I have a hard-to-miss dog. Standing at about 30 inches tall and possibly 80 percent boney legs, he's average for a greyhound but appears to have more in common with a deer than a standard dog. He's also incredibly gentle and easy to pet, so he tends to make lots of friends wherever we go. Our … Continue reading My Dog Isn’t an A**hole (and Other Things I Want You to Know)
Despite years of frequenting psychiatrists' and psychologists' offices, I never really felt like I was "crazy" until I tried to get help for my chronic pain. It's been about 16 months since the journey really began. It started with my primary doctor, who sent me for chest scans, heart scans, a gallbladder study, and … Continue reading When Your Doctors (and the Internet) Think You’re Faking It
I was SUPER depressed last weekend. I felt trapped and hopeless, and then angry with myself for feeling so trapped and hopeless when I was still kind of holding out hope that maybe I'd never feel that way again. Periods of decent mental health can be deceiving like that. I'm not really shy about my … Continue reading Chronically Lonely
I sleep a lot. It's not an exaggeration to say that if I'm not absolutely required to be somewhere or doing something, I'm either sleeping or wishing I could be. I don't discriminate, either. I can fall asleep just about anywhere and at any time...with the occasional exception of in my bed at 3:30 AM … Continue reading “Painsomnia” Strikes Again
