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Apr 239 min read

Sliding Into My DMs

On Sunday night I had an individual slip into my DMs implying that she's doing well but that I'm not because I'm not trying hard enough....

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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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Apr 158 min read

Just A Little Bit More Healing...

Last night I was able to release just a little bit more grief and pain from how my abusive employers treated me...it is still such a...

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Apr 128 min read

It Is Not Okay

In February I felt that maybe I'd be out of the shelter by the end of the month. (But that was false)I planned that I would spend March...

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Apr 75 min read

When Did It Start?

Today I was thinking about that question. A few days ago I was asked when the exhaustion started. When I first felt it. I still remember...

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Apr 47 min read

What's The Next Step?

Warning: this is a really raw post. Read at your own risk... Right now I'm angry. Angry with the world. Angry with life. Angry with...

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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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Dec 7, 20235 min read

More Salt

Edit: I had taken this down because I was unsure whether I really should post it but decided to repost it in its rawness... Today is...

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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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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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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

Therapist Analysis

Be brave. Be strong. Be courageous. Fight for yourself. You are worth it.

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Riding The See-Saw of Unhealthy Relationships

Sep 9, 20237 min read