Therapy
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Bonds. What are they? What pushes us towards bonding? What’s the point?
Even though this is my blog and I can write whatever I want whenever I want- I get stage fright! I get nervous! And I often think to myself before writing: “What’s the next trick I’m going to pull out of my sleeve? I have no clue!” But eventually-EVENTUALLY, my desire to…
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Having A Mental Illness Is Like Having A Full-Time Job
I may not be working or studying right now and I was going to be extremely harsh and mean to myself today about it… but then I remembered something someone once told me years ago while I was crying to her on the phone… She said, “Nancy, having a mental…
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My Relationship with Emotions
It’s been a hot mess, y’all! Today I saw my DBT therapist and I explained that I’ve been tracking my mood in the tracker she gave me. I showed her the sheet and we both recognized that I’ve been feeling manic-y. So instead of teaching me about Distress Tolerance like…
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Out of the Dark!
And it feels good! But a little bit too good… Yesterday, my DBT therapist gave me a daily mood tracker that is a tool to keep her and myself informed about my mood symptoms. At the end of each day, I’m supposed to record my mood and related factors. And…
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Babe, you ok?
You’ve barely touched your untapped potential Dude, I am like, reaaaally struggling today. I feel moody, grouchy, angry, sad… you name it. And I keep reminiscing and missing the days when I was a kid and telling myself, “It’s ok. I’ll figure it out eventually”. Well, guess what? I sincerely…
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What it’s like to have BPD
In my life… I always figured I was different and that’s just how life worked. I didn’t categorize/classify my personality as a “disorder”. But I knew something was off about me. For example: when kids wanted to play games during recess, it was very difficult for me to articulate what…
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It’s like my windows have been cleaned…
But having them cleaned left behind some marks WHAT A WEEK IT HAS BEEN and it’s only Wednesday! I feel like I have had to process a lot of new information and it began to feel overwhelming BUT thankfully (and unfortunately) I have very few responsibilities right now so I have had…
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It’s My Time To Shine
What my official diagnosis means to me SO I had my appointment today and the report has been completed! YASSSSSSS!!!! I could tell you exactly what I was diagnosed with (if I wanted to) but I’m just easing up to telling my immediate family and friends so maybe I’ll bring it up another time.…
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Who Am I?
(I’m getting closer to figuring some of that out) Have you ever sat down and thought about all your actions, why they came to be, and the results/consequences of such actions? If you’re anything like me, you probably drive yourself a little crazy wondering why and how you decided to do certain things at…
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Accepting Who I Am & Who I Am Not
Because it’s about dayummmm time, ya hear? I have had my share of moments where I’ve considered myself untouchable, incredible, a genius- of sorts even. Then at other times I have considered myself the complete opposite… like a loser, a nobody, a failure. Feeling these ways in drastic measures has…
Foolishly Happy 