mental health journey

  • From The Ashes

    I used to live in this house, its windows shattered, paint chipped, aged wallpaper bearing witness to years of arguments and tears. Doors slammed shut, wood pieces covering the panels,  Falling apart like dried petals of a wilted rose on the counter. Within this house, memories intertwined with heartache over the years,  I stood outside,…

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  • Relax. 😭We’re not starting with a psychiatric hold. We’re starting with Sunday night traffic, customer service phone calls, and the fact that my password requirements now apparently need a blood sample and ancient prophecy to log into anything. Because honestly?The older I get, the more I understand that quote less in a dramatic “standing on…

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  • People love saying “you can’t blame your parents forever” as if childhood magically stops affecting your nervous system once you pay taxes. The truth is, some wounds don’t disappear with age. You just get better at carrying them while pretending you’re fine in the Walmart checkout line. 💀

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  • Don’t Text Me “Merry Christmas” After Six Months of Silence

    This is late. But I needed time to process someone else’s brain. Failed miserably. So wrote this to detox the failure. Let’s just get this out of the way: This goes for any holiday. If you haven’t spoken to me in six months, don’t pop up on Christmas like we’re good. Don’t do it. Don’t…

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