It’s been an exhausting couple of days. On Sunday night, Sam told me he felt something “go wrong” inside his abdomen, but it was Sunday night and something always goes wrong with his body on Sunday night to make sure that he doesn’t go to school on Monday. On Monday, he still complained of severe […]
Being bored
It’s said that only boring people are bored, but I say “bullshit!” to that. Having chronic mental illness or a disability can mean that sustaining interest in things can be hard if not impossible and not all of us can be entertained by the mundane lives that are thrust upon us. My mother always says […]
Moving on (to greener pastures, hopefully)
I told you things could turn on a dime. Just like that, last Friday afternoon, a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders when I was offered a job in Geelong. It’s a permanent, full-time position in the disability sector and you would not believe the relief I felt when I found out. My shoulders […]
Life is hard
Things feel so hard right now. And yet they could turn on a dime. Tomorrow I might get a job offer. Or even two. One would mean we move, the other we stay. It’s been impossible to get a rental in Geelong because I don’t have a job. Not even offers of 3 months’ rent […]
Living with distress
When you live in a constant state of distress, you literally lose yourself. You lose what makes you you, your whole personality and you become nothing more than reactions to the current most urgent stimulus requiring your attention. At the moment my mind can handle nothing more than “Are the bins out?” and “Do I […]
