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An amalgam of three days of journal writing Our purpose here is to figure out two things: 1) how to nurture our angry protector Tina 2) Therapist mentioned that we need acceptance. Figure out what he meant by acceptance. Accept what? I don’t know what he meant by acceptance. All I want to do is […]
Read MoreMy dog Maybelline is stressing me. She wants to go on a walk, and I just don’t have it in me to get off this couch, which makes me feel like a terrible pet partner. Taken from today’s journal: Been a busy day. Service, errands, back pain. The works. I wish I could take a […]
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I don’t feel well. I have been dissociative, spacey, and dizzy all evening. There’s a sense of urgency to write, and I can’t escape it. I must, I must, I must eject what’s in this crazy, demanding head. I was anxious this morning, but I knew I would be taking my dog Maybelline for a […]
Read MoreAll Santa has brought me so far is a fever blister. Thanks, Santa. I wrote in A Big Secret Wrapped in a Bow that I don’t celebrate the holidays. Never have. I thought I would be okay this holiday time, because I’m with family. Tomorrow more family will come, and there will be a big […]
Read MoreThe need to write is strong, but the words aren’t easy to come by. My mind is split. Raked out the center. Emptied of all reality. I’m disillusioned. Our actions are those taken by a troubled woman, but she feels no urgency at all. What for one woman might be a cry for help, for […]
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