“I just want you to know you aren’t a bad mom. I’ve been listening to you, and I felt like you really need to hear that.”
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Failure
Failure and Mental Health
“I’ve been feeling like a failure lately. My anxiety has been going full force. I’ve taken several steps backward with my mental health. And I keep asking myself why I can’t just pull myself out of it. ”
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Anxiety: 2 Weeks Into A Return To College
“In this journey of dealing with a chronic issue of Anxiety, my biggest win is that I can recognize now the lies my brain is telling me.”
True Confessions: My Loved One Is In A Psych Ward
“Your family member is in a Psychiatric Ward. How do you tell people that? Do you tell people that? What do you say? Words to explain don’t come easily even once they are found.”
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The Deadly Catastrophe of the Texas Shooting and Rejection
I have read a few facts about this particular shooting. One that stood out to me, said that the shooter targeted a young girl who had rejected him. The article pointed out that the news could have written the headline differently. They could have said something like, “A young girl was targeted after months of dealing with unwanted advances from the shooter.” Both sentences are true. But one doesn’t cast blame on the victim. I’ve been mulling it over in my mind lately thinking about this and other thoughts of how we as a society and our way of viewing things may need to change. Read more…
I Will Stand Up! I Will Not Let Previous Bullying Define Me
“It doesn’t need to define me. But it has helped shape me… There are better people out there who love you. Things WILL get better.”
