Little Crescent Moons
[trigger warning: self-harm] What you’re about to read contains details about something I have only ever told four people: my mother, my roommate, my therapist, and one of my closest friends. It’s even… Continue reading
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My Brother’s Diagnosis
Everyone has memories so vivid, it’s like they happened yesterday. My brain clings to moments of travel, romance, family, friends; so rich I close my eyes and I am there. However, not all… Continue reading
And I Breathe
[trigger warning: anxiety, panic attacks] Apparently my pulse is racing, my heart racing. But I am not conscious of this. My mind is plowing through a million thoughts at once, each worse than… Continue reading
Raised By Anorexia
(trigger warning: eating disorders) Body image is complicated for a child of someone with an eating disorder. My mom has suffered from anorexia for thirty years. I think it warps your idea of what… Continue reading
I am a Suicide Survivor
[trigger warning: suicide] I am not usually shy about my emotions. I will freely admit that I am a huge crier. Sometimes, I cry for no apparent reason. Then I cry some more,… Continue reading
On Grieving, Part One
I don’t talk about it much. The death of my father, I mean. In fact, the pattern I’ve noticed is that I only really talk about it when I am totally, completely, can’t-spell-my-own-face… Continue reading
On Grieving, Part 4: “Why Didn’t I…?”
The night my father died I wasn’t home. Everyone else was; my mother, my brother, my sister, my brother-in-law and of course, my father, alone in his sickroom. They were all tucked into… Continue reading