Here it comes, I feel it. The anger welling up, sitting on my chest like a brick. The tension pounding in my head. The tunnel vision. No, this is not a panic attack—this is anger, pure unadulterated anger. The kind that makes me want to throw things at the wall, punch a wall, scream out …
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The Rabbit Hole
Oh, no, I’m late again! I’m always late it seems like these days. Constantly running behind, forgetting to this or to do that. And then it spirals out of control, the feelings start bogging me down. I’m late, again. Can’t I do anything right? Another failure…I am a failure. Then I start falling, falling down …
Screw up vs. A Screw-up
Is it just me, or do you have a voice inside your head that likes to tell you how big of a screw up you are? The one that likes to yell obscenities at you when you are at your weakest or when you’re trying to sleep at night. Mine likes to tell me I’m …
What is holding you back?
What is holding you back? That’s the million dollar question, it seems. For me, it is myself. I am my own worst enemy. I have this little voice back there that tells me I am not good enough at anything. “Good enough?” What does that even mean? What is good enough? But I have another …
About Me
I guess I should have done this post first, but I didn’t. I am a single mother of 5 kids–3 are considered “special needs.” I don’t like to label it, but modern medicine does. I am in my 40’s, divorced twice, and have major depression disorder and anxiety. The anxiety has put me in the …
Survival
I came across the above image on my Facebook feed today. When I first saw it, I scrolled past it, scanning as I read it. Half a second later, it hit. It took my breath away. Love and survival. What did my wonderful five kids see? What have they seen and known for the past …
The Witch and her Monkeys 