Depression is a sneaky beast. You think everything is going as well as it can. Then depression sneaks in to flip the switch from Ok to Not Ok. I had a vision once and now it’s unclear. I have asked myself a million times this week, “When did I become so unmotivated? Why don’t IContinue reading “Split Milk: Un-Motivated”
Category Archives: Mental Health
Driving Maybe. Sinking Definitely
I shouldn’t tell you. It’s too much information maybe. I feel like I’m sinking into a murky abyss. Nothing is going right and it affects everyone around me. I’m sinking and dragging everyone down. I hit a telephone pole. Everyone is fine. The telephone pole is still standing At some point, I will have toContinue reading “Driving Maybe. Sinking Definitely”
Kidney Chronicles: Let’s Do Our Nails Again
My friends, my mom, the doctor all want to know, “How do you feel?” I’m supposed to say fine. Fine. I feel freaking awesome. It’s all a lie. The only good thing I could say to the doctor was that my nails look great. Really, they do. I’ve had nothing but time to spend onContinue reading “Kidney Chronicles: Let’s Do Our Nails Again”
Am I Going to Lose My Way Too?
As a writer, I lump myself into the category with confessional poets, like Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton. Plath and Sexton both committed suicide. As a regular person, I lump myself into the category with other friends that have mental health issues. Mentally and emotionally, we have all lost our way at some point. SomeContinue reading “Am I Going to Lose My Way Too?”