The Unforgiving Weight of Postpartum Depression As a Mom
PPD is the tapeworm to a mother’s soul. It’s a gaslighting, devious, underhanded disorder that slinks its way into a mother’s heart and subconscious.
Topic: mental health month
Schizophrenia Is Not a Dirty Word
Turn on the news and you’ll find people with schizophrenia depicted as unhinged humans who kill, harm, and wreak havoc. That was most certainly not me.
I’m an alcoholic and my name is Tori.
Ever since I was introduced to alcohol it became about getting more. Always more.
I Am More Than a “Borderline”
I hold my breath and wait for what feels like the inevitable digression this discussion will now take, interspaced with worlds like manipulative, unstable, frequent flyer, untreatable.
Self-Harm and Safe Places
Not everyone gets to bear witness to me. Not everyone gets to know my pain. And that’s okay.
We’re Expected to Be OK
We’re often seen as heroes, but we’re also human.
Love to Live
It’s hard to look back to those moments when I truly did not want to live. It’s difficult to admit you’ve had an honest desire to end your life.
Bless This Mess
The thing about getting clean is that once you get out of rehab, no one’s getting paid to take care of you anymore. That is when the real work starts.
You Are Not Your Thoughts
I’m no stranger to suicidal ideation. I hate calling it that, because it sounds so much more intense than what I feel, which is a passive wish to no longer exist.
Manic Benders and Government Contracts
I’ve been solving riddles for years, it’s a big part of surviving bipolar disorder.
My Relationship With Ed
See Ed for what he really is: an invader of your space and your body as opposed to a part of who you are.
When Anxiety Doesn’t Look Like Panic
The signs were there all along. I just didn’t see them.
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