May 5, 2016 | communication, Disability and Relationships, Get To Know Me, Mental Illness, overcoming challenges, Psychiatric Diagnosis, Starting Over |
It’s a complicated issue. Stay with me. I have made no secret on this blog about the fact that I have a psychiatric disability as well as a physical one, and I am willing to talk about it as much as I can because I get really tired of the stigma around mental...
Sep 6, 2015 | Depression, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Diagnosis, Suicide Prevention |
Most of the time I can keep you at bay, just underneath the surface. Most people don’t know your depth, strength or intensity. If I can ask them how they are, you get deflected. I’ve become an expert at keeping you hidden. A smile. A laugh. Remembering a funny...
Jun 22, 2015 | boundaries, Friends, Good Decisions, Mental Illness |
No, I promise this is not a post about Justin Bieber. Never hire your friends. It was a piece of advice I heard from several old timers when I was about to embark on the world of hiring caregivers. That was almost thirty years ago, and I understand what they were...
Mar 5, 2015 | choices, compassion, Disabilitiy, Disability and Relationships, Dogs, Health, Lessons, Mental Illness, negative perceptions, Psychiatric Diagnosis |
I am losing one of the biggest supports in my life today. It’s hard for me to look back to who I used to be, to the scared, angry, insecure woman I was when we met. I didn’t know how to communicate effectively back then. I yelled and screamed more often...
Feb 14, 2014 | Attitudes, changing perspectives, compassion, Disabilitiy, Get To Know Me, Health, Lessons, Mental Illness, negative perceptions, Psychiatric Diagnosis |
I don’t know who first said this quote, but I heard it the other day and I love it. And I can relate to it. Understanding makes tolerance unnecessary. Last week my life sucked eggs. Plain and simple. I just can’t sugar coat that. There is a subject that...
May 21, 2013 | Attitudes, changing perspectives, Disabilitiy, Lessons, Mental Illness, Physical therapy, Psychiatric Diagnosis |
Her brown eyes clouded in confusion, and when she spoke, it was a bit too brightly. “REALLY??? Good for you! Bless your heart!” During her second shift on the job, a new caregiver asked me if I had gone to college. My affirmative answer gave her pause, and then I...
