Can You Hear Me Now?
I was blown away by the response to my post What Do You Want Me to Say?. I never thought a post about mental health would draw such attention. But I’m glad it did. And here’s why.
Chronic Illness Challenge: Day 24
Day 24: How have you manage to juggle your social life through your illness? I don’t have a social life. That’s how.
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What Do You Want Me to Say?
It’s difficult to explain what it’s like to those who don’t know, which is most of you. How do you explain what it feels like to feel sick almost all the time? To feel so run down you’d swear you caught a virus or something. But no, that’s just your normal state of being…
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Chronic Illness Challenge: Day 23
Day 23: What do you say to yourself when you need a pep talk? This one would come up today, wouldn’t it, as I’m having a bad day. Sigh. Ok, fine. I’ll try to pep myself up.
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In the Valley
*Warning: this post may contain triggers for self-harm and material which may be upsetting. Please stay safe and steer clear of this post if you have these triggers.* I was diagnosed with major depressive disorder eight months ago. I fell into depression after discovering I was infertile, which made me unable to handle my…
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Chronic Illness Challenge: Day 22
Day 22: How do you feel you have been treated by the medical system? This is definitely a loaded question.
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Too Many to Declare
“Many, Lord my God, are the wonders you have done, the things you planned for us. None can compare with you; were I to speak and tell of your deeds, they would be too many to declare.” Psalm 40:5
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Nocturnal Musings #7: Motherhood?
I always assumed that I would lead the normal, expected life of most women in America today. Go to college, get a job, get married, have kids, retire at 65, live happily ever after. But is that really what I want?
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Loving My Chronically Ill Body
It’s hard to love a body that doesn’t work the way it should. But I’ve realized it could be so much worse. I have a lot to be thankful for. So I’m going to give thanks for what I do have.
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Nocturnal Musings #6: Worries About the Future
What does the future have in store for me? If only I knew, or had even the smallest inkling of what may lie ahead.
