Category: trauma

Prison Love III: Endure

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Prison Love III: Endure – Originally posted May 24th, 2018 Here we are. Two years since I first stepped inside a prison to see him. What more is there to say. Has anyone seen the ending of Fifty Shades Freed? Where Anna watches Christian play the piano and she recalls all the most memorable moments… Continue reading Prison Love III: Endure

Prison Love II: Strength

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Prison Love II: Strength – Originally posted August 13th, 2017 The question, “what am I doing?” rings in my ear every so often. It is answered by a warm sensation that lightly radiates from within my chest. My heart is in love. If you’ve been following my blogs, you’ll know that I have endured the… Continue reading Prison Love II: Strength

Prison Love I: Falling in Love

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Prison Love I: Falling in Love – Originally posted August 12th, 2017 A year and a half ago, I saw a post on Facebook. The post appeared on his FB page and his mother posted it; it explained that he needed friends to reach out to him in this difficult time. I had no idea he… Continue reading Prison Love I: Falling in Love

Internal Hope

Posted in ADD, ADHD, anxiety, bipolar, counseling, Crying, DBT, depression, DNA, Fear, hope, MDD, Mental Health, Parents, Persevere, psychiatric medication, psychosis, self-discovery, sorrow, Suffering, suicide, traumaLeave a comment

Internal Hope – Originally posted August 5th, 2017 I think of the word “hope” and I must admit, I have no idea how to put a definition on the word. And I use it all the time. Hell, within my first blog on this site, “My Personal Hell”, I referred to hope. In case you can’t… Continue reading Internal Hope

Road Rage vs. Road Anxiety

Posted in ADD, Addiction, anxiety, bipolar, Crying, depression, Mental Health, sorrow, suicide, trauma

Can someone please tell me the difference? Maybe there is no difference. Maybe the rage is the trigger for the anxiety? Or does the anxiety trigger the rage? Either way, there is a catalyst propelling change in an arguably unpleasant outcome. Have you ever thought about it this way — the other driver(s) has no clue… Continue reading Road Rage vs. Road Anxiety