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The Gift of Vulnerability: Part I
This post was originally published by Laura at www.messiahnetwork.org. I moved many times as a child. Five times, in fact, I started over in a new town, at a new school, and with new friends. I remember steeling myself for the inevitable. I donned the fake...
Total Truth Tuesday: I Forget to Pray
I sat at my work desk clicking away, ear buds flowing music. Someone popped their head into the doorway and asked to speak with me. I share a room with three other people, so the two of us sought a bit of privacy in the corner of a hallway, and she broke into tears....
It’s Ok to Not Be Ok
I feel wide and vulnerable these past days. Like I’m standing on the edge of a precipice staring down at dots of things below. In the past, I fled from days like this. Honestly, I still want to flee. I’m tempted to start googling “anxiety & depression...
Total Truth Tuesday: I’m Not Doing Christmas Cards This Year
Each year since the girls were born, I dutifully printed the family photos, addressed 100+ envelopes, stamped, sealed and sent the cards. I know many people treasure them and some people trash them. I'm giving myself permission to pass this year. And the beauty is...
Total Truth Tuesday: Multi-Tasking at the Pump
Total Truth Tuesdays are an opportunity for you to laugh at my strange habits, while I slyly hope you do these things, too. Today I'm sharing how I multi-task at the gas station. I don't know why, but my blood pressure rises when I stand at the gas pump and...
Dealing With A Mask (Guest Post by Maisen)
Today I am sharing an essay written by a very brave teenage girl. She has been dealt difficult situations in her young life that would bring down the strongest of adults, yet she is brave enough to share her story with us here (with her permission and the...
Day 31: Why I Never Wrote The Final Post Until Today
Tonight's post serves a dual purpose. It is the final essay in 31 Days and also a Total Truth Tuesday. I know my final post was due October 31. The idea, after all, was to write every day in October. I almost made it. But I didn't. I could make excuses. I...
Day 30: The Best Book for Anxiety
Today I'm sharing the best book I've read about anxiety. If you or a loved one struggle with anxiety, it's a must-read. Hope and Help for Your Nerves by Dr. Claire Weekes Facing Accepting Floating Letting time pass This series is not a tidy story of a fairy tale life....
Day 29: Radical Trust
In group therapy, the concept of Radical Acceptance was introduced. It's this nice idea that we should accept whatever has happened or is happening rather than fighting it or judging it to be good or bad. Think zen to the highest degree. I've tried radical acceptance...
Day 28: Pay it Forward
Thank you for all the prayers. I feel them and love you all. I spoke to my doctor today, and she wants me stick this out. The symptoms could last for awhile, so I'm trying to be easy on myself and not freak out. As a dear friend reminded me today, this, too, shall...
Day 27: Prayers Needed
I'll explain later, but tonight I just really need your prayers. My doctor is SLOWLY tapering me off one of my meds and the nasty discontinuation symptoms hit tonight. I always give up at this point and go back up to the previous dose. I really want to try to stick it...
The Intervention Part I (My Sister’s Perspective)
Today's post is about my Intervention. It was last March, and the ferocious anxiety had returned - exactly one year from the time it started. I was simply surviving, once again, and obsessed with finding a magic cure. The more I researched and the more I tried, the...
Day 25: Life Is Not An Emergency
It's been a weekend of laughter and tears. Of resting and playing. Of grief and joy. Reminiscing with dear friends whose faces we missed for years. Sitting with Justin to tell our girls their dearly loved Misty would go to the vet and not come home. Holding them as...
Day 24: Divine Chaos
Crunchy leaves swirl wildly in the vortex. I stand mesmerized each time I see them spin. Where is this unseen, whirling wind and how do the leaves always find it? My life is like these leaves. One minute gently floating and the next spinning out of control. As the...
Day 23: A Piece of the Puzzle
When dealing with anxiety and depression, it's critical to have a doctor you trust. I was connected to my first psychiatrist through the outpatient therapy program I attended. He was a staff doctor. And after completing the program, I continued to see him because it...
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