Adriana has memed me. And anyone who knows me knows that I love lists, especially lists that are all about me, that I can show a bunch of people without looking self-centered and full of myself. Yes, I am still that proverbial little kid in the large group of people yelling,
“Hey watch this!!”
“You watching me? [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Series of 8’s
Posted in Daily on April 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Fuzzy Wuzzy
Posted in Daily, tagged "me" time, anxiety, Bipolar, building structure, DBT, depression, dialectical behavior therapy, employment, in-laws, love, meditation, mental health, music, numbing, opposite-to-emotion, relationships, willfulness, willingness, work on April 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I have discovered the key to being happy at work — I have to be busy. When I have a “paperwork day,” I end up goofing around and not getting anything done. When I have inmates scheduled all day, I’m all over it and get everything on my “to-do” list done. That overwhelmed feeling that [...]
Radical Acceptance of Fear
Posted in Daily, tagged anxiety, control, DBT, dialectical behavior therapy, fear, love, mindfulness, obsession, panic attacks, radical acceptance, relationships on April 22, 2009 | 3 Comments »
My inner self-critic has been working overtime lately. It has led to a lot of anxiety, leading to tummy problems, sleepless nights, crying spells. Granted, life has been a bit stressful lately, but DAMN. I hate feeling this way.
Of course, I need to start doing something about this — panic attacks are just no fun [...]
Doing it My Way
Posted in Daily, tagged boundaries, distress tolerance, Family, in-laws, love, radical acceptance, relationships, renovation on April 18, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I am in MB this weekend with Dr. Love, visiting his parents. It is something I looked forward to and dreaded. I’m here because Dr. Love wants me to be, and that is enough.
I look forward to coming here because it is a great break — no cooking, cleaning, chores to do…I can just relax. If I [...]
So Say We All
Posted in Family, tagged anxiety, Bipolar, cancer, death, depression, Family, grief, love, mental health, relationships on April 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I have been meaning to blog for the past week, but keep putting it off. It seems like every day I have all of these thoughts that I would like to get down, but have no motivation to do it. Instead of going back over the past several days, I am going to just write [...]
