There has been a lot going on in my world. I am in the process of moving in with my boyfriend and while it is definitely a change, I think it is going to be a really positive thing for me. More on that later. I have talked before about how it is difficult for […]
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I Don’t HAVE to Desensitize Myself…
Given my experiences with ulcerative colitis, there are many things I stay away from on television or in books. I believe I have mentioned before how I was a huge greys anatomy and private practice fan up until a year or so ago. I used to look forward to those shows, would watch re-runs all […]
The Million-Dollar Question: What Is Colitis?
There has been a lot of discussion in online forums recently about inflammatory bowel diseases and what illnesses actually make up this category of digestive diseases. Unfortunately, there seems to be a lot of confusion as to what is considered a form of inflammatory bowel disease and what is not. Due to that confusion, there […]
“How Many More?” ~Sharon Saeed
I saw that someone in our community passed away from a status on facebook over the weekend but honestly wanted to brush past it since it was too much to deal with at that time. I find that I need to keep somewhat of a distance from some of the things I hear about daily […]
Facing Triggers
Yesterday I went into New York City for the first time by myself. This may sound like no big deal given that I am 27 years old, after all. But it was huge to me. I was never a huge city person but that was probably because since the age of 13, I have associated […]