Defining Boundaries
I keep mulling over and over a poster I once saw someone post. It read, ‘Don’t let your mind bully your body’, and I really did not like it. Let… it’s such a passive word, and kind of insulting to … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: bipolar
‘Righteous’ Fury
My husband and I woke our 2 year old up from her nap about half an hour ago. She, in the intervening time, been throwing a fit as only a toddler can because she wants to go to the park … Continue reading →
Blank
I’m just sort of here today; there is no up or down, little left or right, and almost nothing on my mind. I’ve actually been annoying the crap out of myself for the past two hours trying to think of … Continue reading →
The Annoying Last Word
Maybe it’s just me, but I tend to have an overwhelming need to argue things into the ground. It’s not because I think I’m more right than anyone else; I think it’s more that previous anxiety problems meant that I … Continue reading →
Neutral
Ah, it’s a perfectly lovely word, isn’t it? Though it’s cheered up here by changing weather (I love both storms and sunshine, and today is seeing both), and little semi-optional quests. For example, one of my friends wrote the next … Continue reading →
Keep Trying
I don’t know whether it’s related to the bipolar, but I have always had a rather bad perfectionist streak. I know why I have bad perfectionist tendencies – I was never good enough for my mother in anything I did. … Continue reading →
Brain Wars
One thing that has always made my life difficult has been the fight with my brain to maintain some form of sanity. Racing thoughts and intrusive thoughts often band together to make an incredibly difficult inner dialog to shake off. … Continue reading →
The (Potential) Reprecussions of Honesty
While I subscribe to a philosophy of trying to honestly share what’s going on in my head, and my life and times, I have to wonder if I’ve started crossing a line that should not be crossed. For instance, will … Continue reading →
Cross-Posted From My Private Blog
I’m choosing to cross-post from my other blog rather than writing the same thing two different ways. For those who read both, I apologise in advance for the redundancy. I expect you’ll get something fresher tomorrow if I manage to … Continue reading →
-Void-
The upshot of surviving a suicidal-pushing depressive episode is how empty it leaves you feeling. Maybe it’s just me, but having all that sudden rage and sadness out… it’s a relief. It was horrible, it was terrible, and vanity was … Continue reading →