so, self-awareness, anyone?
“developing greater self-awareness is one of the goals i’ve been working on with my counsellor. i’d have had greater success if i’d have understood exactly what it was.” Continue reading so, self-awareness, anyone?
Tag: eating disorder recovery
i used to have poetry
i used to have poetry, before my mind broke, shattering into some hundred-million glittering shards, and when it fractured, i think the words went with it. they don’t come ‘round much anymore, ‘cept in annoying Seussian couplets of subjects mundane, the banality of which makes me totally insane. there was a time when the words flowed like water, sentences would spring fully-formed … Continue reading i used to have poetry
attempting suicide fundamentally changes you
“i’ve tried to kill myself three times, most recently in november of 2014.
it is a bizarre thing to able to write that about yourself. it’s a strange thing to know about yourself, to know that you are capable of taking such drastic action. there was a point in my life, long past now…” Continue reading attempting suicide fundamentally changes you
explaining mountains to a fish
“sometimes having a mental illness feels like you’re surrounded by a wall. the wall serves several purposes: it keeps people out and away and keeps me safe, but it also keeps me trapped, tethered to the depression and anxiety that can make daily living so hard.” Continue reading explaining mountains to a fish
From Famine to Feast 