Here’s What People Don’t Understand About Suicide
Suicide is not a sign of weakness. It is a symptom of an illness.
Breaking Up With My Compulsions
My compulsions were an unhealthy relationship creating imbalance in my universe. This perceived coping skill was really a self-destructive behavior.
I’m Not Giving Up Hope, I’m Just Accepting Reality
It’s amazing, all the things I can do with my broken parts, and it’s okay if there are some things I can’t do.
Sometimes Recovery Means Starting The Process All Over Again
Recovery isn’t linear. Recovery doesn’t have one magical formula that can apply to the multitude of unique circumstances each person may encounter. Recovery is about doing the best we can with what we have at the time.
My Limitations May Be Different Than Yours, But That Doesn’t Make Them Less Real
There are times that what you want from me is beyond my capabilities. You may be empathetic, but you don’t have my disability. You just don’t know.
When You Come Across A Wounded Animal
I too have been a wounded animal. I am here today at this point in my recovery because I did what I had to in order to heal. I stopped attacking those who reached out to me. I accepted responsibility for the role I played in getting wounded.
An Open Letter To My Unexpected Abuser
I know only a vague concept of the past hurts you have experienced and the wounds that never fully healed because of it, but I was not the one who actually hurt you.
The Quiet Moments Are The Most Painful
The quiet moments expose all the bloody, broken parts of me that have yet to heal.
When Grief Disrupts Order
I love order, I need order, I crave order, yet I cannot always have order in my life. Grief reminds me of that.
The Truth About ‘Negative Coping Skills’
I dress up my self-destructive behaviors all fancy in an effort to masquerade them around as an attempt to cope with my challenges, the justification being simply that a negative coping skill is still a coping skill, so what’s the real harm in the end?