I had a post ready to go for this morning, but then my friend Danielle over at TheDailyAddict wrote a post with me in mind. It’s called For Alana, and it made me feel a little less alone. So I’m going to share her words here this morning instead. I’m grateful for her, her blog, …
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Do you ever feel just so completely desperate? Desperate to feel better, to feel differently…to feel anything? That’s how I feel right now. Just…so, so desperate. My feelings are not cooperating with me. I’m existing in a space that feels quite difficult to occupy. My mind and my body don’t want to exist, while my …
If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you might remember me talking about an influence in my life that’s kept me alive for the past almost 15 years. The organization To Write Love On Her Arms has been a part of my life since I was in high school. When I would look …
Every now and then, we must write unfiltered. To do so is usually an act of courage. Writing unfiltered in an incredibly filtered and harsh world can be an extremely difficult task. But it’s something we need to do. It allows others to see us for who we really are. And it allows for others …
I heard that you’ve beenSelf-medicating in the quiet of your room,Your sweet, suburban tomb.And if you need a friend,I’ll help you stitch up your wounds. I heard that you’ve beenHaving some trouble finding your place in the world.I know how much that hurts, But if you need a friendThen please just say the word You’ve …
You’d think after ALL of the years I’ve been in therapy, I’d be a bit better at talking by now. But once again, I’m blantanly reminded that it is by no means my strong suit. In therapy, over the past few weeks, we’ve been working a bit more specifically on saying certain things out loud…but …
Step 1: Realize that you’re actually about to lose it. Step 2: Provide children with food. Full hands and full mouths will improve the situation. Step 3: Walk away. Don’t worry, they’ll follow you. They always do. But remember, their hands and mouths are busy. Step 4: Retreat into your own head, just for a …
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How vulnerable is too vulnerable? Does that answer change based on audience? Location? Or even content? What’s the level of vulnerability I can honestly portray, before you, the reader, become uncomfortable? Start to cringe…scroll past without reading? That doesn’t just go for blogging…but writing or speaking in any sense. Who am I talking to, who …
Lately, more often than not, I’m feeling very disconnected from myself. Like my voice isn’t really my own, or very authentic. Or like if I’m writing and I’m trying to connect the words with what I’m actually feeling, I just don’t think it’s lining up. It’s weird and frustrating and awkward, and it makes it …
When you write, which tends to happen first for you? Do you have a title of your post in your head, and from there the post writes itself? Or do you start with more of a formed thought and give it a title afterwards? For me, it’s a little of both. This post, for example, …