ADHD Bullet Journaling isn’t much different than a neurotypical person’s bullet journaling style. You may find that if you have ADHD that your “BUJO” journals will be super detailed for weeks, and then you won’t touch it again for months or even years. It will be something that you will always go back to because… Continue reading
Category Mental Health
Depression Lies
The first rule of mental health is to learn that depression lies. Depression clouds your mind and rains down insults like a never-ending storm. And it lies like a rug. But, more than that, it lies like a sadistic sociopath whose only job is to constantly gaslight you into believing that you are worthless. And… Continue reading
Finding the Beauty
Finding the beauty in ourselves is not an ability that comes naturally to everyone. Since Dove’s Real Beauty Sketches video came out, I have read several takes on the message Dove was attempting to share. There were a number of the blogs being negative, basically telling Dove, “Nice try, but not enough.” They felt that there wasn’t… Continue reading
“I Don’t Believe You” – Dealing with an Invisible Illness
Dealing with an invisible illness, I’ve gotten to hear “I Don’t Believe You” more than once when I’ve been brave enough to share my mental health issues. This post could be triggering. If you are in a tough place mentally, please read with caution. I continue to be the first one to poke fun at… Continue reading
The Shame of Depression
The shame of depression is so overwhelming that it truly makes the experience so much worse. I know… keeping silent for my entire life and hiding everything from my family wasn’t one of my best choices. I was in my late teens (1987 or 1988) and had already tried to commit suicide at least twice… Continue reading