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Only Temporary
Flashback Friday Despite the fact that it’s summer–officially–and despite the fact that here in North Carolina, we have already had several days this season where the temperature has been so high that the heat index has gone over 100, I am still wearing long sleeves to work. Yesterday, the shirt I wore caused me to… →
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Journaling Through Mental Illness
My quest to re-read all of my journals from start to finish continues. I am in the middle of reading #18 out of 38. This particular journal is one of the most compelling. It’s the one that needs to see the light of day the most. It covers the period of time when my mental… →
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Mental Health Set Backs
At the deepest point of my depression, when the dark red razor cuts lined my forearms and I wasn’t sure if there would ever be a time when cutting myself didn’t make me feel temporary relief from the emotional distress I felt on a daily basis, I turned to my psychiatrist. A man who saved… →
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Memories to Forget
In a previous post, I mentioned that my mom and dad were getting back together. That is still the case. They have each gone through with the divorce of my step-parents and my dad has even gotten his job relocated to the city my mom lives in. One of my sisters is still happy for… →
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My Next Tattoo
On my body there are six tattoos. Collaboratively, they tell everything about my life. Well, almost everything. The tattoos that I have selected for myself all represent the positive aspects of my life. The sun on my ankle represents the color orange, which dominates my love of bright colors. The turtle and the goldfish each… →