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The Noonday Demon
I’m currently reading The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression by Andrew Solomon. At first glance it’s a huge book but upon flipping through it I realized that one-quarter of it is the bibliography...
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We Still Burn
Let me tell you something about trauma. It’s an event or a series of events that turn your world upside down. Then even when you’re back on your feet standing around with everyone else, you aren’t sure...
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Just Breathe
When I’m stressed out — which is pretty much always — I can get into a place emotionally that prevents me from breathing deeply. I physically can’t fill my lungs up with air. It’s gotten to the point...
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Drowning in Traumatic Waters
I am almost drowning in traumatic memories right now. That’s why I’ve been so depressed lately. Here’s a bit of the back-story: I was traumatized within an inch of my life as a child. I had repressed...
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Construction Over Destruction!
Negative expression is on a rampage this week in North America and while it can get overwhelming and fill us with despair, we need to fight it by sharing good things as fast as we can. No, art doesn’t...
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Fighting for Survival
I believe we have to fight to create a world worth living in. On my very worst days, art is the only medium that gives me hope, so on my better days, I try to contribute to the world through art. When...
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Little Matchstick Girl
Sometimes I write an upbeat blog post, not because that’s how I feel all the time, but because it’s how I feel for a moment. For a moment, the other day, I thought, “Hell yes, I’m rocking my...
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Halloween Trauma Triggers
I am proud to say that readers from around the world visit and subscribe to Daisies and Bruises. Mental health is a universal issue, so I’m hoping even a few advanced alien species pick up on my site...
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Why I Cannot Give Personal Advice Over Email
I WANT TO HELP YOU. Every single one of you. I want to help every person on the planet because every person on the planet deserves help. And this world, it’s a giant ball of pain. And I am so...
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What Does Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Feel Like?
What does it feel like to have Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (or PTSD)? This is what it feels like for me on a bad day: It’s never ever feeling safe. It’s never taking a full breath of air in your...
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Pets for PTSD
I have seen far too much. I struggle to put my memories into words because the memories feel corrosive, dangerous, and unpredictable. By stringing words together to describe my hell, I’m afraid that...
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Future Fears
In these past few years, my Facebook feed has slowly become not about my friends’ lives, but the lives of their children. I used to do a double-take when a friend’s profile pic showed them suddenly...
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Just Breathe
When I’m stressed out — which is pretty much always — I can get into a place emotionally that prevents me from breathing deeply. I physically can’t fill my lungs up with air. It’s gotten to the point...
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Drowning in Traumatic Waters
I am almost drowning in traumatic memories right now. That’s why I’ve been so depressed lately. Here’s a bit of the back-story: I was traumatized within an inch of my life as a child. I had repressed...
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PTSD and Canada Day Fireworks Don’t Mix
Excuse the crappy art due to me trembling in fear. Fireworks are being set off all around my apartment and I am freaking jumping out of my skin. They echo against buildings and I feel like my walls are...
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Six Reasons I Stopped Cutting Myself
People keep finding my blog when they’re ready to self-injure but decide to search for help instead of engaging in cutting themselves. My words help them stay safe. I could not be happier about this....
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Depression Hurts but Kindness Lives
I’d like to introduce you to the blue thing on my head. His name is Ice Pack Hat. Ice Pack Hat, meet my blog readers. It’s about time that you met. Ice Pack Hat lives on my head to help ease my...
View ArticleMy Heart Broken and Entered
I need to tell you what happened. It’s part of healing, telling your story. This story is hard to tell. I’ve had two major blows to my heart in the last month. First, my family dog, Milo, suddenly...
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