If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you’d know that I’ve had multiple suicide attempts this year. Shit got dark quickly. Two of these attempts were just a few days apart and the third one was a few weeks later. Even after my hospitalization, I wasn’t ok. Most days I felt stuck and […]
Read More Recovering From A Suicide AttemptWhen I was first diagnosed with bipolar 1 disorder, I was overwhelmed with a range of emotions. On one hand, I felt relieved to finally have a proper diagnosis. On the other hand, I was pissed at every psychiatrist and therapist who refused to listen to me and missed the signs. Once I pulled myself […]
Read More Types of Bipolar DisorderWhen I think of how I’ll meet my demise I know I’ll either die by suicide or from alcohol poisoning See, I search for happiness at the end of a liquor bottle every chance I get And…I’ve attempted to take my life more times than I care to admit\ So for me, it’s not a […]
Read More 7/13/20 – PoetryI don’t love myself. Hell, most days I don’t even like myself. Growing up I struggled with low self-esteem and at one point I had a deep hatred for myself. If you’d asked me back then how I described myself, words like hideous, fat, devil, monster, and idiot came to mind. I couldn’t even look […]
Read More A Journey to Self-LoveLife has been kicking my ass… literally. I usually don’t start my blog posts off being that blunt but I might as well get straight to the point. I’m currently going through a breakup, and it has been tough. On March 16th…I watched who I thought was the love of my life turn into a […]
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