I’ve come to learn a lot about myself recently, especially this past year, and with that have come a lot of official diagnoses for things that have since helped me connect with myself on profoundly new levels. For starters, I’ve recently been diagnosed as Autistic, with ADHD, and complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Knowing this…
I’ve been thinking an awful lot about my needs and wants when it comes to relationships lately. In early 2021, shortly after the big parts of the pandemic lockdown were starting to lift, I was in a pretty chaotic state of being. Following months of emotional turmoil, gaslighting, arguments, manipulation, intimidation, and yelling, all culminating…
Wow, it has been a while since I’ve done one of these. Two years, in fact! When I used to do them I think I took them a little too literally. When I didn’t end up experiencing as much of my fucket lists as I’d hoped I’d feel pretty bummed out about it, like I…
A couple of months ago, with just under two-weeks until the start of February Photofest 2023, Molly Moore made a post that peaked my interest in a big way because of how self-reflective it was. In it, she asked herself the big questions: What is sex? How many people has she had sex with? Does…
CW: discussion of abuse, SA, severe mental health struggles, depression, negative self-talk, etc. Okay, I think it’s time to talk about my insecurities and anxieties more because I feel like they’re at an all-time high. Or low? I dunno, whichever. Basically, I feel like shit about myself and just, like, not confident at all. I…