The Truth About Having A Mental Illness

Alone

Depression……an extension of me.

A time in my life.

I run into open arms
only to grasp at air……
promises, of being there
broken forever. Then that hole,
I look down, Its bottomless,
and pray I won’t slip into it, as I always do….
I lose footing…

Raising You…

Raising a family while coping with mental illness…

I have been told yes, its fine, go ahead and raise a family, when you fall, or fail, I will catch you. That’s too huge of a promise to make to anyone, so now it falls in promises broken made to…

My Mind Is An Abyss

I swear it never stops, and I am struggling not to walk in front of a bus, so dizzy…….

My bipolar mind makes me so ill some days. It won’t stop even when I want to stop. The group therapist is trying to teach us…

My Bipolar Self Part -2

Still very much alive and kicking.

Today really is not much different from yesterday. I woke up because of someone (pretty sure it was my grandson, the monster child) opening the basement door to where I was having a wonderful, peaceful…