Depression Depression is a insidious disorder. Often you don’t know how bad it really is until something triggers such a reaction that you say “oh dear heavens, I want to die”. Depression and thoughts of death go hand in hand. Not always, but chances are if you’re thinking of your […]
Depression
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I know not everyone is a Shakespeare fan, but bear with me for a moment. Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to sufferThe slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,Or to take arms against a sea of troublesAnd by opposing end them. To die—to sleep,No more; and by a sleep to […]
I know I’ve been a bit lax with the Ehlers-Danlos specific posts, and I promise, I will be getting back to them. Life apparently has had other plans with me as of late. But I always approach my writing with something I wish someone would have told me. This mindset, […]
I was gifted a very unexpected emotional rollercoaster of a journey early in the morning one day, so I wanted to pass that journey on to all of you. If you stay with it, I promise, it has an uplifting ending, but consider this your “Bad Feelings Ahead” trigger warning. […]
It’s a very natural thing, when bad things happen, to ask “Why me?” We try to make sense of the chaos that can be Ehlers-Danlos (or other rare disorders). One evening, a friend of mine and I were discussing that frustration. I was having ankle complications that even one of […]
To cut to the chase, consider this your trigger warning, I’ve been sexually assaulted by someone who was assisting with post surgical care a number of months ago and that’s what this is about. While yes, I’ll be talking about my experience, only so much as to provide a stepping […]
Content Warning: May be a sensitive topic for some readers If you need immediate help, the number for the national suicide hotline is 1-800-273-8255 and they have a chat option on their website at https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ Suicidal thoughts are a major taboo subject, but we can’t even come close to helping […]
My home life is bad. Really bad and has been for most of my life. The happiest times have been when I’ve lived far away from family. My innate conscious and deep spiritual roots have not allowed me to ignore the needs of generational caregiving crossing four generations and branching […]
I am not generally a type to make New Year’s Resolutions. Then again, I’m not the type to make promises or such things lightly, whether they’re to myself, another person, or especially those of a spiritual nature. It’s a point of personal constitution I suppose. However, there’s been a string […]
Not all families handle having a member with chronic illness in the best of ways. Unfortunately, from what I’ve seen in support groups, most seem to end up with the individual already struggling to feel more like an outcast. This seems especially true when you’ve got a disorder that’s rare […]