Tag: mental illness
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The Myth of Improvement
I’M STILL MENTALLY ILL I realized this week that it’s been a while since I wrote about mental illness. So long, actually, that you might have found yourself wondering: “Is Ashleyne still mentally ill?” Why, yes, in fact! I am still mentally ill. And it’s looking like that will be true for the rest of…
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Learning to Eat the Fruit That’s In Season
THE PROBLEM WITH PRODUCTIVITY Apparently, my endeavor to make my titles more search-engine- and user-friendly caused me to stop writing. Just kidding, it wasn’t just that. I missed a few blog posts because I’m learning to eat the fruit that’s in season. But I haven’t totally gotten the hang of it yet. Don’t fret, I…
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Anxiety Manifest
HOW WILL MY ANXIETY MANIFEST TODAY? Anxiety is a strange monster. It doesn’t always weigh logic or statistics. In fact, it rarely references the sciences at all. Sometimes it creeps in; sometimes it attacks like a hippopotamus on the good drugs. It’s rarely predictable and even less common for anxiety to be helpful. The person…
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An Expert on Mental Illness
I am pleased to report that I am scheduled to present as an expert on mental illness at an international virtual conference in May. I’m honored, excited, and ready for the challenge. I also find this incredibly funny. I am an expert on mental illness. Isn’t that hilarious? Before you think this is about self-doubt,…
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A Season of Grief
If you’ve been paying close attention to my life, you may have noticed that I’ve been to quite a few funerals lately. My therapist said it elegantly earlier this week: “There seems to be a lot of death around you.” It seems I am simply in a season of grief – both my own and…
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Missing Therapy
This week, for the first time in eight years, I forgot to go to therapy. It’s a very short story: the day before my appointment I checked my calendar for the next day, remembered I had therapy, and mentally and emotionally prepared myself. But the next morning I forgot. I overslept, dragged myself out of…