When you spend the majority of your life a certain way, you can only assume that it is normal. It wasn't until maybe 2 years ago that I found out not everyone has experienced depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, and the like. Even in hearing other people's testimony about the way their "normal" brains work, didn't... Continue Reading →
A couple months ago I received an email saying that my primary care provider was no longer going to be in practice this Summer. I literally just started seeing her this last year when my other primary doctor left the practice. Anyways, I wasn't sure what that would mean for continuing my meds, so I... Continue Reading →
I tend to have very strong intuition. For the last couple of weeks I have been feeling a sense of doom. Nothing in particular to have a reason to feel that way, but it still lingers over me. I feel like at night and the morning is when it hits the worst. I am worrying... Continue Reading →
The last time I gave an update was a little over a month ago in my reality and meds update post. Things were pretty bad around that time. I had sent a message to my doctor asking about the side effects of the medication that I was on. Unfortunately it was on a weekend so... Continue Reading →
Day Four. What are your top three intentions for each day and how can you meet them? Not to sound like I am full of excuses, but my days are so variable that picking intentions seems like a good way to fail them. However, that doesn't mean I cannot try! Intent One. Get ready for... Continue Reading →
Day three. What do you struggle with when it comes to your mental health and how can you get more support there? I guess for me the biggest thing I struggle with is thinking I need to suffer in silence. It actually wasn't until recently that I finally told my family how much I actually... Continue Reading →
I have heard several times how people with mental illnesses are often really good at hiding it around other people. I am one of them. For a long time now, I have learned how to "fake it til you make it" when it comes to being around other people. Mainly this comes off as being... Continue Reading →
When did I change? I use to be the fun, spontaneous, loud one. Though I still can be, it isn't quite the same as before. I have been trying to piece the parts together. Trying to find when and why I changed. I know in becoming a parent you lose some sense of your identity.... Continue Reading →
I know I talk a lot about my anxiety and depression, but there is something else that I haven't covered yet. I actually did not even know this was a legitimate thing until recently. Paranoid Personality Disorder I have not been formally diagnosed with this, but when I read more about it, the more it... Continue Reading →
