I’m not grateful for what I’ve been through, but I’m working on being less angry at the universe and less angry at my body.
All tagged mental health
Down the rabbit hole.
When a friend asks you how long you usually have to wait this type of thing out, you falter. Because usually, it lasts a few days. But once, it consumed an entire year of your life.
The Confidence Trap
When it comes to yoga, or dating, or making new friends, I’m much more hesitant to take big swings than I ever used to be.
When your brain is the "shame" lady from Game of Thrones.
The harder pain to swallow was the voice in my head that just kept saying, "why can't you be normal?"
Being Your Own Best Advocate, Even When it's Hard.
Struggling with mental health does not necessarily mean your physical symptoms aren't real.
You can't have all the figs!
You have to be able to mourn the lives you might've had.
Self-Care, On a Budget, For Everyone.
It’s possible to keep your self-care budget-friendly (if not free) and accessible to all.
Having it All By Accepting That I Can't Have it All
Life is not a mad dash to experience everything you possibly can –– it's about prioritizing experiences that are important to you and taking the time to savor them.
An Incomplete Diagnosis Story
Sometimes our minds block out memories that relate to high levels of stress or trauma –– but life isn't about remembering the happy stuff and forgetting everything else.
What It Means to Rest
It’s a lot less fun to binge watch Stranger Things in bed when everyone else you know is out having fun and you’re hanging out with your cats and your guilt over being a bad friend.
Acceptance is a Small, Quiet Room.
The problem is that I'm a bit of a control freak.
An Open Letter to a Friend Struggling With a Diagnosis
Know that being diagnosed with a serious health problem is a significant type of trauma, and it's okay to treat it as such.
Mental Health and Physical Health: A Dysfunctional Relationship
One third of patients with a chronic illness experience symptoms of depression.
Independent Women, Pt. III
There's a saying that goes "Health is a crown that the healthy wear, but only the sick can see it."
Anger is a Productive Emotion and You're Allowed to Feel It.
Because when you’re young and sick and feel like you’re missing out on real life, you’ve got some stuff to be angry about.
TBH
Your life is not a PR angle, it’s just your life.
I'm The Sick Girl, But I'm Everything Else, Too.
I am a writer. I am a cat mom. I am a political junkie. I am a friend.
How I Learned To Embrace My Inner Introvert
It was far too hard with my rising anxiety to pretend to be the most outgoing one in the room all the time.
I've Accepted My Illness–– Now I Need Everyone Else To.
Yoga won’t cure me, and neither will a juice cleanse.
You're So Vain, You Probably Think This Disease Is About You.
When the Prednisone, over time, started to grow my large face even bigger like some kind of sad version of the blueberry girl from Willy Wonka, I tried not to let it bother me.