Adverse Childhood Experiences or ACEs are potentially traumatic events that happen before the age of 18 such as experiencing or witnessing abuse, violence, or neglect.
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Night shifts suck. There’s really no nicer way to put it. I worked a swing shift job in a factory for many years and it was hard.
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Screen time, technology, and video games are polarizing topics in the 21st century.
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This is purely about how to be a life jacket when someone feels like they’re drowning…
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I was going to do a bunch of research about ADHD and how to cope with it. But I decided it was best just to tell my story.
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“Major depressive disorder affects approximately 17.3 million American adults, or about 7.1% of the U.S. population age 18 and older, in a given year. (National Institute of Mental Health “Major Depression”, 2017)”
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It’s not super comfortable for me to post a no makeup, hair-like-it-is type photo but I think this is a good opportunity to talk about labels.
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This photo was taken just a year or two before my recovery began.
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It’s like my brain has a bit of a stomach ache.
Or like my heart has a headache.
My stomach has the sniffles.
I am weary.
Some days are like this.
I have enough co-annoying disorders and invisible illnesses that I can’t necessarily point to one and give it all the blame. I also wear a lot of hats (figuratively).
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