It is as if some sort of cosmic energy is continually pulsing through my veins, cascading along, dancing with my white blood cells, finding a home in every organ of my body. I hold the universe inside of me and I delight in the idea of that for days on end, but when I hit … Continue reading Clusters
Tag: anxiety
The Silence of Seven – Stephanie Bennett-Henry
What can I say that I haven't tried to tell you before? I have tried to turn my voice into a machine at times, thinking my words may drill understanding into your head, your heart, anything. I failed at that. Or you failed at that. It doesn't matter anymore. What's done is … Continue reading The Silence of Seven – Stephanie Bennett-Henry
Crazy Diamonds – By Julie Anderson
I recently read an outstanding book that made the case FOR mental illness, rather than AGAINST it. Nassir Ghaemi, director of the Mood Disorders Programme at Tufts Medical Center, wrote, A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness. Gandhi, President Kennedy, Winston Churchill, and Martin Luther King Jr., were examined from … Continue reading Crazy Diamonds – By Julie Anderson
The Trick Question – Stephanie Bennett-Henry
The dreaded question you will hear throughout your life is well intended, but the meaning changes over time, and sometimes that changes what the answer would have been. "Are you okay?" Answer it now, like an honesty bomb just blew from your mouth, as if you have never been coached to answer in … Continue reading The Trick Question – Stephanie Bennett-Henry
Twenty-six Pages
Remember when I said I was going to get the pharmacist to print out every single medication I have been prescribed since 2012? Well here it is and it is a whopping 26 pages long. There is shit on here that I had to Google, absolutely no fucking clue what it was, and no recollection … Continue reading Twenty-six Pages
My Brain is on Fire
I asked for this medication change. I needed this medication change, but that doesn't make the initial effects of this medication change any easier to deal with. Yesterday was particularly brutal for me. How is it possible for one's head to simultaneously feel so bloody heavy that it's weighing your entire body down yet at … Continue reading My Brain is on Fire
When Triggers are Everywhere | Embracing Balance
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Stigma Fighters
I have never been more proud to stand with a group of people as I am right now. Thank you Sarah Fader and Allie Burke. Stigma Fighters, I bow to you all. You can read all of our stories here.
I’d Rather Smoke Weed Than Deal With Carol
If you haven't yet read, So There's This Pharmacist, I'd encourage you to do so right now, just so you know exactly what we're dealing with here. On the last post in The Carol Series I told you that med pickup time was on Wednesday. Scott was aware that he was to pick up my … Continue reading I’d Rather Smoke Weed Than Deal With Carol
Self-Harm: The Myths & the Facts | Embracing Balance
There is always hope! Self-Harm: The Myths & the Facts | Embracing Balance.
