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Day 101: The Seder

10 Apr 2020 atwistonlife

My family did our Passover Seder via video chat the other night, as did many people around the world. It was a good substitute, but

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Day 95: Allowing Sadness to Set In

5 Apr 2020 atwistonlife

I won’t lie, the anxiety and isolation are definitely starting to get to me. The other night I was unable to fall asleep because I

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Days 58 & 59: Putting Boundaries Around Other People’s Anxieties

29 Feb 2020 atwistonlife

One of the weirdest things about being laid off is the way others respond. People are, understandably, freaked out at the idea of losing their

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Day 45: You Are Loved

15 Feb 2020 atwistonlife

As I write this, it’s 4:45 pm on Friday evening. It is Valentine’s Day. I’m alone with my cats and drinking my second glass of

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Day 41: Exercising for Emotional Strength

11 Feb 2020 atwistonlife

It feels like the Nothing is catching up to me and I’m going to fall into a depressive cycle at any moment. I’m spending my

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Day 38: Light Dawns

8 Feb 2020 atwistonlife

It’s one thing to have a logical understanding of something. It’s another thing entirely to experience the emotions of that thing. And it’s yet a

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Day 36: Going out alone

6 Feb 2020 atwistonlife

Yesterday’s achievement was I went to a movie. That’s it. That’s the accomplishment. I love going to movies and have told myself for many years

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Thanksgiving and taking stock of 2019

25 Nov 2019 atwistonlife

It’s been a shit few years or so. 2019 is the first one that’s ending on a true, sustainable upswing. It’s Thanksgiving week, and I

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Finding Courage To Ask For A Raise

23 Nov 2019 atwistonlife

I am 43 years old. I have been in the workforce since I was 14. I have been employed with my current company since I

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Taking care of business

15 Nov 2019 atwistonlife

Yesterday morning, I bemoaned not having a partner to help me while I’m laid up with back pain. Later in the day, I found a

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Missing a Best Friend after a Break Up

28 Oct 2019 atwistonlife

Eight years ago this week I broke up with my best friend of twenty-five years. It had to be done. She had been verbally abusive

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Story ideas: imagined interactions

5 Sep 2019 atwistonlife

I still have conversations in my head with the exN a lot. (exN = the narcissistic ex-partner, otherwise referred to as, “the Narcissist.”) Often, I

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The Horrible Hilarious Herb Scissors Happenstance

31 Aug 2019 atwistonlife

Day of joy post: June 13, 2017 I am unpacking in my new home. My things have been in storage for two months. It has

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Why I Won’t Go Dark

30 Sep 2018 atwistonlife

A thought. Now might not be the right time to disappear. Now might not be the right time to be silent. Now might not be

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Narcissistic Recovery: Ready to Start Dating?

5 Mar 2018 atwistonlife

Desperate for creative inspiration, I turned to Google and searched for inspiration. Literally; it’s what I typed into the search bar. I found the following

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