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Illusions of love
Covid 19 and this pandemic has sparked a weird sense in all of us, I feel. This isolation and never ending feeling of dread has made me search for opportunities to keep my mind at ease. As the year of 2020 closes, a year with circumstances we never expected, I have to stop & reflect.…
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Demons on Halloween
Today is Halloween. When I was a kid I believed it was a day where all the ghosts, goblins, demons, & witches came out to play. Sounds silly but now living with my own demons I know it’s not just a once a year type feeling. We all have our demons. If you don’t well…
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Love is blind
Facebook is funny wherein it pops up memories from the past. Today my cousin sent me a quote I sent her ten years ago on FB. “The only people you need in your life are the ones who prove they need you in theirs.” I wrote that to her ten years ago. What a profound…
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Dealing with Disappointment
It’s been about two months since I started my blog. When I first started I was luckily put into contact with a couple popular mental health publishers. They were looking for potential bloggers & I was so excited to apply. Unfortunately one of the publishers went with another applicant which I found out this week.…
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Do’s & Don’ts of Dating
Dating is hard for the average person. Add in a mental illness & dating can be even more arduous. Here is my short list of the Do’s & Don’ts of dating someone with a mental illness: DO: Have complete transparency When I first started dating my current husband I was completely honest with my bipolar…
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anxiety is real
Anxiety is real. That should be an obvious fact. Many assume being anxious is merely a silly feeling wherein we make up irrational thoughts in our heads. My anxiety can be nuts at times. Motherhood did a number on me. While I had suffered from anxiety in the past, having the two boys so close…
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