-
Recent Posts
Tags
advice anxiety art autumn books cats charity chronic illness computer cooking depression doctors drinking earthquake fall family gratitude health holidays home hurricane I make my own fun insurance introduction meds mental health meta migraines money pagan pastels photos politics rants rhinebeck self-care self-injury sketches spirituality suicide thinky thoughts thyroid trigger warning work yoga pants girl
Monthly Archives: July 2011
This week’s self-care card
Nature. Pictured: a relative of the little guy who has been taking away my flower petals. Which has been kind of nice, actually. The view is pretty and the mystery’s been solved. [See here for an explanation]
The headache of celebrating the harvest
Well not really. But if you’re going to try to kick off a shame spiral of not being able to do things, being stuck in bed until 2pm with a killer headache on the day you had slated for Lammas … Continue reading
Posted in health, life in general, physical, spirituality
Tagged cats, health, holidays, migraines, spirituality
Leave a comment
The mental illness closet: are you in or out?
Two of my favorite blogs have recently tackled the issue of being out about mental illness in general and at work. Naturally this got me thinking about my own situation. Because, of course, it is all about me. People at … Continue reading
Posted in health, mental, physical
Tagged chronic illness, depression, health, meds, mental health, migraines, thyroid, work
4 Comments
Back to feeling (somewhat) normal
I feel like I should start off with a meta note. I tend to write my posts in advance, usually the night before they get posted. I then schedule them to post the next morning. I realize that I could … Continue reading
Posted in health, mental, meta, physical
Tagged chronic illness, depression, health, meds, mental health, meta, self-care
Leave a comment
Dealing with the not-so-good days
[Trigger warning for discussion of self-injury.] As I’ve mentioned before, I’m currently in the “-1″ week of my cycle. To recap, this is when I’m more likely to feel a little anxious, a little sad, a little overwhelmed, and/or a … Continue reading
Posted in health, mental, spirituality
Tagged advice, anxiety, cats, depression, mental health, photos, self-care, self-injury, spirituality, trigger warning
4 Comments
Don’t drink, don’t smoke, what do I do?
Obviously the answer to that question is lots and lots of masturbation. Kidding. Really. So far as you know… Ahem. Anyway, I don’t drink. At all. Not a glass of wine, not a sip of beer, not a drop of … Continue reading
Posted in health, mental
Tagged anxiety, depression, drinking, health, meds, mental health
16 Comments
My 4-week emotional cycle
Possible trigger warning for discussion of how my mental illness makes me feel on a regular basis.
This week’s self-care card
Action. [See here for an explanation]
Does mental illness give us great art? (Spoiler alert: no)
Years ago I saw a poster with the above painting by Pablo Picasso and a caption that said words to the effect of “Would this exist with antidepressants?” I’m amazed I didn’t punch my hand right through it. There’s a … Continue reading
Preparing for the good kind of pain
As I type this I am sore. My right arm in particular doesn’t particularly feel like working. When I stand up my legs wonder what in the hell I’m thinking. My head aches and there’s a potential migraine on the … Continue reading
Posted in health, physical, spirituality
Tagged charity, chronic illness, health, migraines, spirituality
Leave a comment