If you google the definition of a Panic Attack, you will get this simple answer: a sudden overwhelming feeling of acute and disabling anxiety. It sounds so simple and meniscal when you read that small explanation, but let me tell you, when you experience one, it feels as if your whole world has come crashing … Continue reading PANIC ATTACKS
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Things Keep Getting Better
http://www.youtube.com/watch So today is a quick and short blog. One thing I keep getting reminded about is, take it day by day and things will get better with time. I found this amazing song by Betty Who, who sings a song about how things keep getting better. Some of you might know it as the … Continue reading Things Keep Getting Better
Common Misconceptions about Schizophrenia
So firstly the movies and tv shows have seriously misconceptualized schizophrenia disorder. It is nothing like the movie "SPLIT" portrays, in fact what the movie portrays is the furthest from the truth, yet so many people assume that split personalities are the definition of schizophrenia. If we are to look at the word "Schizo", it … Continue reading Common Misconceptions about Schizophrenia
The Pygmalion Effect
So I read an interesting fact in one of my text books today and it got me thinking. So the Pygmalion effect, is an effect recognized by a German poet, Goethe, almost 200 years ago, when he said: 'if you want someone to perform better, tell him how good he is. If you want someone … Continue reading The Pygmalion Effect
The Semicolon Project
So a lot of people have been wondering what the semicolon tattoo on my wrist means or what it represents (image from my first post, but don't stress I will repost the image here again too)? The semicolon project was originally started
So what happens after a traumatic event?
So being the inquisitive individual I am, I thought I would do some research into what a traumatic event can do to your brain or body. Such as how the accident, has made me feel like 2019 is not our year, and how emotional I get every time I think of the accident. So research … Continue reading So what happens after a traumatic event?
Fighting my own demons
Guys, apologies for the delayed post and that I have been quiet for a couple of days. I have just been fighting my own demons and therefor haven't given my blog much attention lately. All I can say is I woke up this morning, with this empty feeling. Like a hollow numb feeling and don't … Continue reading Fighting my own demons
In Gods Hands
So it's with a sad heart that I have once again said good bye to Houston, Texas. Although this has most definitely been our most scariest trip in our entire lives, I am still taken back by the true concern of people in Texas. It is like a different world, where one individual looks out … Continue reading In Gods Hands
Keeping a brave face
So for obvious reasons my emotions have been severely scattered, but for the sake of my husband and for the family I am trying to keep a brave face (yeah I am wearing a mask again). I honestly feel like I am being tested, and keep questioning why 2019 has been so cruel to us. … Continue reading Keeping a brave face
I believe in Angels
So yesterday was one scary day. I honestly do not know how myself and Mark walked out of that accident alive and barely with any scratches. Yesterday, myself and Mark decided to take a drive to Galveston from Houston. It's literally and hour and a bit drive through to the beach. However, twenty minutes into … Continue reading I believe in Angels