Living with Anxiety

Over the last few months I’ve become aware of just how much anxiety I live with on a daily basis. (TW: Anxiety described in detail)

When It All Comes Together

Over the last week I had another realization hit me in the face.

Learning to Identify Triggers

The last week has been pretty eye-opening.

Forcing Your Way Out

Trigger warning! I am 100% dissociated right now. This post is what it feels like to be dissociated.

Acceptance

Acceptance is something I think most people struggle with in different ways.

Learning to be okay with “I don’t know” and “I don’t remember”

One of the hardest things for me lately has been admitting when I don’t know how I feel or that I don’t remember something.

This Is a Story That I Have Never Told

The title of this post is the first line of one of my favorite songs.

Learning

The last month has been really hard because I’m having to retrain my brain to think and act differently.

Validation

One of the most important moments in therapy for me was the moment my therapist validated my emotions.

Dissociation/A Little Scattered.

Dissociation is a word that I came across about a year ago. I was doing some research on people with multiple traumas like me and as soon as I read the description and symptoms I realized that’s what had been happening to me for years.