Tripe

If you are someone who posts memes like this, just know that I am screaming at my screen when I see them. Is it possible for there to be a more invalidating meme for someone who lives with anxiety? Really? Aside from the obvious dismissal of someone's mental health status, this kind of crap is …

Day

Today is the 30th. Duh. I have been operating like it was the 29th all day. Somehow I lost a day. I hate when I do that. I guess I've been sleeping a lot, but this is kind of out of control. Wow. Weird. Oh well. I guess it's the 30th and tomorrow is December. …

Accomplished: 11/29

I made it to therapy on time. I managed to get the laundry out of the dryer and a new load washed and put in it. Those were my goals today. I am visiting a friend and then my cousin later to get out of the house since I have been a little antisocial lately. …

Patients

Being inpatient at a psychiatric teaching hospital can feel a bit like being an animal in a Zoo. Residents, medical students, and student nurses all come through to learn how to treat patients with psychiatric considerations. For the most part, as a patient you have the right to privacy and to ask that you not …

Therapy: 11/29

Therapy went really well today. I not only got some good strategies/ideas for dealing with some of the fear that has been plaguing me, but I also had a chance to feel heard and validated. I knew it would take a while for me to get comfortable with a new therapist, and it has, but …

Goals: 11/30

I am making just a couple very specific goals today. Get to therapy on time. Get clothes out of dryer and put them away. Get one other load into washer and dryer. If I can at least get the laundry started, I'll be headed in the right direction. So those are my goals. Image from …

Groggy

The Sandman visited and he hasn't left yet. I am so tired. I'm also antsy and anxious so I'm up. I sort a large part of yesterday, so it made sleeping last night a little more challenging. I still slept better than I have the last few nights, but I was more anxious. I still …

Laundry…

This was my mess a few days ago. It's significantly worse now. I would start laundry now, but there's a load of clean stuff in the dryer and I just don't have the energy to put it away right now. The floor is covered in dirty stuff so it's not like I can just take …

Midday: 11/29

Aside from the laundry part of my goals list, I did everything else today. I desperately needed a nap more than I needed to do laundry. I'm anemic as heck from this last couple of months' cycles and I am weak and tired. I just really needed to rest today. Maybe I will get more …

Pill

This is a TMI post. I am warning all of you now. I'm nearly 38 years old and not sexually active at this time and I am dealing with birth control pills again. Not kidding. I had to go to the ER for the second month in a row for monthly bleeding that was reminiscent …