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Something You Don’t Think About During An Active Eating Disorder — Until You Are In Maintenance.

{Short Blog Post}When thinking of an Eating Disorder(s), what long term affects do you think of? Most people would think of the “consequences” of Anorexia such as, hair loss, broken/fragile bones (looking at the image below, and the red dots’ points). But do you think of the Bulimia (orange) points?Like directing you to the Mouth*:… Continue reading Something You Don’t Think About During An Active Eating Disorder — Until You Are In Maintenance.

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When You Don’t Plan To Live After A Certain Age— What Happens?

When You Don’t Plan To Live After A Certain Age— What Happens?For me, I never really saw myself getting past the age of 19. I constantly felt like the world, the people in my life, would be better off without me. I constantly felt like a burden, and even so, that I would be better… Continue reading When You Don’t Plan To Live After A Certain Age— What Happens?

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Medication 💊

To say I have a good relationship with medication would be a lie.Since being put on medication for my [1st diagnoses] Anxiety and, Depression in 2013, I have been on and off of my medication several times.This is actually not uncommon for those who experience mental health, especially for individuals diagnosed with a mental illness.… Continue reading Medication 💊

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2020(The Pan-DAMN-ic)-Present: Things ARE NOT Perfect

Well hello there, long time, with no posts!This post will not be too long, as it’s more of a catch up on life, and a time of reflection for myself. . . . To say everything has been perfect since my last post (published at the beginning of 2020), life has really turned upside-down. I… Continue reading 2020(The Pan-DAMN-ic)-Present: Things ARE NOT Perfect

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Reviewing 2019: Part 2

As it’s almost the end of the second month of 2020, I figured I should probably finish the 2019 review.Last time I was here, I did a review of the day-hospital program I was in for 6 weeks.The program itself had many rules and guidelines to follow (which you can find here * ) *REMINDER*… Continue reading Reviewing 2019: Part 2

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Reviewing 2019: Part 1

Happy New Year! I can’t believe it’s 2020 already! For those who read my blog, or for my own personal acknowledgement, it has been a while since I have posted a blog post. I believe my last one was possibly posted in March (of 2019)? I was, for a few months, working on a blog… Continue reading Reviewing 2019: Part 1

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2018 Review

To start, Happy New Year! As 2019 is in full swing, I thought it was finally time to sit down and write my 2018 review of the year. For those who have kept up with my blog, you will know that 2018, was not the greatest year. So why would I want to re-live it… Continue reading 2018 Review

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REMEMBER: Ending DBT

I originally started this blog, talking about the DBT Program I was in. I started posting about my individual sessions, and group topics each week– that is until life caught up with me, and I have not always had the time, or energy to write when I want to. But here we are, the end.… Continue reading REMEMBER: Ending DBT

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A Brief Review

It has been awhile since I have written a blog post. The last post I wrote was, A Reflection of Time in Acute Inpatient, which I went over the month I stayed in an acute inpatient ward, and how I came to be there. Since then, I took a bit more time off of work, before throwing… Continue reading A Brief Review

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A Reflection of Time in Acute Inpatient

  **Some triggering content may be in the following post, please read with care. Sometimes, life throws things at us, at we don’t expect. The last few months have been a real example, as I’ve fallen behind a bit in posting; but a reflection on how the beginning of the year started, and getting back… Continue reading A Reflection of Time in Acute Inpatient