For thousands of years, people with symptoms of mental illness have endured persecution, up to and including death. Horrifying abuse and mistreatment in asylums and hospitals. Painful and flat-out torture treatments (electroshock therapy and lobotomies were most definitely a thing). When we look at the current climate today we have come such a long way. […]
On July 4th of 2016, I had a seizure after a night of BBQing and drinking with friends. When I woke up the next day, every cell in my body hurt, especially my head. Every day, 24 hours a day since then I have had a debilitating headache. The pain comes in waves, sometimes it […]
Having a voice is our greatest gift and most powerful weapon. It can be used to build incredible structures of compassion or tear someone down to the core. It’s how we communicate with the world. It is how we form our relationships with people. It’s how we share ideas, thought, and feelings. Often we misuse […]
When it comes to mental illness, especially anxiety and depression, people will give you all kinds of ideas for coping with it. Believe me, I have heard it all. “Have you tried essential oils?” “Have you tried going vegan?” “are you eating healthy?” “what about yoga?” and the list goes on and on…and on. Don’t […]
At the end of 2017, I had an epiphany. It was solidified after trying (and failing) to work a “regular” job due to my illness’ that I wouldn’t be able to regularly attend and pursue work outside of my home. Being the independent person that I am this fact got me down. I decided that […]
Thanks for joining me! In 2016, I developed a condition after experiencing a seizure which has left me with New Daily Persistent Headache. This is a fancy way of saying that I have had a debilitating headache every waking second of my life since July 5, 2016. But chronic illness was part of my health […]
