Recently the news identified the body of a lady who went missing in town eleven months ago. I remember when she went missing reading the news articles, the Facebook posts from her family and friends, the billboards in town. They reported she had mental health issues. They said if seen to approach ... Read more
Acceptance
“Maybe I just need to accept I will never have friends” I said to my mom. She had just finished telling me how she read my last blog. After the last two blogs she had the same feeling of “but what can I do to help”. She has seen me struggle my entire life with my mental health. She knows how it ... Read more
Everybody Knows
“Everybody knows, everybody knows” repeatedly goes through my mind. “Crazy”, “psycho”, “not all there” are some of the terms I’ve been called when it comes to my mental health. People I thought cared have called me these names or made remarks about “needing help”. I see ads or hear about political ... Read more
Is this real?
Is it real? One of the most difficult things I struggle with on a daily basis is trying to figure out what is real and what is my mind twisting into a story only I know as real. After being diagnosed with schizophrenia, I was able to reflect back to childhood, and so much made sense. While ... Read more
Rejection…Navigating Difficult Terrain
Recently I was at my daughter's book report parade at school. A young girl walked with the arm of a woman around her. The little girl had tears running down her face. I did not know why, but I remember feeling like her, afraid to go in front of people, afraid of being judged, but more importantly, I ... Read more