Fragments of Sanity
From boss fights to barn time; honest notes on mental health, sleep, and everyday recovery.
The Science of Horse Meal Prep: A Sleep-Deprived Confession
Ever wonder what it’s like to prepare meals for horses? No, probably not. Well, in my sleep-deprived state, I needed to occupy my time before I headed back to work. The following chaos is the result.
Hidden Compulsions, Real Recovery
Pure O: The OCD You Can’t See While trying to figure out where the spark would carry me next, I found myself ruminating on something that I read last night. It all started while reading the preview for a book my therapist recommended. A line stuck with me, about
Another Sleepless Night
Recurring nightmares haunt some nights, while peaceful and quick sleep plagues others, but the inability to stay asleep is the problem most nights. Some people assume that because I have narcolepsy, sleep isn’t an issue for me. “Oh, you can fall asleep whenever? I wish I could do that!
Lots of Cats on an Adventure
My New Insomnia Grounding Game Insomnia makes everything feel louder, the intrusive thoughts especially… Even the silence. Sometimes I remember my coping skills I learned in inpatient… Most of the time I don’t. But when things get really rough, sometimes my brain comes through, even in a sleep-deprived state.
Goodbye Silence
Saying Goodbye to the Vacation I Needed As I sit on the screened-in porch, curled under my blanket, listening to the sounds of the birds and the turtles splashing in the lake. I can’t help but be a little proud. I hesitate to use that word because it’s
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The Night My Heart Stopped
And the Fallout that Came After
The Mean Girl in My Head
How anxiety tried to keep me from vacationing, but I went anyway.
Before Inpatient: Getting There Alive
A 3-day hold, an unsafe homecoming, and the decision that made it better.
On The Fringe of Dreams and Reality
Living with narcolepsy: my journey through diagnosis.
When the Pen Leaves the Paper
The childhood coping tool I put down , and then picked up again.
The World Is Too Loud, So I Turned It Down
The simple story about how a pair of earplugs changed the way I viewed the world… For now.
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