Living With Mental Illness is…

Living with mental illness is like watching the sunrise through a dirty window. Living on psychotropic medications is like trying to … More

Beyond Hopeless – and a poem

I wrote the following poem titled Hopeless for a poetry contest with the theme of pain. Although I am blessed … More

As I was washing my hands at the bathroom sink, I glanced up and saw a nameless faceless image in … More

“There is no greater joy than being freed from the captivity of your mind.” ~Susan Walz The escape from the … More

I had severe painful anxiety and panic attacks in my early twenties (thirty years ago) and have had anxiety off … More

Most of my life I lived behind “wishful thinking.” I thought when this or that changed, my life would become … More

“You are so brave to share your story,” many people have said to me throughout the years. “Thank you,” I’d … More

I didn’t know other people didn’t feel the way I did, or that it wasn’t normal to feel electrical impulses … More

As I have been researching more about the dangers of using benzodiazepines, it caused me to reflect back on my … More

My brain is always moving quickly–thinking, planning, reminiscing, dreaming, creating and is actively working. It doesn’t shut down much. It … More