Living with pain is difficult. The pain can be so unpredictable – a good day (which wasn’t really a good day in the first place) can quickly turn into a bad day. Sometimes there’s a reason for it getting worse. Perhaps I’ve somehow not avoided a trigger,…
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When You Feel Like Nobody Cares
I’m not sure how to explain how horrible my mental health has been lately. I’m not okay does not seem powerful enough. It doesn’t get the point across. Sad does not do my feelings justice. Neither is frustrated. Or lost. The pain is ongoing and unexplainable. I don’t have the…
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Lying Because of Bipolar Disorder
I spent years lying because of bipolar disorder. Not in a malicious way or in a way to deceive and hurt people but because of the way that these illnesses had deceived me. The truth is, that chronic pain warps your perception of how people see…
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Okay to Not be Okay. Really!
Sometimes it feels like society says you should be always happy, and that showing your sadness is a sign of weakness. What the fuck? If you were to hold in all your sadness or anger you would explode. We all have good and bad days. No…
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When Depression Hits You Again…and Again
What do you do when you know you’re falling into the deep pits of depression… again? You’ve been through this before. You’ve hurt yourself before and those who care about you. You beat this devil before. Why is the battle resurfacing again? You’ve been strong.…
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When you are too nice to people…
Before I begin, I just want to say that this post is just to get all the frustration out of my chest. I’m feeling disappointed and sad. It seems that all my life I’ve been there for everybody else, including my family and friends, yet…