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I Still Don’t Know…Maybe
Movie/music Monday “The Devil Wears Prada 2” opened in theaters this past weekend. I’ve previously written about how deeply that movie resonated with me, particularly the ending. This post explains it pretty well: The ending I deserve. This one also explains why I am very hesitant to see the new movie: An Ending and a… →
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You Did Good
Screenshot Saturday This was saved on August 14, 2021. Apparently I saved a lot of quotes like this in 2021. Ones about growth and change and not being like I used to be. But why?! In 2021, the second wave of hell had not yet arrived in my life. The first wave was when I… →
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People Change, Get Over It
Thoughts on Mental Health Thursday I have changed over the past two years. I have written about it extensively on this blog. People change. Not always for the better, but in my case, it was a very good thing. Yesterday, a friend of mine who still works at the place I left two years ago… →
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Tools to Help
Thoughts on Mental Health Thursday Whenever I am in a position to give advice about getting help for mental illness, I immediately think back to two resources that helped me tremendously. The first is this book, Cutting by Steven Levenkron I randomly came across this book when Josh and I were browsing Waldenbooks at the… →
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What is he doing now?
5Ws Wednesday In the past, when I have posted on social media about my experience with mental illness, I sometimes get asked how I got through it. What did I do that helped me heal? My first answer is always that I had a psychiatrist who changed my life. I may have written about Dr.… →
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Work Was the Cure
Talk About it Tuesday So apparently the mystery of why I have felt so off and not myself lately has been solved. Over the weekend, I had repeated episodes where I felt like crying for no reason. Where I didn’t feel like doing anything. I actually did cry a little when explaining this to Josh.… →
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The Littlest Step
“Something Good” Sunday It’s difficult today to look back and find something good from this week. I’ve had some crazy fatigue this week and an all-around feeling of unmotivation. There are things that I want to do and yet, I haven’t even thought about doing them. I have a project where I want to reorganize… →
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An Easter Meal Prepared by All
“Something Good” Sunday While I wasn’t initially all that excited about going to my sister-in-law’s house yesterday to celebrate Easter, it turns out that my “something good” this week is from the dinner we shared. Josh and I were originally supposed to host Easter at our house, but we just have too much work still… →
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Refreshed and Eager
Thoughts on Mental Health Thursday I’ve said this before and it’s worth repeating…tired is an emotion. I don’t know what had me down and out the past two days. I was tired and yesterday I took a nap in the afternoon and still felt kind of out of it when Josh got home from work.… →
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Survivors, Not Superheroes
Screenshot Saturday I captured this screenshot on June 26, 2021. Before my adult trauma started. Before my CPTSD diagnosis. I still had plenty of unhealed childhood trauma and I suspect that’s why I saved this. I recognized the effect that trauma had on me long before I sought the help of a therapist to heal… →