Category: Mental Health
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Shot day
Today is Friday, the day I give myself a tiny injection of testosterone. I’ve been looking forward to this since Wednesday or so. This was my fifth week injecting myself. I don’t mind needles and so the idea of injecting myself wasn’t scary to me. I’ve had no trouble with it, especially because my doctor’s…
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Hate or Fear
WIth Ohio House Bill (HB) 68 being hot in the news lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about why it’s such a big deal around the world these past few years. I remember the Caitlyn Jenner stuff in 2015 and the bathroom bill stuff around the same time, maybe a little later. And suddenly here…
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Daily Prompt 1/1/24
It feels so good to write 2024! My biggest challenges are being unaware of how long something ACTUALLY takes to complete, procrastinating when I need to start something, and sometimes admitting defeat a little early. Other times I stick with something until the very bitter end, when I should have given up earlier. I have…
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Daily Prompt 12/31/23
Perfect prompt for NYE! I feel nostalgic about the 80s, the 90s, news stories about the MIddle East, toys I grew up with, and shows and movies from my childhood. You know, the things that make everyone feel nostalgic! I feel nostalgic for the times when I thought I could do anything or go anywhere…
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Taylor Swift, Swifties, and their enemies
I have to start with this…I have casually listened to T-Swift for years. I was behind the times in more recent years, but I never really found myself annoyed with her or with any really negative opinion of her. I remember the Kanye mess in 2009 and my older two were really annoyed by her…
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Daily Prompt 12/27/23
It would be a tree house with solar electricity. I love the idea of a space up in a tree, close to where the birds sing and the leaves gently blow in the breeze. I would have big, overstuffed furniture with rustic end tables. I would have to keep book storage in my actual house…
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Boy #1…revisited
This morning started out with some tough love from me to Boy #1. I found out things I had suspected and was updated on other things that I had no idea about. Only one of these things made me feel a positive emotion. I like the idea of him being in a band. He just…
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A mistake that really could’ve hurt
I made a huge mistake this morning while taking my morning meds. I have three pill sorters because I have morning medicine, night medicine, and right before bed medicine. I’ve had two of three for awhile now and they were a little gross. So I bought more. I filled them yesterday like I always do,…
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Showing up for myself
Since I started back with my original therapist, we’ve been deep-diving into things, and lately it’s been with my parents. Mostly my father. There’s been new things this year that he’s done, and I’ve also had realizations that we are likely approaching some level of cognitive decline with him. He seems to be having “senior…
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Shaking off Judgment
For once in my life, I am not worried about what others think of me. I have finally reached a place where I no longer rush to judge others. I find that in “real-life” outside of the military culture I existed in for over 20 years, it’s so much easier to not judge others. The…