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Tragedy or comedy?
When I think back on the life I have lived it was hard not to see it as tragedy. So much of my life I’ve been medicated or ill. 11 years on prescription pills and I’m only 28. After meditating I have come to view it as more of a comedy. I’m alive aren’t I?…
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Validation
Yesterday was a big break through for me. I gave myself validation enough where I could just be myself and accept it. I met some new people and just accepted my imperfect reactions instead of worrying about the implications of them and if I could have made these strangers happier or more comfortable if I…
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Type B recovery
I’m a recovering type A personality. I’ve never performed like a type A person in my day to day life but I’ve always had the expectations of the results of my daily tasks to be nothing short of perfect. So naturally I was pretty hard on myself. I would beat myself up for not folding…
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Autism, Mental Health and Idealism
I often feel like an idealist. I see the world through a different lens. I don’t want to get into what I have and haven’t been diagnosed with as an individual but I see a common thread with anyone who has experienced anything in the mental health DSM. And I wanted to talk about it.…