Cue: “Fake Happy” by Paramore. I’ve been trying to write this blog since March. I thought I was turning a corner then, or trying to but then I got busy. And it would be better to write this as a retrospective. So May, I thought, since it was Mental Health Awareness Month but… Continue reading The Depression Post
The fun thing about lockdown is it gives you a lot of time to ponder. And, about almost two months in, when I found myself googling, “does corona make you depressed” and “living alone with mental illness during lockdown”, I knew it was going to be a fun summer. Not that this is my first… Continue reading Sad Girl Summer: Ranking My Depressive Episodes
One year, a week, and three days ago, I was in a car accident. I still don’t really know how to talk about it. How do you explain a traumatic event? Do you talk about the physical trauma—cuts, bumps, bruises—or the mental? The minutes before, hours after, or following months? How do you sum up… Continue reading Giving Thanks: A Year After the Accident
Believe you me, I was working this one down to the wire in order to get in my last review for August. I wanted something quick, a page-turner, a young adult novel with some bite and I found it, don’tcha know. Okay, enough of my crappy imitation of a Wisconsin accent, but this slightly sleep-deprived,… Continue reading “You Betcha”: No One Else Can Have You by Kathleen Hale
If you’re not instantly captivated by that cover design then follow the old saying and don’t judge this book by its cover. If you are pulled in by the face staring out at you with scribbles everywhere then don’t worry—this book answers the cover’s promise. I’ve had Oblivion by Sasha Dawn on my bookshelf since… Continue reading “Let Love Open the Door”: Oblivion by Sasha Dawn
It’s been a good while since I read a mystery and, like protagonist Imogene Scott, it’s mostly been dime store paperbacks and Nancy Drew books. However when I saw this eye-catching title on the shelf of the library, I figured I’d give it a try. (Side Note: What is the deal with either having one… Continue reading “My Big Shoulders”: The Mystery of Hollow Places by Rebecca Podos
To say that the winter holidays of 2014/2015 were hard would be an understatement. The two pieces of sanity within my house were gone, leaving only The Captain and me to deal with our less-than-stellar roommate. So it seemed natural that I would be having anxiety and depression issues with how unhappy I was… Continue reading How Anxiety & Depression Ruined My Semester
Anxiety hangovers aren’t a new thing, and it’s certainly not a term that I created myself, but they are a real thing. And they suck. An anxiety hangover is the after part of having a panic or anxiety attack. More often than not, people will talk about before they have an attack or… Continue reading How to Survive an Anxiety Hangover
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