I’m not being metaphysical. I’m struggling with pain today. Real pain. Body pain. My hips, to be specific, and not in a conversion kind of way. Because I’ve done conversion too. But transmuted pain mostly doesn’t feel like someone is slamming you in the back of your pelvis with a sledgehammer. At least they’re using …
I'm intimately acquainted with self-harm and have the scars and open sores to prove it. It's a strange behaviour, one that's hard to understand even when you engage in it. It's hard to talk about and hard for the people in your life to "get". It's hard for them to know how to help and …
Continue reading Reblog: “Teen mental health and self harm: Understanding why — Imagine Therapy”
I'm full of "what if". I make the safe choice regularly. I make the "no choice" even more often. Fear plays a big part. It's easy to listen to her. She swears the embarrassment that comes from failing is fatal. She lies but I believe her on some level and restrict my behaviour accordingly. Yet, …
The new year is coming. If ever one was welcome, it’s this one. Time then for resolutions. Except, I don’t make them. I prefer to set an annual theme instead. That’s not to say my brain doesn’t nag me about behaviours I need to change. But themes allow me flexibility; the rigidity of lists can …
Continue reading Not, “the Year of Happiness”: Looking Outward Instead.
It's not as catchy as "The Twelve Days of Christmas" but it does provide a small bit of information. Thirteen connected posts are coming. Old posts I'm revisiting and updating. It's my psychiatrist's fault. He suggested I take my top twelve blog posts and turn them into a e-book. It sounded easy when we were …
