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Welcome back! Sorry I didn’t post this last week but life happens and sometimes, no matter how hard you try, you just don’t get everything done. And that’s okay! (See, I’ve been working on my perfectionistic tendencies.) Anywho, let’s dive into Part 4… I continued to put up with the drink and emotional and physical…
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I thought being a bartender would be a perfect job. I would get to interact with other people and have tips in my pocket every time I worked so that I could get diapers, formula, etc. However, that’s not how it worked. Instead, he would steal it out of my purse at night while I…
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I lay on the couch, my head pounding and my neck so stiff I can barely move it from the concussion I sustained the night before, starting at my two little boys wondering how the hell I got to this point in my life at such a young age. At twenty-two, I was the mom…
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My parents had a tumultuous relationship. It seemed like no one was very happy most of the time. My mom didn’t want me to come from a broken home. But which is worse? Staying or leaving? Both have pros and cons but one has to eventually win, if that’s what you want to call it.…
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In my teenage years I had a lot going on. I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety, both of which I was on medication for and I was self-harming quite often. Furthermore, during that time: Any one of these things alone would have been stressful enough for a teenager. Especially one dealing with depression and…
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The week before last I started getting a cold, AGAIN, after having one two weeks before. I thought it was totally unfair that I got sick again, and I was miserable! And I’m not a good sick person. I hate soups! I hate being hot! I hate being cold! I HATE BEING SICK! And I…
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I was still struggling this past week with crippling anxiety and depression. In fact, my anxiety had me waiting to go to the BMV to register Kavin’s car (which should have been done by Friday). I almost didn’t do it on Saturday either but I pushed through (with the help of a Xanax) and his…
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Here’s one reality of mental health: We lost our state insurance at the end of October. We no longer qualified but we make just little enough that our two youngest sons can still be covered by it. We were expecting to qualify, but didn’t find out until the end of the month that we didn’t…
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Here we go friends. It’s time to talk about my first husband. We’re going to call him “C” because his name really doesn’t matter. I met “C” when I was 18 years-old. I don’t remember where, but a group of us girls were out one night and we met a group of guys. “C” was…
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Hey friends! Sorry I’ve been MIA. I was showing up every week to share my story and then, out of nowhere, I just disappeared. I owe you an explanation and here it is. I’M STRUGGLING! There, I said it outloud. I think I avoided saying that to my therapist and psychologist because then it makes…
Niki’s Path to Peace 