You are not unique. Never have been, never will be. And that’s ok. This may seem like a harsh and insensitive thing to say to someone but hear me out. We all have things that are unique to us, like the way we look, the way we talk, the way we carry ourselves, our personal interests, etc. However, the struggles…
This is the third post in a four-part series with affirmations for the different parts of my life that I use. Affirmations can be a strong and beautiful way to remind yourself of your worth. Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that we are worth the life we are living.
This is the second in a four-part series with affirmations for the different parts of my life that I use. Affirmations can be a strong and beautiful way to remind yourself of your worth. Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that we are worth the life we are living.
Things have been going semi-ok the past couple of months since I’ve been back. I got home and was ready to hit the ground running. I was going to journal, go to meetings, blog more, meet my sponsor, get my therapy and psychiatry world in order, spend more times with my friends in recovery, and friends and family. All these…
I’ll preface this by giving a trigger warning, I talk extensive about my suicide, unaliving, attempts. I will refer them as suicide attempts.
Over the last few years, I have noticed major things going on with my brain. And none of them are good. It’s scary in fact. I have noticed my memory going, I find it very hard to find the words to describe something, in the easiest of conversations. I find myself stumbling over my words when I am teaching my…
That’s what everyone says. “Smile and you’ll feel better and be more confident.” “If you don’t smile people won’t approach you.” And much more commentary about my physical appearance. Even though they may be approaching that from a place of positivity, it makes me feel even worse about my smile. I barely smile, and even less with my teeth showing.
From time to time, it’s good to be reminded of ways we can stay clean. And to learn of other ways people stay clean. I have put together a list of the different things I implement in my life daily to make sure I’m doing the next right thing one day at a time.
I never knew what I was doing when I was growing up when I had these tics or random repetitive behaviors. I just thought something was wrong with me. I would pop my pinky finger repetitively until it hurt. I would repetitively bite my cheeks to the point of making them bleed at times. I had teachers who would see…
There’s a myth that says it only takes 30 days to form a solid habit. There have been several studies that put that number at around 66 days to form a solid habit, with quite a large range on either side. I originally started this post as a 30-day meditation challenge and learned I was quite a few days off…
