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Category Archive: on being…

Autobiographical posts.

You Were A Mistake

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You can’t choose your family. You are born into the family that you’re born into. They can’t choose […]

goldfish March 2, 2014 child sexual abuse, on being...

Depression Is Exhausting

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And not very logical. I spend the vast majority of my time bemoaning the state of my stagnant […]

goldfish February 20, 2014 Blog For Mental Health, mental illness, on being...

Hug Her Back

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This is a fictional account of real events. Originally, I tried to write this post from my perspective, […]

goldfish February 17, 2014 child sexual abuse, DPChallenge, fiction, on being...

I Don’t Believe You

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Whenever I read your words, there is a tiny part somewhere in the back of my brain that […]

goldfish January 24, 2014 child sexual abuse, domestic violence, on being...

The Most Comforting Words In English: Restraining Order

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I read a post this morning by Aussa Lorens on how she got a restraining order. Her story […]

goldfish January 20, 2014 domestic violence, on being...

On Living In Hiding

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Warning: This post has graphic depictions of sexual abuse and domestic violence. Triggers ahoy. Do any of you […]

goldfish January 15, 2014 child sexual abuse, domestic violence, on being...

Christmas B & E

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Detroit, Michigan, Friday, December 23, 1994, c. 11:00 PM. “Are you ready yet?” “Where are we going?” I […]

goldfish December 23, 2013 domestic violence, DPChallenge, on being...

The Grudge

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I’ve been working on a series of musical posts this month. It’s harder than it seems. Putting together […]

goldfish November 5, 2013 child sexual abuse, domestic violence, DPChallenge, NaBloPoMo, on being...

Domestic Violence Can Happen To Anyone

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I was sexually abused as a child. The end. Alright, not the end. It was just the beginning. […]

goldfish October 15, 2013 domestic violence, on being...

Age

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I have a lot of it–more than some, less than others. By definition, I am middle-aged. I am […]

goldfish October 11, 2013 on being...

Addiction

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I’ve been addicted to more things than I can count. For reference, I just made this handy chart. […]

goldfish October 9, 2013 drug addiction, on being...

PTSD & Me

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I have posttraumatic stress disorder comorbid with major depressive disorder. Comorbid basically means existing simultaneously, but it’s such an […]

goldfish September 25, 2013 mental illness, on being...

The Woe Is Me Game

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I’ve been through a lot of crap in my life. More than some, far less than others; I […]

goldfish September 20, 2013 mental illness, on being...

Trust Issues

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I have them. I have severe trust issues. It takes a long, long time to get to know […]

goldfish September 19, 2013 child sexual abuse, domestic violence, on being..., serious business

Eleven Months

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“So, how does it feel to sleep with another woman’s husband?” He reached over me on the bed, […]

goldfish September 16, 2013 DPChallenge, on being..., stories

Le Vide: The Post That Didn’t Go Where I Expected It To Go

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I suck at French. I can’t say or spell anything in French. Why do you bother putting letters […]

goldfish August 15, 2013 mental illness, on being..., Prompts For The Promptless

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