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Tag: strength

I Gave Myself September (1)

Content warning: recurrent theme of suicidal ideation Days and weeks and months, indeed whole years, that I never wanted, expected … More

confessional, depression, essay, existence, existentialism, humanity, life, mental health, mental illness, nihilism, pain, strength, suffering, suicide, trauma, writing

Vignettes Of Violation

Last year I was asked to contribute to an anthology entitled We Will Not Be Silenced: The Lived Experience of … More

anthology, book, poetry, power, publishing, reading, sexual assault, sexual harassment, strength, survival, writing, WWNBS

121015

First day of rehabilitation and detoxification Yesterday I looked after my niece and nephew in the morning, which was lovely … More

AA, addict, addiction, alcohol, alcoholism, anxiety, bipolar, blog, blogging, borderline, BPD, change, depression, diary, drinking, drugs, ffs, journal, life, pubs, sober, sobriety, strength

The Bravest

Anyone can save someone else if they want to if they have reason to. But only the bravest people can … More

creative writing, forgiveness, friendship, help, inspiration, love, poem, poetry, recovery, strength, thinking, thoughts, writer, writing

One month sober

And so it is Just like you said It would be Life goes easy on me Most Of the time… … More

AA, addiction, alcohol, alcoholics, alcoholism, binge, blah, drinking, drugs, fuck you, go away, knowledge, positive, power, pubs, recovery, reflections, revelations, sober, sobriety, strength, wisdom
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