Thanks to everyone who offered an opinion about whether A Mind Divided stays or goes. Honestly, I wasn’t fishing for compliments, but holy crow! They just kept jumping out of the water! If I thought my ego was gassy before… well…all I can say is somebody better light a candle.
I’m still pondering. But I also want to keep showing up in a significant way.
As my therapist and I started working through Seeking Safety: A Treatment Manuel for PTSD and Substance Abuse, she suggested I use my art journal to create a sense of safety. So, this:
While I don’t have the dual diagnosis this book targets, we substitute food for drugs and alcohol sometimes. I’ve been told Binge Eating Disorder is a completely different mechanism than addiction (that wacky, clever brain!), but sometimes it’s useful to look at how I eat to numb and distract. Bipolar disorder, Binge eating disorder, trauma, anxiety—they all twirl together in a Regency Allemande.
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This actually feels very much like my brain—chaotic, lively, jumbled—with the brooding Mr. Darcy circling the perimeter. There are worse things than being a Jane Austen novel.
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Jan 05, 2017 @ 17:47:37
Compliments? Facts. You pull us along in your wake. Wake up!
Jan 07, 2017 @ 06:35:45
Gawds, you make me laugh. And I felt that whack on the back of my head, mister.
Jan 05, 2017 @ 19:45:45
I wouldn’t call them compliments.
It’s light reflected off of you 😉
Jan 07, 2017 @ 06:36:14
Shiny!
Feb 12, 2017 @ 19:43:21
what a beautiful metaphor of your brain. So, I take it your pondering if you will keep your blog going? Hmmmm. Sometimes we have to close a door so that new one’s can pop up……..
Feb 13, 2017 @ 09:08:48
I think I’ve decided I’ll post when I have something to share. That seems simple enough.
Feb 12, 2017 @ 19:44:35
I will show this to my spouse – she will appreciate it too…..never before have we understood why that kind of dancing existed – but its to help the blind see you.
Feb 13, 2017 @ 09:09:07
Yes!