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Apr 2210 min read

Uncovering Some More Wounds...

Last night in therapy I went to a place I wasn't planning to go. A place that seemed so far away and yet so similar to my current...

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Mar 314 min read

Into The Pit

It was just such a straight out-of-the-blue question that even if something was or had happened that I remembered, I don't think I'd have

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Mar 246 min read

Slowly Suffocating

See the little girl? She's very young. Maybe 2 or 3 years old. She feels so bewildered and alone. The people who should be nurturing her...

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Jan 228 min read

Nightmares Aren't Always Bad

And it reminds that 16 year old part of me of how it used to be at that age. Yes, my parents owned the property but I had no space to...

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Dec 7, 20237 min read

Lifting the Burden

This past weekend was horrible. I had things I wanted to do but I didn't get any of it done... Friday I went to work and took a picture...

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Nov 19, 20234 min read

I Am A Wild Child

Jesus, can I come home? I'm so tired. I just want to be free. Free from it all... And I want a hug. A big one. A long one. A comforting one.

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Nov 16, 20238 min read

Scared Stiff

Implicit memories and flashbacks are no respecter of present situations or whether you feel safe or not...They are like demanding teasers sa

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Nov 11, 202312 min read

Locked Out

I'm struggling to clear the mud out of my eyes so I can try to see clearly enough to figure out what the next thing is to do. I'm trying to

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Nov 5, 20231 min read

Handfuls of Salt

*If you would like a print of this piece it is available for sale on my website under the Painful Paintings tab... (I wrote this piece a...

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Oct 27, 20234 min read

Another Blow

I'm still in shock.

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Oct 24, 20235 min read

A Different End To My Day

Also now that I'm here and getting used to the sights and sounds, I am reminded of the group homes that I've been in in the past.

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Oct 18, 20238 min read

Starving For Connection

Graduating from school at 8th grade, the future looked extremely dark. All I could see was that there would now be no escape from my parents

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Oct 15, 20236 min read

The Latest Thing

And I keep hearing my dad's voice "It's just all in your head!" A phrase I often heard when I wasn't feeling well....

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Oct 10, 202310 min read

Globs of Anger

If anger consisted of gooey globs, I'd be flinging it at quite a number of people right now. And...I guess I wasn't expecting to receive s

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Oct 7, 20232 min read

Two Things

Two things have been coming to mind lately: 1. I have been copying recipes off Pinterest to fill my recipe box with healthy recipes so...

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Oct 3, 202313 min read

Betrayal: Healing Comes By Feeling

Pretty gruesome, isn't it? I don't know what color pain is but I know how it feels. It is heavy. It hurts. Sometimes...

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Sep 26, 20237 min read

Pressure, Pressure Everywhere

Where does this pressure come from? From people's good intentions. Friends implying their opinions. My own internal dialogue from...

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Sep 19, 20237 min read

Calmly Aggressive

Aggression dressed up in a pretty package is like poison in a relationship. We may be unaware of our passive aggression but we are still...

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Sep 13, 202312 min read