Thoughts

This country is so broken; it is terrifying to live here in America and I could have never imagined that it would get this bad. I've been thinking about the recent school shooting in Nashville, TN. I can't get my mind off of it. Like so many others, I came across the police body cam…

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Pretty Ugly

This is easily one of my favorite poems, it is not mine. But when I'm struggling with depression or anxiety, I like to pull this poem out and read it. It is a beautiful reminder that depression lies.

Intrusive thoughts, Adderall, & Nursing

While sitting at work yesterday and waiting for a specialty pharmacy to answer the phone... I had been waiting on hold for 14 or so minutes... I reached up to play with my hair. In the process I touched my head and immediately thought, I wonder what my skull looks like. These are the kinds…

I learned something new…

I learned something new at therapy yesterday. Did you know that not everyone has intrusive thoughts? I honestly thought that everyone just had weird/random thoughts like, "I wonder what would happen if I shoved this pencil through my hand…." My husband, once upon a time informed me that those are not "normal" thoughts...but I pushed…

A hard decision….

I don't really talk about this too often, but my husband and I have been struggling to make ends meet for some time now. Unfortunately, we're exploring our options to get out of our credit card debt. We're looking into consolidation, debt negotiation, and bankruptcy. We just want to be able to hit the "restart…