August 2011
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Aug 1st
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July 2011
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The headache of celebrating the harvest →
Jul 31st
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Jul 30th
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Jul 30th
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Jul 30th
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Jul 30th
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The mental illness closet: are you in or out? →
Jul 29th
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Jul 29th
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Jul 28th
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Back to feeling (somewhat) normal →
Jul 28th
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Dealing with the not-so-good days →
Jul 27th
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Don’t drink, don’t smoke, what do I do? →
What it can be like when you don’t drink alcohol.
Jul 26th
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My 4-week emotional cycle →
Jul 25th
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SDCC Female Characters: Guess who's giving Grant... →
theinfamouskat: gabzilla-z: dcwomenkickingass: The DC Comics panels at SDCC have been filled with what I being told are uncomfortable and awkward moments around the issues of female creators and characters. Much of this is being driven by a woman attending the DC panels with her young daughter. From people I’ve spoken… Are you fucking kidding me. Kudos to this brave lady. This kind of...
Jul 24th
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Does mental illness give us great art? (Spoiler... →
Jul 22nd
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Preparing for the good kind of pain →
Jul 21st
Who're you supposed to be, T-Shirt And Jeans... →
airawyn: sharpestrose: thekidatomic: highb100d: a-leash-a: the-rose-elf: I’m bored and curious. My laptop is named Captain Jack Harkness My car is named Nine Yes… Car: Henry Phone: Benny laptop: mac os james bond, windows sir reginald phone and camera: claire ext hard… Laptop: Hermia (“Though she be but little, she is fierce.”) Android phone: Oracle (it connects me to...
Jul 21st
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Jul 21st
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Why are you making me defend Michele Bachmann? →
Jul 20th
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Happy news! →
Jul 19th
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How my brain (doesn’t) work →
Trigger warning for discussion of depressive thoughts.
Jul 18th
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Thank you, thank you, thank you – any requests? →
My appreciation for everyone’s support so far, plus let me know if you have requests/questions/etc. for things you’d like to see on the blog.
Jul 16th
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Jul 15th
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Mental health symptoms which are not obvious →
Jul 15th
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On mental illness and meds →
Not that anyone asked, but I want to clarify my stance on medication.
Jul 14th
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Jul 14th
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What mental illness is and is not →
Mental illness isn’t about smarts. You could have the highest IQ in all the land and still not be able to process the logic of getting out of bed in the morning…
Jul 13th
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When my depression went from bad to worse →
Jul 12th
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Words of depression-related wisdom from my mom →
[Trigger warning for discussion of types of depression mindsets and suicide.]
Jul 11th
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Jul 11th
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Jul 11th
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New Pastel: Personal Transformation →
Trying a side by side composition instead of one on top of the other. The plant is laurel, the flower is for the goddess Pele.
Jul 11th
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Jul 10th
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Vintage Royalty: Care to help out a transwoman? →
artoftransliness: I copied this post off of susan’s “My local radio station is having this contest, “The Breast Summer Ever” in which the company will fully fund the breast augmentation of the winning woman, on a voting system. I just wanted to bring to your attention that anyone can vote,… Signal boosting like woah.
Jul 10th
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Weekend meditations →
Cleaning, gardening, and spirituality.
Jul 10th
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Jul 9th
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Depression isn’t cured by putting on a happy face →
A response to a post on how to cope with depression. [Trigger warning for discussion of how people view depression and for mention of suicide.]
Jul 8th
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The when, why, and how of my self-injuries →
Not to be all hipster about it, but I was self-injuring way before it was cool… [trigger warning]
Jul 7th
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Jul 6th
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Whatever you call it, my mental health sucked →
My diagnosis, and how I got there. [Trigger warning for depressive thoughts, mentions of suicide and self-injury.]
Jul 6th
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The Rose in Bloom: How Not to Be Creepy: A Primer →
hubbit: theroseinbloom: Okay, if you’re confused by the SkepChick debacle, I’ll explain, and I’ll use small words so you’re sure to understand. This man didn’t ask her on a date. He asked her back to his room FOR SEX. A total stranger. ASKED HER FOR SEX. How could she be sure he’d take her ‘no’ as an answer? They were alone in an enclosed space, at 4am, and he was asking her to be alone...
Jul 5th
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Don’t call it a happy pill →
How the right antidepressant should make you feel.
Jul 5th
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Jul 4th
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12 year old girl who spoke with Kate said to her,...
tottotismyname: supkayla: I. Am. DYING That is just violently adorable.
Jul 4th
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Jul 4th
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Jul 4th
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Jul 4th
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It's a damn shame that T-shirt is true
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Jul 3rd
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Jul 3rd
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Jul 2nd
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