"have." I have a lot to reflect on today. Veterans Affairs approved my PTSD claim, I have a neurofeedback appointment coming up, I feel more focused, and I've been noticing I'm more present in my life. The claim for PTSD was for some awful shit
Notes: I've been thinking lately that I need more help than I thought. I have something deeper than desire or hope or believing I can do this myself. If thinking of getting tested for PTSD spun me into an anxiety attack, I need to get tested. Location: Ottawa, Ontario Camera: iPhone 16
"I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me." L Life has a way of carrying us off in directions we never intended or to places in our minds where the real person lives and longs to be allowed
"How fleeting are all human passions compared with the massive continuity of ducks." I I recently watched Ron Howard's movie Eden. It's about a young German man named Frederick Ritter. In 1929, Ritter, along with his partner Dore Strauch, arrived at the Galápagos Islands to seek
"I have learned now that while those who speak about one's miseries usually hurt, those who keep silence hurt more." A A few months ago I stopped taking the antidepressants I’ve been on for more than a decade, and if I narrowed down how it feels,
“You’re afraid of surrender because you don’t want to lose control. But you never had control; all you had was anxiety.”
Elizabeth Gilbert
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