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Living with mental illness

My adventures in living with mental illness; namely Bipolar II disorder, PTSD, and trichotillomania. 

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If not now, when?

October 06, 2016 by Beebe Sharkey

A little over a year ago I jumped out of a plane flying at 11,000 feet in the air. This feels considerably less risky than what I’m about to do next. Less risky because it feels like I don't have much of a parachute to catch me this time. If things go wrong, I'm the one who has to catch me. 

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October 06, 2016 /Beebe Sharkey
change, coping
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Spirals

August 11, 2016 by Beebe Sharkey

It's been just over a month since I started the outpatient therapy program, so I thought it was time for an update on how I'm doing. I'm still in the program and it's looking like I'll be there through the end of this month. The road to recovery has been slower this time around...a lot like two steps forward and one step back, or cyclical rather than linear. I wish that I was in a better place, but I'm not. I'm still struggling each day as the depression clings on. I do, however, feel like I've turned a corner and that I'm on the side where things will start getting easier soon. Soon...just not quite yet.

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August 11, 2016 /Beebe Sharkey
bipolar, coping, therapy
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