I sat at the stoplight and didn't want to go forward or turn around and go home. I tried to pick up my cellphone and call my husband to get me. Without warning, anxiety overwhelmed me.
Mental Health ~ The Journal #51, “War Against Anxiety”
We fight anxiety from within. As a believer, that means Jesus is already there.
Mental Health ~ The Journal #50 “Anxiety”
In anxiety, we fight. And we win.
Mental Health ~ The Journal #49 “Suicide”
Suicide doesn't end the pain, the mental war, the fear, or the sadness; it ends your breathing and your life and transfers your pain to someone else.
Mental Health ~ Living Bipolar
We jump from one side to the other, never knowing where we will land. A mentally ill 'jumper'.
Mental Health ~ My ‘Wild Mind’ Sanctuary
I set out for my hideaway today. It is a place I fell in love with back in 2009. It has since grown to hundreds more acres, but holds the same meaning for me. The Wild Animal Sanctuary (TWAS) is a retirement home for captive carnivores. These animals should never have been a pet or …
Mental Health ~ The Journal #47 “Ask About Bipolar”
Ask me about Bipolar; it's ok. I do not fear the questions.
Mental Health ~ World Mental Health Day
Thank you. Thank you for noticing the lost faces of those on the margins, hiding in fear. Afraid of a society that fears mental illness! Worried about the conversations that need to take place, medication they can't afford, therapy or counseling they cannot find, deductibles they cannot meet, and family and friends they cannot trust.
Mental Health ~ The Journal #46
I noticed this week that I am losing focus quickly, am incredibly fatigued, and lost. If I don't write it down, I forget. All of these are my warnings blinking brightly.
Mental Health ~ Living Undone
The slow unpacking of a broken soul. Where the beat of a heart doesn't indicate life, but a life undone. When hopelessness is no longer a thought or feeling, but a destination.


