x168 (r-e-s-p-e-c-t)
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 […]
Tag Archives: #mentalhealth
x165 (diagnosis: helpful or hurtful?)
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 […]
x163 (building bridges)
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 […]
x139 (vulnerability)
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 […]
x128 (say a little prayer for me)
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 […]
x126 (token bipolar chick)
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 […]
x125 (emdr)
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 […]
