Tag: depression

Why I’m Medicated

Posted on October 5, 2019 by

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I don’t think about why I’m taking my medicine anymore. In the beginning, I knew each pill was a step in the right direction, perfectly calibrated to make life more bearable and help me work through my depression. Turn my baseline anxiety from an… Continue Reading “Why I’m Medicated”

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Leaky Roof

Posted on June 7, 2019 by

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I never thought it could rain inside  Until I was so sad my tears wet the carpet Tornadoes destroy homes from the outside So I thought Until my anger had me spinning through the house Demolishing everything I touched Thunder is just a distant noise Until pain is booming in your chest There is no time between the thunder and the lightning Boom flash boom flash Flash boom flash boom

What’s the weather like in your home?

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I Used to Run

Posted on March 15, 2019 by

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Denial

Posted on February 12, 2019 by

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Denying help in the depths of a bottomless well.

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Losing My Garmin, Not My Mind

Posted on September 10, 2018 by

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I lost my Garmin on vacation. It sucked, but not too bad.

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