Tag: mental illness
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Blog Post Seven: The Bionic Woman
The most divine woman I know (other than Mariah Carey) plays keyboard on her balcony and lets the squirrels run across the keys. She’s almost 70 but her spirit is ageless; she dances with the twinkling stars and hang glides in warm places above sandy beaches, connected to the universe in a way that transcends…
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Blog Six: Summer of Cicada Love
My boyfriend and I started dating in the season of cicadas, and it was such a joyous time in my life. My mental health wasn’t terrible, I had just connected with a man in a very unexpected way, and I was about to be on summer break after my first few months of teaching during…
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Blog Post One:Certifiable
I can confidently say I never want to go back to the psych ward. I spent eleven days and ten nights in the most uncomfortable cardboard bed, being fed sleeping pills and benzodiazepines so I could try to sleep through the noises of screaming patients; their agony still plagues me months later, though there were…
Certifiable Mermaid 