What If – A Road Not Taken
We all make mistakes. No one is infallible. And that is okay. The important thing is that we learn from what we have done wrong and don’t repeat the same mistakes over and over....
Tagged: mental health
Memories: Fiction, Truth and Amnesia
Memories are a way to recall past events. They are a way to remind us of what has happened: either to make sure that we avoid situations that caused us pain in the past,...
I Did It And So Can You – How To Get Through Tough Times
When life has slipped behind this isolationCruelty & hatred have becomeThe cause of those whose eyes are full of wantingThe truth will still abandon none…So you must carry this light into the darknessYou shall...
Fucking Depression
I wear this crown of shitUpon my liars chairFull of broken thoughtsI cannot repair “Hurt” – Nine Inch Nails You might think that I share quite a lot about myself on this blog. But...
Recovery From Mental Illness? – Healing, Self-Management and Improvement of Quality of Life
Let me start with that I don’t believe in that recovery is something to work towards when you struggle with mental illness. Recovery, for me, would mean getting to a place of where you...
Long Hard Road Out of Hell: Suicidal Thoughts and Suicide Prevention
I want to fly into your sunNeed faith to make me numbLive like a teenage ChristI’m a saint, got a date with suicide I am chronically suicidal. There are times when I am in...
Tiny Little Monsters Under My Bed: Nightmares, Sleep Paralysis and Insomnia
Nightmares I’ve got a serious problem with monsters under my bedthey argue with the aliens in my headthe whole night long I run as fast as I can. Through dark corridors, panting, sweating, trying...
I need to survive, eh?
I am not someone who enjoys rituals. You might think that a submissive in a D/s relationship, someone like me, adores the idea of strict rituals that deepen the meaning of my connection with...
My 5-Year-Old Self – Here are 3 Things I would Tell Her
Trigger warning: mention of abuse and suicide. When I was five years old, I lived with my parents and my sister in a suburb of a Northern German town. My parents owned a restaurant...
Reaching Out – Why My Support System is Tiny
I think I am a hypocrite. I always tell people that it is important to reach out, that they need to expand their support system and that they need to take that leap of...
