Being too exhausted this past Wednesday to rant about anything, I gave myself some grace and decided to self-reflect on that exhaustion today instead. Here’s what I got:
Continue reading “Thoughts of a Introvert, Pt. 1”Category: Mental Health
Playing Hooky
Happy and glorious Saturday! It’s cloudy and breezy, but the sun is shining and I am thriving. Part of the thriving came from a very impulsive decision I made on Tuesday that has echoed through the week in a very positive way: I played hooky. Muwahahahahaha!
Continue reading “Playing Hooky”Toxic Work Environments
I have had the unfortunate experience of working in toxic work environments. InHerSight had a fantastic blog on the subject where they define a toxic work environment, which they called a toxic workplace, as “one that negatively affects your well-being, causing you stress, anxiety, worry.” The blog also gives some amazing statistics and points on how to identify if your workplace is toxic, so I definitely recommend it if you would like to read more on the subject.
Continue reading “Toxic Work Environments”The Face of My Depression
Fair warning, this is not a pretty piece of prose. My head is a hot mess right now, and it’s a miracle that I was able to put this together. I am posting it as is because the psych major in me has always been fascinated by my own mental health issues and for once in my life, I am somewhat able to document it. More on that later. Why am I making it public? Because maybe someone out there would be interested in conversation, or maybe they’re thinking the same thing and they want to know if anyone else knows what it’s like. This is my fleeting moment of “sobriety”. I’m clearheaded enough to know that talking about this is important. Lucid enough to understand and feel some kind of empathy with others who might be going through what I go through.
I’m not posting this because I want anyone to feel bad for me. On the contrary, I don’t really think I’m worth the effort at the moment so anyone trying to say otherwise is probably wasting their time and I’ll just look at you funny. That’s just where I am at. Cry someone else a river, they deserve it more.
Also, trigger warning, I do talk about suicide. I do it in a pretty blasé manner. If that disturbs you, please go read something else.
Now on to the shit show…
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