Expectations

Expectations…we all get them. When we get them and they are not met, we get disappointed. I had some expectations recently that did not get met. I had some trust broken. I got hurt. I have been battling that for a while.
But I took some steps to overcome the negative feelings that I was experiencing. [...]

Self-injuring – stopping -is it worth it

Someone asked if it was worth stopping cutting. YES! It is a great release when you gain victory over cutting.
I haven’t cut since Dec 2004. I have had the urge a few times, but I have managed to not cut. It wasn’t easy in the beginning.
When I first read “Scarred Soul” I really wanted to [...]

Self-injuring pt 2

I talked about self-injuring last week. I wanted to talk about a good book called “Scarred Soul” by Dr Tracy Alderman today. It will give you some tips on how to stop self injurous behaviour if you desire to do so.
Below is a checklist from page 132 from the book to see if you are [...]

Self injuring behavior

In a previous entry I mentioned about self-injury. I said I would talk about it in the future. I decided to talk about it today. There are a lot of people who self-injure. Some people consider people who get tatoos be self injurers. I am not going to judge.
Right now I am talking about people [...]

Life on Life’s Terms

Sometimes life comes up and bites you on the butt. Last week was very stressful for me, but I got through it. I used my tools that I had learned in recovery to take care of myself.
I had one day that was very difficult. I have been rediagnosed with Meniere’s Disease. I received the first [...]

Spreading the word and breaking the stigma

I told you last week about my speech in Toastmasters about mental illness. Today, I arrived at the meeting early. One of the members told me she really enjoyed the speech and realized that she had been suffering from depression in the winter for many years. SAD – Seasonal Affective Disorder
We talked for a while [...]

Helping someone in crisis

I talked about this topic in an abstract way earlier. Today I am going to talk about it very personally. Today I got a call from a friend who recently moved to my state in order to receive better mental health care. The friend was in crisis.
We talked for over 1 1/2 hrs. I kept [...]