Healing is one hell of a mess! I wish people talked more about this topic. Once you decide to start the journey of healing your trauma, a lot of things actually get worse. That’s right folks, you heard right, WORSE. No one likes hearing that. Because it’s discouraging, because its daunting, and mostly because if you are traumatized chances are […]
Having a mental illness is a strange experience to say the least. Trying to accept it, is an entirely different struggle. Imagine growing up and feeling like something isn’t quite right. You aren’t entirely sure what seems to make you different, but you see it. The inconsolable crying, the dark thoughts, the panic attacks, feeling like so many things don’t […]
I was thinking about my own identity today, contemplating what components make up me in ALL my silly glory. So, what is the essence of my own humanness? Honestly, I’m still not entirely sure and I don’t know if I expect to ever fully know. A decent part of my life at this point is sorting and sifting through pieces, […]
So, I was planning on writing a blog post about escapism. Unfortunately, I got lost in the great abyss of WordPress editing my blog for three hours instead of writing the actual post. Obsessing over themes, making sure I pick the “perfect” one. I chucked the actual writing right to the side. Apparently, I should earn the Maximum Avoidance trophy. […]
Three years ago, I would have never imagined my life as it is right now. In fact, there was nothing to really imagine. I didn’t have any ideas about the future. The future felt like a burden and life in general seemed like a chore. Getting through each day was like pushing against a pile of bricks that were too […]