“Don’t be sad. Don’t be angry. Just move on. Forget it happened.” And then one day, everything explodes in the wrong way at the wrong person. And now we have another thing to suppress and sit on. What if that’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When mindfulness was first explained to me, I took to it easily because the pain was so immense. But even then, practising it was a different story. Even a year after I was first introduced to it, now, I still[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m late to post, but here it is! Two in a row – let’s see if I can keep it up. Mindfulness is used in a variety of scenarios – even schools are talking about using it for kids to manage[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’msorryI’msorryI’msorry. I didn’t know I’d take such a long break, and I still don’t know whether or not I can resune a better schedule. For now though, this marks the start of a series on mindfulness. I’m not a therapist,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When you have back pains or a fractured leg, it’s easier to allow yourself to face it. It’s not your fault. It’s got nothing to do with you per se. Your leg broke and it hurts and all you can[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I don’t know how to… So this is the best effort I can make.
I drew this comic before therapy started to progress to confronting the pain by learning to love myself. It’s the toughest and possibly most painful thing I’ve ever done in my life. It might be easy for others, but not[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I wish I could say this is no longer the case. It happens less, but it still happens. When it does, it’s hard to breathe without pain, or breathe without wanting to cry.
I mean, sometimes this conversation even happens internally. But yeah. Sometimes there’s physical heartache that just really hurts. Even if you don’t believe it, it doesn’t change my reality.
… *whistles innocently* Imagine how difficult life is, for a caregiver. I can’t find the original quote, but something my wife once read talked about “clinging on to someone’s skirt while they stand at the cliffside.” Support caregivers as well[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…