It’s been a rough week. I had this idyllic picture of what summertime for our household would look like. Trips to the museum, to the aquarium, to the park, playing at home…it was going to be great. Then, reality set in. Reality is that I’m on disability for a reason. I have days when there [...]
A Long Time Ago
May 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A long time ago, I was incredibly sociable. A long time ago, I felt like an intelligent person. A long time ago, I thought friendship lasted forever. A long time ago, I thought home was a place. But then… A long time ago, I falsely thrived on chaos. A long time ago, I refused to [...]
Sleepy is Good
April 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Whenever I lose sleep, I have to do some serious self-checks. I did not sleep well last night. Correction… I didn’t sleep much at all last night. As in, I don’t remember if I slept at all. Now, I’ve slept well until last night. As my psychiatrist would say, I’m human first and foremost, I’m [...]
Bye Bye, Trileptal!
April 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
It’s always a good day when I get to officially lose a medication. Today, my psychiatrist said I can stop taking my Trileptal. Yay! I’ve been on Trileptal since March 2010, since just after my last psychotic episode. It was originally my primary mood stabilizer until I started taking Abilify. Now, Abilify will act as [...]
13 March 2012
Depression is Ugly
March 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Depression is the ugly beast that creeps up on me when I least expect it. Last week I was relatively stable: I did my yoga most days, I watched what I ate. Then all of a sudden, about 36 hours ago, BAM: it almost hurt to move and my anxiety was in overdrive. I just [...]
