mental illness – Page 5 – Her Patchwork Heart

Feel What You Feel

April 25, 2018 KD5 Comments

For all the times you have been told: "There are people that have it so much worse, so be thankful for what you have." "Well at least X, Y, or Z didn't happen." "Why are you so upset? That's nothing compared to what happened to me (or [insert name of mutual friend]). "Everything happens for [...]

When Self-Care Hurts

April 22, 2018April 22, 2018 KD7 Comments

Sometimes the things we do to take care of ourselves are going to hurt. Sometimes they're going to hurt like Hell. As long as they are healthy and truly rooted in self-care, do them anyway. Yesterday, I may have taken my self-care routine a little too far but opportunities presented themselves and I took them. [...]

I am not an Imposter

April 18, 2018 KD12 Comments

I am not an imposter among survivors. I am not a victim. The other day a former friend called me a victim, told me I'd always be that way, that I push people away, that I'm hard to help. I let myself feel hurt and victimized by those statements. I let her words become prophetic. [...]

Yoga IS my Glimmer of Hope

April 13, 2018April 13, 2018 KD7 Comments

In the wake of so many losses -- some chosen, some not-- (my grandfather, my therapist, (impending) my job, (impending) my apartment, my plans for the future), I've been clinging to the only glimmer of hope I really feel like is consistently left in my life: yoga. I guess we can call this blog an [...]

Mara: Marred by Delusions, Finding Inner Peace

April 11, 2018April 11, 2018 KD5 Comments

Those of us who have been in therapy probably all know very well the phrases, "you must be able to sit with the emotions." Or, "there is only going through the emotions." Or some variation on the same theme. The idea that we have to stop avoiding our emotions, stop dissociating from them if there [...]

An Attack on Genetics

April 8, 2018April 8, 2018 KD10 Comments

Have you done one of those fancy DNA + health kits from places like ancestry.com and 23andme.com? I have and let me tell you, it makes me want to Thwart my genetics. I was lucky enough to get the health kit free from 23andme by signing up for a research study on bipolar and depression. The [...]