Breakthrough

After months of numbness, I recognized an emotion as I was feeling it. That’s a big deal.

Recovery update: Drop and give me 20(mg)

Things are moving in the right direction. Still, the energy and effort that goes into transitioning off of psychiatric drugs is enormous and invisible.

Through a mirror darkly

Dr. Ruth J. Simmons, noted leader in higher education and French literature scholar, gave an excellent talk at Rice University yesterday. It’s got me thinking about the “in camera” inspection I’m doing of myself.

Let’s talk about therapy

There are many misconceptions about psychiatry and psychoanalysis. Here’s a bit about my experience with therapy.

Writer’s block (and tackle)

It’s not that I don’t have something to say. It’s that Jerk Brain doesn’t want me to say it.

Depression as a signal

I’m coming to terms with the reality that my depression is not the result of brain chemistry alone.

Switch the flip

What happens when an extrovert suddenly finds social interaction draining and exhausting? I’ve found out and I don’t like it.

The worst kind of bored

Boredom is usually a sign that I’m getting better after being physically unwell. It’s not working like that for me right now. It’s demoralizing.

Living large(r)

Antidepressants and body weight have a complex and poorly understood relationship. As I taper off my medication, I’m coming to terms with how my fluctuating weight affects my mental health.

Asynchronicity

I’m living in this odd space between feeling well and balanced and feeling anxious and fractured.