A Colorful take on love, life, and the delightful absurdity of living with Schizophrenia!
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. ... Read more
“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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
I don't know how many times I click on a title about coping skills only for it to tell me to breath. I am not trying to knock it if it works for people but most of the time my brain tells my body to breath and me trying to slow down my breathing does not work. I even ... Read more