Posts about, among other things, mental illness, mental health, and recovery.
How I Live Now (2013) Right at Your Door (2006 9 to 5 (1980) Big Business (1988) (I was in a Tomlin mood) The VVitch (2015) The Darkest Minds (2018) Devil (2010) Seeking A Friend for the End of the World (2012) Home for the Holidays (1985) Night Teeth (2021) “Penguins With People Problems,” by Mary Jane Philpott The Returned (2014) Better Watch Out (2019) … Continue reading December 2025 – Movies I Watched, Books I Read
1. I’m not at my best in the fall – depression takes over and takes me for a ride. It’s interesting – I can feel my depression creeping up on me as October marches on, and I can feel my brain starting to come back online in fits and starts as December progresses. It’s an odd thing to feel your thinking turn back on. My … Continue reading December and the Primal Scream – an off-the-cuff joint.
To be honest, I can think of nothing worse than not needing sleep. I like the eight-ish hours of unconsciousness I embrace every night. Being on all the time is hard, especially if one lives with a brain that’s ambivalent about making good choices. If your life is about performance or prevarication, the promise of more time feels like a curse. I’m not someone who … Continue reading Sleep Is A Good Thing
I have good instincts when it comes to people. Would that I had listened to them for much of my life. I think my good instincts are partly due to being neurodivergent. I’m HSP – a highly sensitive person. We take in a lot of information from the world around us. It’s less useful than you might imagine, especially if you don’t lean towards manipulations. … Continue reading Instincts and Boundaries Are A Great Match
From Famine to Feast 