I bottle up the internal pain and suffering, only sharing with a few. I wear the mask and behavior of normalcy.
Mental Health ~ Thanksgiving and Thankfulness
I dislike holidays for many reasons, and those reasons keep coming, too. But Thanksgiving is a gift. A day of respite from the task of mentally surviving.
Mental Health ~ The Strongest Can Fall
Newsflash to the mentally healthy, mental illness has no cure. This is a lifetime of seasons-a rotation of winter, spring, summer, and fall. Don't confuse mental illness with your seasons' explanation.
Mental Health ~ The Company We Keep
Satan longs to pull me in. His world of hopelessness calls to me and uses any situation to tear me down. I won't be keeping that company.
Mental Health ~ The Journal #55, Girl Down
People who engage in physical conditioning get a break between workouts; for those working to stay mentally healthy, there is no break. We take the work out with us everywhere we go.
Mental Health ~ The Journal #54, Telling My Story
Surviving the journey of sharing your story.
Mental Health ~ The Art of Being Done
I will fail time and again, but wrapped in this comforter of peace, I walk in His victory.
Mental Health ~ The Enemy in Anxiety
Do you believe in Satan? I do. I've come face to face with the darkness of the devil, so I take him seriously.
Mental Health ~ The Journal #53, A Past That Lingers
I craved belonging. Not to belong to a group, but to belong to something more than mental illness, shame, sadness, and fear.
Mental Health ~ Marriage and Mental Illness
My mental illness may challenge us, major medical issues challenge many relationships. BUT, they NEVER define them. We press on together, as one, even when one needs space and time alone.


