Tag: grief


  • No_Pill_For_This_v1.zip

    Half a joint ended 25 years of numbing. Then my nervous system came back online like a fire alarm, and my therapist and psychiatrist said there was no pill for it. 300 days of sobriety later I’m sleeping without meds, I’ve accepted a job offer, and I’m happier than I’ve ever been. Here’s everything I…

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  • Hunting_Agates_Found_Closure_v1.zip

    Closure was never out there. After a year of begging people who hurt me for it, I found it on a beach. Here is how I stopped waiting and started healing myself.

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  • Sharp_As_A_Thumbnail_Scratch_v1.zip

    Grief used to be the thing I ran from. Now it shows up sharp as a thumbnail scratch, I say hello out loud, and it passes. Grief isn’t terrible. It’s proof I have a real beating heart.

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  • Good_Grief_v1.zip

    For years I thought refusing to accept my bipolar made me strong. It was denial, and underneath it was grief I didn’t want to feel. Acceptance isn’t quitting treatment. It’s quitting the fight against what’s permanent, whether that’s a diagnosis or a conflict that’s never going to change. Sometimes no response is a response. Good…

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  • Living_On_Purpose_v1.zip

    A random poster led me to a tarot reader, and she told me to start setting intentions. Severing the last cord already brought my sleep, my appetite, and my grief back online. Now it’s time to declare what I am living by from here forward. This is not an update. It is a declaration. Know…

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