A disabled, chronically and mentally ill weirdo blogging about the sick life. Tips and tricks, rants, articles for friends, personal stories, understanding and support!
It's no secret I've been struggling the past 6 months with my health, and it's regrettably left me unable to write as many blog posts as I'd like. I feel like I'm treading water in the middle of the ocean without a boat in sight. So today I'm going to talk about how I've managed… Continue reading Treading Water in a Sea of Diagnoses
Finding a place where you feel safe is a natural desire in life. It can be in your own home, on vacation somewhere, at a coffee shop or bookstore... basically everywhere has the potential to be "home." I've lived about a dozen places and visited 48 states. Just when I start to settle down somewhere,… Continue reading Finding Solace Outside of the Home
Hello lovely readers! I profusely apologize for the long wait for a new post! As I shared earlier this past summer, I have been dealing with a number of new diagnoses, although I've been struggling with many of the illnesses for years already. I knew I was slipping down a slope physically, and one of… Continue reading When Your Illness Takes Away What You Love
It's PTSD awareness day, so I decided I'd reflect on my history with PTSD today, and how it affects my life.
I need to start off by saying that I know it's not my job to make assumptions about people's personal lives. It's not my place to speak about somebody's personal life as if I am intimately familiar with it. But when somebody's life choices may impact my own life, I feel that I can speak… Continue reading Ariana Grande, Pete Davidson, and the BPD Stigma
So what is it like living in a Mental Hospital?
Ways to help your mentally or chronically ill friend!
Me: I have to go home soon and lay down. Them: Lucky!
Today I am 2 years cut free. I am going to refrain from going into details on the behavior in this post because I would like to keep it trigger-free so those attempting to stay cut free can read how I did it. Obviously, this won't work for everyone, but this is how it happened.… Continue reading How I Became Cut Free
I deal with 14 invisible illnesses every day. If you saw me on the street, I wouldn't look sick. I wouldn't look disabled. My illnesses are internal. Because of this, I often deal with the fear that I won't be believed when I call in sick to work or cancel plans. In my past, there… Continue reading Being Invisibly Ill
Ungluing Stigma 