My eyes were opened… and not gently. No, I felt like Alex DeLarge at the end of “A Clockwork Orange”. Strapped into a chair with my eyelids pried open and kept that way. A lot of you know that I am in a therapy group. It is a trauma processing group and a lot ofContinue reading “A Rude Awakening”
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Black & White
There is a challenge going around on Facebook. Seven Photos for seven days. Each day you post a black and white picture from your daily life, with no explanation. No kids, no pets. Today I was nominated to participate. Honestly, I don’t know why I didn’t just do it myself… I wanted to do it,Continue reading “Black & White”
Choices
Don’t deny your strength. You do have a choice and you continue to choose to be strong. Often times on social media I see things that say “People tell me ‘I can’t believe how strong you are… How do you do it’ and I say ‘I didn’t have a choice’”. Well, you do. Suicide isContinue reading “Choices”
Because I Don’t Feel Guilty Enough…
September is National Suicide Prevention and Awareness month. To honor the theme, I checked out the Netflix series exclusive: 13 Reasons Why. 13 Reasons Why starts with the voice of Hannah Baker, (Katherine Langford), detailing the 13 reasons (people) she has chosen to take her own life. This narrative takes place on 13 audio cassette tapesContinue reading “Because I Don’t Feel Guilty Enough…”
International Overdose Awareness Day
I thought I’d share the free write I did on Friday with my writing group. We started off by reading the obituary of Brian Doyle, writer and longtime contributor to The Sun magazine. If you’d like to read the beautiful tribute to Brian, click here. I felt some measure of pride hearing about how BrianContinue reading “International Overdose Awareness Day”
Why We Need to Stop Comparing Addiction to Cancer
First, I think we need to acknowledge there is a difference between drug use and drug abuse. Some people can use substances recreationally, not everyone can. People are hardwired differently. I don’t know why some people don’t have an issue with having one glass of wine at dinner, while others struggle. I’ve been noticing theContinue reading “Why We Need to Stop Comparing Addiction to Cancer”
Hilarious Winners of the First Annual ‘Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards’
Source: Hilarious Winners of the First Annual ‘Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards’
Comedy… and Tragedy
As many of you know, last night I participated in a stand-up comedy contest. I am choosing my words very carefully because even though I don’t particularly care about burning THIS bridge, I don’t know what other paths it may be connected to… With that in mind, I will not name the club or theContinue reading “Comedy… and Tragedy”
A.R.T.-ist (Part 2)
Last night while writing my blog post, I fell asleep. A couple of times… so I cut the post short and in doing so, I forgot to tell you how it all ended! After the last “pass”, Darlene asked if I wanted to work on it some more. I couldn’t though. I was so drained.Continue reading “A.R.T.-ist (Part 2)”
A.R.T.-ist
This past Thursday, I had my first (real) A.R.T. (accelerated resolution therapy) session. It was pretty amazing. The first time we met, we talked about what issue(s) I wanted to work on and if A.R.T. was a good option. I was there strictly to work on my grief over Natalie. She had me recount theContinue reading “A.R.T.-ist”
Striving For Sanity 