I've been in reciprocated love once before. Twice more after in one-sided delusions that were a manifestation of my states of mania and psychosis. During these two altered states I did crazy things to 'prepare' for when my ideal relationship would begin; I went on diets and got an expensive gym membership with a 3x/week... Continue Reading →
When Panic Attacks
I have to share something: Last weekend, as every morning, my alarm went off at 9 AM and woke me. Most days, as I am unemployed (for the moment) and not a student thanks to a (bitter, fight-to-the-end) legal battle, I turn it off and sleep in another few hours. That morning was not like... Continue Reading →
Like There’s Something To Say (or WEW: Lorde)
The title of this post is a line in one of my favourite fierce femme's, Lorde's, songs 400 Lux. The full line is "Where we can talk like there's something to say," and I hope that here is that place. Being a leukemia survivor and an outspoken mental health advocate, I hope that my something... Continue Reading →