Step Two: Believing That a Higher Power Can Restore Me to Sanity

A.J. Kay
A.J. Kay
Aug 31, 2018 · 4 min read

This was a tough one.

I’m not insane.

I resist.

I don’t like the word “insane”. I think it’s reductive and denigrating.

I have, however, developed irrational, destructive habits driven by fucked up, defensive thought patterns that became embedded in my brain at a pretty young…

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A.J. Kay

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A.J. Kay

Mama, writer, lover, fighter — Convinced I wouldn’t have to wear my heart on my sleeve if my pants had more pockets. Ajkaywriter@gmail.com

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