I found self love through a 15 pound weight gain
and other things I have to tell my therapist i. I gained 15 pounds in three weeks. ii. I can’t tell if […]
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Abandoned: trigger warning
“Abandonment!” He exclaimed in the middle of our safety planning. “That’s your trigger! Whenever you feel abandoned or alone, you start to […]
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How does one put themselves first anyway?
“Do you have any tattoos?” was not a question I expected to be asked in the Psych ER. But there I was–curled […]
I’m having a flashback right now, a trigger warning.
The coolness of the bathroom floor, a stark contrast to the sweaty guys surrounding me. We had been like this for fifteen […]
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Maybe home is more than just a place
Six months ago, I never thought I’d find myself here–in a room with white colored walls and a stippled ceiling, a place […]
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I challenged her to write a post in which she doesn’t mention her past (stolen from my old blog)
I forgave myself today, kneeling at the altar. You can’t move forward if you’re angry at the past– angry at yourself for […]
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Letter to a suicide note
I found you tonight, tucked away amongst books I haven’t read in years but love too much to throw away. I’m getting […]
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Apartment hunting in the age of depression
How does one even make a budget, I texted to my friend, a mixture of panic and frustration washing over me. Like, […]
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Time is a construct and emotions are fleeting: On New Year’s Resolutions
I’m not going to stop you from crying. Tears are good, healthy, a sign of healing, my therapist told me yesterday, as I […]
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How trauma helped me find my words
The silence depressed me. It wasn’t the silence of silence. It was my own silence.- Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar Growing up, I […]
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