An Ordinary Person's Journey through Mental Illness
“For me, I think one of the biggest battles is mentally. You have good days, and you have bad days.” Jimmy Graham I don’t say today is a “good” day, because it’s not. It hasn’t been “good” in quite some time. I remember “good” days, and this does not fit the definition. But today is …
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“Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future.” Robert H. Schuller My partner sent me a Ted Talk YouTube video today that gave me a lot of hope. It’s a 15-minute video about the most important lesson learned after scanning 83,000 brains over the course of 22 years. Brains were scanned of criminals, anxiety …
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“We’re all islands shouting lies to each other across seas of misunderstanding.” Rudyard Kipling, The Light That Failed Today, I almost broke off contact with my life partner and one of my parents. And I feel ashamed. I’m ashamed because I love them both, but I also grew scared–scared that I cannot trust my own …
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“Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worse kind of suffering.” Paulo Coelho I woke up this morning feeling exhausted again. Like I didn’t sleep (even though I slept). Like a fog has overtaken my mind. The anxiety is ever present in the womb of my gut, in …
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“I knew nothing but shadows and I thought them to be real.” -Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray I always thought it was anxiety. Intense anxiety. Yesterday, I learned the symptoms come from somewhere far deeper: trauma. I had my first therapy session. Finding a good therapist is like finding the perfect slice of …
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“When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt No one likes feeling alone. I’m not talking about the people who choose a life of solitude and love themselves as their best friends. That’s great. Keep on keeping on. But no one enjoys feeling like …
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The Crazy Chronicles