Slowing It Down
Slowing it down, breaking it down into manageable bite-size tasks. Put off job search for now. Became overwhelmed. Feared hypomania, mixed episodes, and eventual hospitalization. Fear job taking over, not being able to [...]
Slowing it down, breaking it down into manageable bite-size tasks. Put off job search for now. Became overwhelmed. Feared hypomania, mixed episodes, and eventual hospitalization. Fear job taking over, not being able to [...]
What is God's call for me? What is my purpose right now? What should I be doing? As I took the first steps to enroll in Social Security Disability Ticket to Work Program, [...]
Last week as I started interviewing for part-time positions, I considered taking down my blog, worried that I would be found out and that prospective employers would avoid hiring me, fearing the worse. [...]
Freaking out, ramping up, as I begin my part-time job search. Reminded: "Just because you can, doesn't mean you should." - Christina Harrington, Human Solutions LLC, Human-Solutions.net
This week I signed up for Social Security's Ticket to Work program. The program is designed to transition those of us receiving disability back into the workplace. I am doing so with trepidation, [...]
Love today's Rhymes with Orange comic strip by Hilary Price! December 9, 2013
When in the throes of suicidal ideation, you don't and often can't understand suicide's negative effects on those left behind. When I was eighteen, I thought my loved ones would be better off [...]
I always have had a beef with conformity, with hiding your authentic self to fit in with the crowd. Why not be brave and be yourself? Why not be different? Isn't that what [...]
Today I added some autobiographical writing to my About pages. I describe the beginning of my struggles with mental illness and the sense of religious calling. For me, the two are confusingly intertwined, [...]
As my mind has slowed, I've gone from prolific blog writing to playing solitaire on my iPad. Back to the inane, the mundane. Not as creative, but better able to take care of [...]