Therapy is a lot like school: there is homework. But, it's life homework. Presumably the kind of thing that makes us better versions of who we already are. I don't know. I haven't decided if there is truth to that but I'm doing the homework anyway. Because I've always been a tenacious student and I'll [...]
Tag: cptsd
Dehumanized: I Become My Mental Illness
The last place one would expect to be dehumanized and belittled because of Mental Illness is at a hospital. Or, at least that's what I would have thought. Apparently I was wrong. The medical community doesn't have compassion for people with mental health issues. They're clueless. And, they're causing more harm than they're doing good. [...]
How Healing Hurts
Okay, sorry, I couldn't pass up an opportunity for some quality alliteration. This post is, however, about how the process of healing is damn painful... and how that's completely normal. Yet, some things, some types of pain are probably not normal along the path. So, I am going to try to talk a little bit [...]
Fit or Mis-fit: Finding Harmony with Mental Illness
How often do you find yourself in situations where you just don't quite "fit"? I've been thinking about this a lot lately in terms of mental health, specifically Complex PTSD. I haven't said anything yet because I've still been trying to come to terms with what this means in the context of my life but [...]
Her Patchwork Heart 
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