PinnedI’m not an empath, I have CPTSDI’m not an empath, I have CPTSD Spidey senses, third eye, HSP, empathy, lucid dreams, clair-everything (voyance, audience, sentience). To me, these are all the same thing. They point to hypervigilance, or an overly-sensitive nervous system. Some people get these abilities from genetic dispositions, others get it from trauma. In…Mental Health6 min readMental Health6 min read
1 day agoFor your reading pleasure, Part 3For your reading pleasure, Part 3 It is my honor, once again, to share another story published on Brittle Paper. Read it here. I hope you enjoy it :)Writing1 min readWriting1 min read
5 days agoFor your reading pleasure, Part 2For your reading pleasure, Part 2 I am the December Writer of the Month for Brittle Paper. It’s a huge honor. Read my interview here.Writing1 min readWriting1 min read
Dec 2“Speak to yourself like you speak to someone you love.”Ladies and gentlemen, meet Simbarella. I am now owned by a tortoiseshell cat. My life is no longer mine. I am obliged to serve this creature for as long as she lives. In all seriousness though, Simbarella had been tugging at my heartstrings long before she became my housemate. I’d…Cats7 min readCats7 min read
Nov 27For your reading pleasureFor your reading pleasure It is my honor to share my latest story published on Brittle Paper. Read it here. I hope you enjoy it :)Writing1 min readWriting1 min read
Nov 21God is not from your villageGod is not from your village The title comes from a meme I saw a few years ago and it stuck in the back of my mind. It said something like this: Just because you don’t like someone doesn’t mean that they won’t succeed in life. …Healing4 min readHealing4 min read
Nov 13Unlearning is roughUnlearning is rough What’s one thing you believed was true, only to discover you were completely, utterly wrong about it? Or what’s one thing you could never believe was true, that you threw all your doubts on it, only for it to end up being completely, utterly true? These are…Cptsd4 min readCptsd4 min read
Nov 5“I know you like the back of my hand.”“I know you like the back of my hand.” My mother liked to say that a lot. It was her way of silencing me. I don’t even remember what crimes I had committed to get this particular line from her. But it was effective. I didn’t even know who I…Narcissism5 min readNarcissism5 min read
Oct 30Because my sister can’t die twiceBecause my sister can’t die twice I’m not a block of ice. I’m not insensitive or unfeeling. In fact, the opposite is true. But I will not respond to your struggles the way you think I should. My threshold is way too high People will complain about a lot of things, and they’re all valid. Someone…Mental Health4 min readMental Health4 min read
Oct 23The worst thing you can do is be happyThe worst thing you can do is be happy Nothing makes a narcissist scream like a vampire in sunlight than your happiness. More specifically, your happiness without them. It’s an affront to everything they’ve worked for, which is to make you their punching bag, to soak up all your energy…Narcissism3 min readNarcissism3 min read
