Category: Life
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Mental Health Wednesday August
Anxiety commonly goes hand in hand with depression. When you are depressed, you are always angry, even when you’re having a good day, there’s always a current of frustrated rage riding below the surface. That smile, those jokes, the goofiness–it’s a mask. It isn’t all acting, but a goodly portion of it is.People seem to…
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April 2025 WTF
Because even the calendar says WTF after Tuesday. This is going to be a bit of a random spot. Like the previous Wednesdays of this month, I’m trying out recurring themes on Wednesdays to see what happens. I’m kinda hoping it will keep me focused, but we’ll find out. So let’s dive in on some…
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Writing with a TBI
It’s hard. That’s the nicest way to put it. A more accurate way is that: it’s exhausting–you don’t realize how much brain power you used before, but you are very aware of your limitations as you run head first into the wall of crushing fatigue as it slams into you out of nowhere it’s heartbreaking–I…
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Breathe
It is important, during times of stress, to pause, and just fucking breathe. I have to remind myself of that, a lot. Truth be told, I tend to remind myself of it AFTER I’ve made a mistake in the “oh, shit” moment, but I suppose it’s important that I at least remembered to breathe at…
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PANIC!!!!
But no disco. Over the summer, I had bone surgery on my foot. From previous large medical experience, I was totally ready for the random $100 bill here, $300 bill there. I was NOT expecting an $8000 bill. Which I received. Which, if you read the Surprise Billing Act carefully, they are totally allowed to…
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Overcoming Addictions
A few years ago, I had a rough time, mentally. I’ve had more than one episode, actually. Somehow I got addicted to YouTube. True Crime, Comedy and History documentaries are my go to’s. Every once in a while, a reaction/opinion creator; a movie that’s free with ads. At the time, it was an excellent way…
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