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Things from my journal

I’m not okay, and I know it’s okay to not be okay, and I’m being patient and accepting of the not-okay. It’s been hard, though,

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

Anyone who has read this blog for a while knows when I get down, I want to find a solution for it. I want to

I look at the world around me and despite the effects of the Coronavirus I am able to see the positive and feel optimism and

I had a panic attack on Sunday and broke down in sobs for a while. I was rendered incoherent while taken over by the kind

My boss sent me a job listing yesterday. This is not surprising; he and I were both laid off a few weeks ago. I’ve sent

I was laid off from my job of 14 years last week and my energy and brain-space are intense right now. I feel floaty. There

Well, hello there, emotions. Unemployment day 3 was yesterday. I knew the feeling of shock and numbness about being laid off would give way to

Once upon a time, I did a year of “days of joy” posts on Facebook. I didn’t know I would wind up with a cohesive

I was definitely in a state of shock all day yesterday, and being laid off still feels surreal. My mind was spinning with thoughts of

When I was 12 years old, my parents sat down with my siblings and me and told us they were getting a divorce. The date

I was (am) still feeling down in the dumps about Valentine’s Day, and I had to keep an eye on work all weekend, and overall

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

What did I do for myself yesterday? What did I achieve? This question is harder than usual today. I went for a walk and I

Yesterday after work I had an hour to spare before meeting a friend for happy hour. I didn’t go home and let the Nothing take

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