Weekly Check-in/ Lending An Ear

Good morning everyone.  Hope your all doing well and enjoying your day. Things have been a little bit off for me lately.  I have been going through some ups and downs mentally, emotionally, and financially. On top of that, I have been feeling “blah” again and I am not liking it. A Little About Me

Nightmares/Terrors

This morning I got woken up by my pre-teen son, he was yelling at me.  Not yelling to be rude or disrespectful, he was yelling to wake me up. I was doing it again. I was screaming in my sleep. I was, once again having another nightmare. Not just any ordinary nightmare either.  I have

HOW TO STOP OVERTHINKING

Originally posted on Avocadoable This is a re-blog definitely worth sharing. Lots of helpful tips, I highly recommend checking it out. A lot of people ask themselves “Why do I overthink?” and never come up with an answer. But stress and worry are emotions – and you can control your emotions. As Tony Robbins says, “Let

Blogging Anniversary

Happy blogging anniversary to me! I just received a notification from WordPress letting me know I started my blog one year ago today. I remember that day quite well.  I actually planned on starting it sooner but I wasn’t sure if I was ready to tell the world all my mental health issues, especially the

Another Anxiety Story

I have written about anxiety before.  I have even written about some of the things below.  I am writing about it again because I know someone out there has been through it or knows someone that has. Someone out there needs to know they are not alone. The Strange Feeling In My Head Many years

New Counselor

Just wanted to update everyone on my counselor situation.  I wrote not long ago about my counselor of 5 years moving on and taking a position with another company. (You can read that post here if you want) I was quite worried because I had to start my search on finding another counselor, one that

Bringing In The New Year Pt 2

Earlier I posted on how I usually spend my new years eve. I am hoping this time will be different. I am hoping this time I can make it to midnight without repeating happy thoughts. I spent most of my evening like I usually do. I started getting worried as time went by, I started

Bringing In The New Year With OCD Pt. 1

Every year around this time  I hear tons of people excitingly discuss their plans to bring in the new year. Some have gatherings at their homes, some go out to clubs, while some prefer to stay home and treat it as any other ordinary day. And then there is me. As most of you already

UNCERTAINTY/OCD

Everyday starts the same. I tell myself today is the day I stop giving into the thoughts in my head, today I will not repeat and do things over and over. Sounds simple, sounds easy enough, but its not. Today I’m having a hard time. Right now my ocd is telling me to sweep the

Venting

My last session with my counselor didn’t go how I was expecting it would. I thought I was going to vent, to share all the boring details that go on in my life. But soon as I sat down, he told me the news. The sad news.   Well sad for me, wonderful for him.