Tag: journal

  • Don’t miss me too much …

    Don’t miss me too much …

    It’s been a grueling 6 months beginning in August putting myself in the hospital for 8 days at Ocean View in Long Beach. Even though I got lucky twice hospitalized left on adderrall my luck ran out when placed in residential October 2023 and was taken off the med what’s now for good. At first…

  • Dear Diary ….

    Dear Diary ….

    So far so good living in sober living. I’ve finally made friends and it’s nice to be social. Even friends with the guys too. I had a good time on New Years we went to a sober New Year’s party and it was complete with energy drinks, coffee, and snacks. Living in sober living is…

  • Start Thinking Positive Thoughts …

    Start Thinking Positive Thoughts …

    Sometimes talking helps, but eventually you have to redirect your thoughts toward things you are capable of achieving right now. How can you in the immediate be made to feel better about your day. So pace yourself, begin each day with one positive thought and go from there and make it your goal until the…

  • Personal Update …

    Personal Update …

    Spoke to my therapist the other day, need to focus on my health and get well or go to the hospital to rest and get well. I would rather stay home and rest, take more Geodone & Prozac. I acknowledge I’ve not been my usual professional self online writing in positive spirits and it’s just…

  • What I’ve Been Up To …

    What I’ve Been Up To …

    Originally posted 09-29-22. First off, Im sorry there was a provocative fan site. I now realize that whats okay in private, can cause discomfort if put in public, and I would never do that to myself, if it meant I can’t work, I just graduated, so I was hoping for my life to begin again,…

  • It’s Never a Good Feeling …

    It’s Never a Good Feeling …

    It’s never a good feeling when someone expresses their unhappiness toward you. I’ve never met a person in my life who then became unhappy with me and expressed that resentment toward me. This is the first time in my life I have let someone into my life, shared openly with them, been rejected by them,…

  • Working Through Disability …

    Working Through Disability …

    Working through symptoms takes time, with the right meds and psychiatrist anything is possible. I think I made a lot of improvements over the past year, but nothings ever completely perfect and I’m okay with that. Managing symptoms for me means not to let things get out of control on my end, I cherish the…

  • Change is Scary …

    Change is Scary …

    Let’s face it, how many of us on the verge of something new find ourselves lost? I certainly do, and that’s not an unusual experience. According to tinybuddah.com, “life will always require you to let go of something before the next thing is in sight.” [1] So instead of darting our eyes, counting out ABCs…

  • Friend Opinions …

    Friend Opinions …

    Remember when talking to friends was easy. Sure in our younger years when our issues were mostly social and we spent our days talking about others or ourselves, that’s when life was simple. When gossip was queen. Then we may face, addiction, alcoholism, disability, and mental health issues, and that’s when friends are less likely…