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Eight Days Sober
I feel like I quickly became an overnight alcoholic for a brief time, until I told my psychiatrist about my drinking; hearing myself explain it made it clear I wasn’t in control. I don’t know that I fit the true definition of an alcoholic, but I had some issues. I would come home from the…
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The Sick Child
Recently a thread has woven through my life, a phrase has stuck to my ribs, names have been called, and a life has been defined. It started in my teens when a friend called me a doormat. Then last year, when a co-worker called me the bosses puppet. And just this week, when my coworker…
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“I told you so,” trigger warning SI
I know Julie Fast says that it’s common for people with bipolar to have suicidal thoughts that she calls “cloud thoughts” that drift in and out, and while they are to be taken seriously, it is a normal part of the bipolar experience, and to take necessary precautions. I am thankful to have read her…
