …
So guess what? I have writer’s block, and I’m going to try and talk about it in writing. I did a video on three different forms of writer’s block on YouTube, and I decided to dive in a bit further today. Check out the video below for my initial thoughts, then finish up with the …
