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x168 (r-e-s-p-e-c-t)

8 July 2016by Aurora Carruthers-Grey Leave a comment

Image by Julio Rua. No changes were made. CC BY-ND 2.0 You get treated differently when you’re “lower functioning.” It doesn’t take a “higher functioning” person to figure that out. In a […]

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Mental Health

x165 (diagnosis: helpful or hurtful?)

4 June 2016by Aurora Carruthers-Grey Leave a comment

Image by JD Hancock. No changes were made. CC BY 2.0 Learning about your diagnosis can help you advocate for yourself and help you get the best treatment possible, but it can […]

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Mental Health

x163 (building bridges)

13 May 2016by Aurora Carruthers-Grey Leave a comment

Image by a snap happy chappy. Changes made by mydnyht rantings. CC BY 2.0 I’ve noticed something about adjusting my world view and how that allows me to communicate to others. When […]

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Life, Mental Health

x139 (vulnerability)

16 April 2015by Aurora Carruthers-Grey Leave a comment

Image by David Dávila Vilanova, used with Creative Commons License Vulnerability. It’s a powerful state to be in. Opening yourself up to judgment because you have put yourself out there […]

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Mental Health, Trigger Warning

x128 (say a little prayer for me)

15 January 2015by Aurora Carruthers-Grey 3 Comments

I remember my first psychiatric hospitalization when I was thirteen. Around the same time a young man who attended my school was hit by a car while riding a bicycle […]

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Mental Health

x126 (token bipolar chick)

18 December 2014by Aurora Carruthers-Grey 2 Comments

As a gay woman, I’m very used to being the “token” that people ask questions of, rather than going to (the much more polite) Google. So it shouldn’t come as […]

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Mental Health, Rants and Raves

x125 (emdr)

11 December 2014by Aurora Carruthers-Grey Leave a comment

I’ve started Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy to help cope with my repressed memories and PTSD. Since I don’t have any clear memories of traditional childhood sexual abuse, we’re focusing […]

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Childhood Sexual Abuse, Mental Health, Trigger Warning, Updates

x122 (two steps forward…)

20 November 2014by Aurora Carruthers-Grey Leave a comment

Recently I’ve started food journaling again, and I’ve joined a 21 day clean eating challenge group on Facebook sponsored by a family member. I thought it would be a good […]

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Mental Health, Trigger Warning, Uncategorized

x120 (sad)

6 November 2014by Aurora Carruthers-Grey 4 Comments

Winter weather. It can be a bitch. Now, I’m not necessarily talking about snow and ice. What I’m referring to is closer to seasonal affective disorder. While the change in […]

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Mental Health

x119 (thankful for…)

23 October 2014by Aurora Carruthers-Grey Leave a comment

Yes, I know it’s been a while, and I also know I’m a little premature for the ” ’tis the season to be thankful” that inundates the blog world come […]

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Mental Health, Trigger Warning

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  • x165 (diagnosis: helpful or hurtful?)
  • x164 (belated eating disorder awareness)

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