Blog Where I’ve Been: Chronic Pain + Treatment – Infusions. 2 Feb 2023February 2, 2023 I’ve not blogged since around the holidays, though not for lack of want. I received all the prompts for Bloguary, read my fellow bloggers’ entries, and wanted to join in.…
Blog Physiological Symptoms and Emotions. 17 Nov 2022November 19, 2022 Do you physically feel your emotions? Does anxiety make your chest tight or stomach upset, or anger make your face feel warm and perhaps even turn red? Physical manifestations of…
Blog Ketamine And God? 12 Nov 2022November 12, 2022 I have made an offhand mention in another post that I do ketamine treatments for my mental health. I have yet to expound upon that or discuss my experience with…
Blog The Cycle Starts Again, The Pain Train 22 Apr 2022 Last week was hectic at work due to Spring Break and Easter weekend, so therefore my body took a Royal beating. I felt the effects Monday through Wednesday, with my…
Blog Quote of the Moment 19 Apr 2022 Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.Neil Gaiman What is your dragon today?…
Blog More Avoidance – OCD Triggered 20 Nov 2021April 4, 2022 I've done something that I just can't reconcile in my mind, and as far as my OCD is concerned, my mind tells me the only thing that can possibly make…
Blog Blue Moon Sick Day. Can’t Catch A Break. 6 Aug 2021April 4, 2022 Once in a blue moon, I'm not feeling well enough to work. Those are extremely rare occasions and mostly I can power through most anything physical and mental. For the…
Blog… Birthday Sadness, Social Anxiety, and Dealing with Narcissist Tendencies. 28 May 2021April 4, 2022 I just turned 40. I’m not depressed about the number in the slightest. I felt old a decade ago when I was developing signs of fibromyalgia. It’s just a number,…
Blog Spoiled Millennials, So Many Decisions, and Keeping Faith 19 May 2021May 28, 2021 I am trying to figure out what I'm doing wrong that I have employees that keep quitting without notice. I don't know if it's my judgement in hiring, or if…
Blog Mental Malfunction – When The Brain Doesn’t Work As Intended 16 May 2021May 28, 2021 Do you ever walk into a room to grab something and then forget what you came in to grab? Misplace your keys, though you put them in the same place…
Blog Bad News, for Life. What’s the Prognosis, Doc? 15 May 2021April 4, 2022 Don't ever assume you know what a doctor is going to find or tell you. I'm the queen of guessing what is wrong with me. The problem is, I'm usually…
Blog So Much Pain. It Hurts to Blink. 3 May 2021May 28, 2021 Every time I moved in my sleep, my pain woke me up and I involuntarily did a sharp intake of breath. This in turn woke my husband up each time.…
Blog… Control the Panic, ERP 5 Apr 2021May 28, 2021 I did my first try at the exposure therapy (ERP) today and drove to my church and parked outside. My anxiety was through the roof and my chest hurt pretty…
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