This feels a bit foreign to me. I haven’t written in quite some time. August of last year, to be exact. It’s been a long few months, and I haven’t really felt myself enough to write. But I had a sudden burst of inspiration. It’s not much, but I just wanted to touch base on my progress on several fronts.
Public displays of affection (PDA) have always been an issue for me. The first interaction I ever had regarding my sexuality was when I was in kindergarten. Long story short, and I’ve written about it here, but I was told that if I kept doing things like I was doing, playing doctor with a fellow boy, I would be put in jail and only have water and bread the rest of my life.
A while back, I was watching one of my favorite shows, and at the end of the show, there was this amazing scene with an equally amazing song to go with it. I’ll let you watch the video first, then I will explain why this had such an impact on me.
Back in 2011, I was sitting at a bar in the Dallas airport. I had just come from a family reunion where I made a fool of myself by being drunk the entire time. I had several glasses of wine and some shots of vodka. I spilled a drink on someone, threw up a bunch, and overall made a huge ass of myself. I can only imagine how the family views me to this day.
It’s no secret that I live with Bipolar Disorder. I have always been very open about it, for the same reasons I am open about my addiction issues. One thing I haven’t talked about, though, is my symptoms of Bipolar Disorder, which I struggle with every day. My earliest memory of having behavioral issues was around 10. I had a lot of childhood trauma that was the catalyst to what I think was the...
