My mouth opens slowlyNo words protrude from my mouthMy eyes dont blinkWide open, feels like I’m in a cloudThe very white of my eyesToday is a blood shot redI yawn but I can’t close my eyesI try not to hold the thought of being deadYou think, “what’s normal?”I blink as the eye lashes touch myContinue reading “Intrusive”
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Alcoholic Sacrament: Part 2
I begin to realize my vodka was quickly disappearing. I surely couldn’t let that happen! It wasn’t long before him and I both started hiding the vodka. We started hiding it in empty vases, behind couches, in cupboards, under the bed, in the closet, in the bathroom, and in containers labeled, “rubbing alcohol”. Unfortunately heContinue reading “Alcoholic Sacrament: Part 2”
Alcoholic Sacrament Part One
Four years of my life down the drain! It must be said that it wasn’t all his fault since I was the enabler and a participant. When we first met I had been divorced for a whole year. Surely that was enough time for another long term relationship… what the heck was I thinking? TheContinue reading “Alcoholic Sacrament Part One”
Post-partum Depression
Where do I even begin to explain that experience? I’ve had a child in the past and never had that happen to me, of course I didn’t plan on my son almost dying in my arms either. Christopher I was taken by ambulance to a hospital more equipped to handle the premature birth. On AugustContinue reading “Post-partum Depression”
Why Alcohol?
Dr. Daniel Hall-Flavin, board certified in general psychiatry and addiction psychiatry, is a St. Louis native. He states, “Bipolar disorder and alcohol use disorder, sometimes called alcoholism, often occur together. Although the association between bipolar disorder and alcohol use disorder isn’t clearly understood, these factors likely play a role: • Depression and anxiety. Some people drinkContinue reading “Why Alcohol?”
Girl Interrupted 