Middle-aged Maverick

Category: Mental Health

  • Happy and Healthy

    A sustainable lifestyle is different from person to person I think. As humans, we all need the basics–food, water, sleep–these are the things that keep us alive. But a lifestyle is very individualized. It depends on what kind of life you want to live. For me, my mental health is very important, so in order… →

  • Is it really a waste though?

    Once again I can’t answer the prompt with all the prompt tags and all that because this is verbatim a prompt that I have already answered. I’m pretty sure my answer to the question, “How do you waste the most time everyday?” was something like scrolling social media or some other activity that is similarly… →

  • Hamilton and His $%&* Writing

    I don’t know what the general feeling is these days about our founding fathers. With what is happening in the U.S. right now, I’ve seen comments where people have said they are probably rolling in their graves right now. Others see them as controversial figures because while they basically built our country from the ground… →

  • Teachable Moment #1

    I appreciate this prompt today. I actually had a thought last night and this prompt is the perfect opportunity for what I was thinking about writing. We are halfway through June and on the 30th, it will be exactly one year since my last official day as an employee at my old job. I thought… →

  • Just a Foot Rub

    Now we’ve gotten to the point where the prompts don’t just get reworded, this one is verbatim what it was before and WordPress won’t let me answer it in the same way as usual. So here’s a generic post to answer the question about what notable things happened today. Today was a busy day. They… →

  • Smaller Clothes, Bigger Changes

    If humans had taglines, what would yours be? I had a really good answer to this the last time the question came around. Back then, I said my theme or quote would be “She believed she could, so she did.” Today I have the sequel. But it took me a while to think of it.… →

  • Healing is Not Linear

    Healing is not linear. I’ve seen this on various posts from mental health advocates. I understand what it means. When you’re a trauma survivor and are on the path to healing, there are going to be set backs. Moments when something triggers you and you have difficulty coping with the symptoms or side effects. It’s… →

  • Sacrificial Time

    What sacrifices have you made in life? When I first saw this question, I immediately thought that I haven’t really made any sacrifices. Then I thought, what does the word “sacrifice” even mean? The almighty Google said that a sacrifice is “an act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else regarded… →

  • “Surprise ‘em with a victory cry”

    What is your career plan? I used to be a major fan of the show “Glee”, though I didn’t watch the seasons after they graduated high school. One of my favorite songs that they covered was “Safety Dance”. None of their songs were original, so I know the original is from the 80s. But it… →

  • Big Sister Doing Big Sister Things

    Describe a positive thing a family member has done for you. My angry, bitter side wants to respond to this prompt with a lot of snarky things about things family—my parents—did that were positive in disguise. For example, my dad forcing me to go to a college I didn’t want to go to was actual… →