Tag: bipolar
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My Memory Is A Camera
I have a photographic memory. I know what you’re thinking, ‘So?’ So memories leave an imprint on my heart in a way unlike others. I can put myself in a time and a space and remember exactly what I was wearing, how I was feeling, and the facial expressions of my company. I can put…
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I Hold On When I Get Love, And I Let Go When I Give It
I am never afraid to throw myself in the deep end cause I know I will never drown if I am being authentic with myself. I worked too hard to love and respect myself to throw in the towel now. Yes, I beat myself up (on the regular) and there’s days I hate some of…
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The Epilogue (of my memoir as it stands)
It’s a tale as old as time, a girl has a dream and she inevitably falls short of reaching it. Is that all I am? I am the girl who lost out on her dream. I am the girl who put all her effort in what she deemed a sure shot and watched it disintegrate…
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A Reminder To Decompress – Center Yourself With Journaling
I’m listening to Birdy as I write this blog post and as she serenades me I recollect what generally in the past has soothed me – journaling – getting in touch with my thoughts, my head space, where I’m mentally at. As of late, I’ve been having emotional outbursts that lead to endless streams of…
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“She’s Celestial Magic” (An Ode To My Cat)
misunderstood. She understood that some days I wanted to play, we would chase each other play fighting cause FYI my baby is sassy like me. But she seemed to really understand the days when I needed to rest from the demons in my mind, letting me cry into her fur, dampening it with my tears.…
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Graphic Design: My Hidden Talent and Passion
“I may have found my calling through a series of misfortunate events…but I rediscovered what I was born to do – share and make a living from my art.”
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A Love Letter To My Sneakers,
“More than anything I run to fly, to take my mended broken wings and force them into the sky.”
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Rebounds Only Delay The Inevitable Need For Healing
A rebound relationship is defined as, “A relationship initiated shortly after a romantic breakup – before the feelings about the former relationship have been resolved,” according to a research study conducted by Brumbaugh and Fraley. I have never been so called out in my life when reading this definition, sitting back analyzing my most recent…
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JFDI – “Just Fucking Do It”
I am not saying I do not still struggle with the inevitable ups and downs of this disorder but I have come to realize you need to give yourself grace. You need to understand healing is a process, a journey unto itself. I simply want to show that you can go from falling apart on…