•      I had an interesting morning, today.  I only got about 3 hours of sleep, last night, but I was on the 7:10 AM Commuterail this morning.  My destination was Boston.  Did I mention how freezing cold it was this morning?      Once in Boston, I had a…

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  •      At times, like a lot of people, I question myself, wondering, if I am in the right occupation. Presently, I work as a part-time clerk, in the Meat Department of a supermarket.  This requires me to stock the refrigerated meat products, check for expired products, weigh and price…

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  •      My post, on my personal Facebook page today, reads:  “I’m just not feeling it, today”.  It’s true.  I feel wiped out, and sad.     I suspect, that I know, the reason why.  It is because I forgot, to take my morning & afternoon psychiatric medications, on yesterday…

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  •      One thing that I have realized, is that, I need to write more often.  And I need to write about even the ordinary moments in my life.      I usually get up, out of bed, at between 3-5 AM.  Yes, you read that correctly.  I get up…

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  •      Although I have felt mainly happy, for quite some time,  I still have struggles, periodically, that shake up my world.      This past week, was especially hard on me.  It might sound silly, but my anxiety started around a toothache, and an appointment I had to make…

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  •     In the year, 2012, I touched upon, what I believed, were a few keys to happiness, especially, if you are mentally ill, or have PTSD.  But I believe that they can be applied to most people.      I’d like to review a few of these things, that…

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  •      I have a friend, that I went to high school with.  Although, I do not have any memory of him, from those days, almost 30 years ago, we met up 2 years ago, on Facebook.      One day, he posted, on Facebook, that his very young son…

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  •      As you may have read, I was ill with pneumonia, last week.  It was a long, tiring, uncomfortable experience.  Physically, I was really sick, and I found myself way too overly emotional.  Towards the end, I was prescribed Prednisone, a steroid, which has, in the past, made me…

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  •      Although, I have had sleep issues, the past week & weekend went pretty well.  I whistled & hummed happily away, as I worked.  I was feeling happy & thankful to have my job.     On Friday afternoon, I went to lunch with two friends.  On Saturday &…

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I’m Christine

My name is Christine and I am almost 45 years old. This is my very first blog. I am writing because I feel like I am living in a closet. But I am not gay, I am mentally ill, I have Schizoaffective Disorder. I also have PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder). Not many people know this about me. I have been fearful of “coming out”, because, frankly, the human population has not always been kind to people with mental illness. But isn’t it time that we come to accept all of our bothers & sisters, regardless of their differences?

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