I’m Becoming One of THOSE People!
I’m becoming the kind of person I used to warn myself about. Optimistic and joyful adults who flutter about the room with childlike glee used to scare the crap out of me. With slight annoyance and a lot of internal head-scratching, I wondered what they were so...
Feelings Aren’t Insects
Just when I thought I couldn’t feel any worse, my mom’s accusatory words cut into my soul like shrapnel. Her words embedded themselves in my heart and mind: “You don’t know how to be happy.” Sometimes she delivered the extended version, her lip curled in...
Hiding in Plain Sight
When is it a good time to admit to your therapist that you have literally army crawled through your house like Rambo to avoid answering the door? I surely can’t be the only one to pin myself up against the wall and peek through the curtains, waiting for the...