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My thoughts on medical marijuana, as inspired by Dr. Oz
Montel Williams was one of the many guests on the Dr. Oz Show today talking about medical marijuana. As many know, Montel Williams has been battling Multiple Sclerosis for over a decade and is very...
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Why social media is better than Prozac
I’ve discussed my anxiety disorders before. I’m pretty open about being on Prozac and all that jazz. I honestly don’t even want to remember how I functioned before medication. But there’s something...
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Why I write – A poem and a video
About a week and a half ago, I wrote and posted a poem called Memories that burn. A few nights later, I started writing something else, but I wrote it in chunks. A line here, a stanza there. They spit...
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Ghosts of my childhood
Nobody said it would all be all right, though I do wish someone would have. Words of security are comforting even if they are false. Bright blue eyes watched but did not see; small ears listened but...
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A day not like today
***I wrote most of this several weeks ago. I always hesitate before posting this stuff because I really don’t like the world seeing this side of me. I usually break down and post anyway for two reasons...
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It’s my mess . . . I’ll clean it up
I don’t always know why I’m anxious. I don’t usually know what causes my panic attacks. I don’t know why my heart pounds or why I have trouble breathing or why I get a metallic taste in my mouth or why...
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Self-Injury Awareness Day 2013
***This post could contain triggers.*** It’s been nearly 20 years since the first time I cut myself. I can remember the events of that night easily, but I don’t recall the thought process. I doubt...
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The road to a better me
I’m not okay. I haven’t been okay for a long time. I’ve written about it here and there. Sometimes openly. Sometimes with vague melodramatic poetry. I don’t like feeling the way that I do. I don’t like...
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Dear Mental Illness
Dear Mental Illness, Whether you are taking the form of anxiety or depression today or, as has often been the case lately, both, I want you to leave. You’ve been holding me down and keeping me from the...
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What I can’t tell you
I can’t tell you that the reason I haven’t returned your calls or responded to your messages is that just the idea of human interaction is overwhelming and exhausting. It is not a reflection on you or...
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