That Moment When You Can’t Hide it Any Longer
An intimate look at the reality of how chronic illness alters romantic relationships and how we view ourselves.
Category: Survivng a Narcissistic Relationship
Eleven Months of Hell has Finally Ended
Living on disability comes with the added stress of knowing you may be ripped off of it at any point for any reason – completely vulnerable to the whims of someone you’ve never met.
How Living on Disability in the US is like being in a Toxic Relationship
How what started as a social welfare net turned into a punishment.
Emotional Numbness and What it Might Mean
Whether my life is falling apart or going well I am having a hard time feeling anything at all.
Western Medicine’s Uneasy Relationship with the Mind & Body Connection
It’s no real secret that Western Medicine is deeply uncomfortable admitting that there is a mind and body connection when it comes to the health of an individual. This often mixes with a deep unspoken systematic misogyny that colors a
The Narcissistic Ex – the “Gift” that keeps on Giving
My birthday in September marked four years since my narcissistic ex destroyed my life as I knew it and ran off with another woman. I have come a LONG way since then. I picked up the pieces that were my
Coping with Appearing Vulnerable: A Spoonie Nightmare
Relationships are hard. They’re even harder when invisible illness is involved.
Let’s Talk About Chronic Illness and Black Outs
Stress. Depression. Sleep deprivation. All these things and more can cause black-outs even without drinking or drug use.
A Startling Discovery Reveals I was Always a Force to Reckon With
Surviving a relationship with a narcissist leaves deep scars for years – but today I take a HUGE part of my life back by reclaiming a dream deferred.