Category: Thoughts From the Storm
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3 Ways to Help/Harm Someone with Mental Illness
As an individual who has struggled (and still struggles) through major bouts of depression and anxiety, I can say that there is one issue with Mental Health that always needs to be addressed. That issue just so happens to Mental Health Awareness/Education. I believe that Mental Health is a polarizing topic that divides people into…
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The Day She said Yes….(To Being My…)
What I’m about to tell you is a story almost 6 months in the making. You’ve met her and read about her in numerous blogs but not until now could I have called her my “girlfriend”. While this may seem tiny and trivial to some, to me, it means the world. It’s an incredible picture…
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To Whom it May Concern,
Dear anonymous, Today is the 17th day of January, this year of 2016. I awoke after a hard night’s rest. The demons fought harder than ever before. Ironically, I was sung to sleep by the sweet melody of assured peace but I only found a struggle. The evening tossed my body to and fro…
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Urgently Avoiding that Urgent Care Doctor (My Adventure with Anemia)
I spent the good majority of my Friday afternoon in the emergency room. Why? Faulty equipment. Friday morning I awoke with “eager” expectations of what my day would hold (not). I had to be at work at 8am and consequently rolled out of bed at 750. I was tired, unamused, and ready to go…
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A Ghost in these Woods
Somethin’s different I feel it breathing down my neck The trees loom ever closer They bury me with their roots The evening sun is drowning Somethin’ fast approaches I feel it coursing through my veins Painful reminders of what used to be It clouds the present hope of tomorrow I don’t want to feel like…
Confessions 