The process of changing medications sucks. Logically, the point of medications to manage anxiety, nightmares, and the eventual slide into the dark hole of depression is to make you feel better, right? But no one tells you how challenging the process of deducing what is best can be. I started this exercise last week. It’sContinue reading “I Have Become Uncomfortably Numb”
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I’m a Fucking Lunatic
This is what walking into a psychiatrist’s office feels like. It’s finally come to this. And the stigma I feel is real. My primary care doctor waived the white flag on managing my psych issues and referred me to the pros. Nothing seals the deal on confirming you are crazy than that. Admitting defeat isContinue reading “I’m a Fucking Lunatic”
So I Did a Little Experiment on Myself…
It was unintentional, but revealing, I was in my car and halfway to work when I realized I’d forgotten to take my blood pressure medicine. It’s only 25 mg of losartan, so I didn’t think it was making that much of a difference. You know how when you are taking a medication and you don’tContinue reading “So I Did a Little Experiment on Myself…”
Is Racism the Real Reason The U.S. Doesn’t Have Universal Healthcare?
Well, of course, it is. I recently began following a content creator who goes by Auntie Bev on Instagram (@beverlymahone). Although she is known for her educational videos to expand your vocabulary, she has devoted much of her content in February to sharing little-known facts about Black history. I’m enjoying it. One of her recentContinue reading “Is Racism the Real Reason The U.S. Doesn’t Have Universal Healthcare?”
Under Pressure
Battling my new diagnosis of hypertension I just checked my blood pressure. It is 178/108. Yikes. Yes, I forgot to take my meds this morning, so my little blue pill went down the hatch. No, not that little blue pill. Losartan. This has been my life since the shooting. And as much as I hateContinue reading “Under Pressure”
Have Your Runs Sucked Since Having COVID?
I have an interesting theory about that. It might be the mitochondria in your muscles. As my brain ruminates to my days as an undergrad as a biology major, I shudder to think of the number of times I had to regurgitate the Kreb’s cycle on exams. This is the metabolic process your mitochondria useContinue reading “Have Your Runs Sucked Since Having COVID?”
I Thought Governor Abbot Was Going to Get Rid of Rape in Texas
Let’s look at the numbers, shall we? Did you read the new study that was just published in The Journal of American Medicine about the incidence of pregnancies resulting in rape in red states that no longer allow abortion after the repeal of Roe vs. Wade? The numbers are staggering. In Texas alone, where GovernorContinue reading “I Thought Governor Abbot Was Going to Get Rid of Rape in Texas”
I Am a Human Voodoo Doll
My experience with acupuncture Lying on a massage table, my arms, hands, lower legs, and feet exposed, giving my body to a woman I don’t know, is a pretty vulnerable feeling. My acupuncture therapist asks me what I’m struggling with. The answer has been the same for a while: anger. With a bit of painContinue reading “I Am a Human Voodoo Doll”
Rage Against the Patriarchy
I declare this the theme of 2024 Should we harbor a grudge against Eve? After all, she, with all of her womanly powers, convinced Adam to eat that apple. This biblical parable was the beginning of the tripe that women are cunning, evil, immoral, and need to be controlled, and women are still paying theContinue reading “Rage Against the Patriarchy”
Guns Have More Rights than Women in the United States
That’s not hyperbole. Let’s start with a couple of stories: Despite a cautiously protective upbringing, your twelve-year-old daughter develops a confluence of problems, and you don’t know why. Defiant, distant, and melancholy, she has morphed from the beautiful, joyful, obedient good girl you thought you had into this: a stranger. Instead of trying to figureContinue reading “Guns Have More Rights than Women in the United States”
Anne the Vegan 