My Normal: Mental Illness & Everything in Between
Living with mental illness is my everyday. Everyday is not my mental illness.
I’m finally able to get my next post written. Where I’m at now with my treatment and life… As far as treatment goes, I must change people for my meds again. The nurse practitioner I’ve been seeing since I moved in 2020 has left the practice. I have my first appointment with the new woman... Continue Reading →
I know it’s been a few years since I have posted a blog, but please forgive me. And give me a chance to explain what’s been happening in life. I wholeheartedly plan to go back to posting on a regular basis. I also hope to add Instagram and TikTok as some outlets for mental health... Continue Reading →
I love words. I do. I love reading them, writing them… I LOVE learning new ones. I even have a board on Pinterest dedicated to words believe it or not. I enjoy learning in general and words feed right into that obsession. As of late various scripture readings have stuck out to me. Two passages... Continue Reading →
Battle scars are the hardest part to explain of a mental illness. They come in all shapes and sizes. Some fade into mere nothings while others remain part of you as a constant reminder. What’s worse? They come internally as well as for the whole world to see. I have both. I have had all... Continue Reading →
I'm an animal lover. My sisters and I grew up with a menagerie at home. From dogs and cats down to turtles and fish. My youngest sister even had snakes once- am NOT a fan of those. Just an FYI. There is something about the presence of an animal that’s soothing to me (and so... Continue Reading →
Perfect places. They are absolutely fantastic; and everyone has at least one. We hear all the time things like “This is the perfect house” or “this is the perfect little coffee shop.” Those are great to hear when people are happy! I'm not talking about “perfect places” in that sense though. Well, I guess those... Continue Reading →
This isn't a post ON faith, but it is INSPIRED by the sermon at church yesterday. I'm actually listening to the sermon, for the second time today, as I am writing this. The sermon spoke of Moses. I know some of you know the story, but not everyone. That is totally fine. Moses was a... Continue Reading →
So… to start… The definition of therapy is: treatment intended to relieve or heal [a disorder]. The “Disorder” part can be scrapped for all I care in that definition. Everyone can use therapy of some sort. Therapy with an actual therapist isn't for everyone; and for others it's the perfect remedy. I fought it for... Continue Reading →
Has anyone ever read the book Cider House Rules by John Irving? In the book, as Homer is growing up in the orphanage he begins assisting Dr. Larch (runs the place among other things) more and more. I won't go into detail so as not to spoil the story, but Homer begins to question whether... Continue Reading →
People. We need different things from them. At least I know I do. There's the expectations. Let's start with those: There are the ones that people expect us to need from them AND the ones WE expect we are going to need from certain people. Family, for example, people would assume you need something specific... Continue Reading →
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My Normal: Mental Illness & Everything in Between 