Why I am Single…
Have you ever been out on a date that is going relatively well, then all of a sudden from way out in left field, you get sucker-punched and can’t breathe? Yeah… I was on a date the other night. It was Sunday night, and it was just for drinks. I don’t know Roofie (as in [...]
A Small Dose of Happiness
This wasn’t going to be a real post, but it slowly morphed into one. Yesterday, Mother’s Day, I woke up and was instantly in tears. I was staying at my sister’s house and her son, my godson, woke me up to help him make his mom breakfast in bed. I felt the Depression Monster telling [...]
tête-à-tête
Have you ever met someone that makes you feel all tingly inside? Just from TALKING to him?? I have! Yogurt Guy (YG, from this point forward) and I talk for HOURS upon hours about anything and everything under the sun! I met YG a couple of months ago at the neighborhood bar. We were both [...]
My Very First Troll…
When I started this blog, it was to help me deal with the demons in my own life; mostly those that live in my head. Apparently, my brain is a dark and scary place and the nastiest of mean and degrading thoughts live there. Here is my place to release them into the wild. This [...]
I’m Still Clawing my way Out of the Darkness
Hi. My name is Rachel and I am the face of Mental Illness. I have been diagnosed with dysthymia (long term depression) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. *waves For many, many years, I avoided the possibility of actually having a real diagnosis, so I just self-medicated – that went amazingly well. *snort Luckily, I decided to [...]
