Anxiety

  • Triggers

    I told myself I would never lie to you (other than about my name). So I’m not going to start now. I drove to Nashville on 5/28 in anticipation of going to see Reba play after the Music City Rodeo. Y’all know how much she means to me. I was desperately trying to chase after

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  • There are moments in life when you wonder if you’ve really moved forward in life. If you’ve broken the habits that have plagued your past and caused you so much anxiety you can hardly think about it. I’ll be the first one to tell you, those are fears I have daily. That some toxic trait

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  • Bad Days

    I realized that I missed Thursday’s poem. Thursday was a really rough day for me. My mental health is on shaky ground at the moment. For whatever reason, I just can’t seem to have more than a few good days at a time. It doesn’t help that my therapist is on vacation and so I

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  • Anticipation

    This week I’m having a minor procedure done. It’s really nothing to worry about, though hopefully it will create a better understanding of why I feel the way I do. But in doing that, on top of a chaotic work life, it has left me with a lot of anxiety. I’m not completely sure what

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  • NaPoWriMo #17

    It won’t stop running. No matter what the doctor gives me, My brain can’t quiet down. So many thoughts fight to be heardI can’t focus on just one. Self-medicating. Someone suggested it. But with what? I guess it could be worse. So you light one up, You inhale, Deeply. It takes a few minutes for

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  • NaPoWriMo #9

    Every day she wakes up exhausted.She woke up, that’s a plus.Some nights she wonders if she will Because the pain is just too much. Coffee fuels her morningEnsuring she probably won’t commit a felony.Quick brush her teethHair in a bunReady for the day. She walks through the day in a fog.Others wouldn’t noticeShe has become

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