My 2 cats looking out the window. They are probably just as therapeutic as any other tool to handle stress.  At least for me. They

My house. My husband has really been gone the last 6 years and I’ve had to do everything to get it ready to get on

Some of the meds can be really expensive—I’m lucky that I’m still under my parents’ insurance and they can still support me with hospital costs

Cross stitch. I have not told my mom about my mental illness and that is really hard. However, she is not really into that because

Picture of all the meds I take in a day. It makes me realize how many meds I’m taking every day and wondering how this

300mg Venlafaxine, 1200mg Ibuprofen, 324mg Ferrous Gluconate, 500mg Turmeric, 50ng Zinc. Every day, when I wake up in the morning. Or else I suffer adverse

This is my Grandpa’s Scapular medal. Grandpa gave it to me when he was dying of cancer. These are what he kept when he was

Saw this house and just thought oh, how depressing.  House peeling, grass not mowed, shingles falling off.  Screamed depression to me.  I couldn’t imagine living

My planner and medications. This is the first time I’ve gone on any medication to treat my mental illness. It took a long time to

Here I was in full blown active addiction. I was going around city to city taking pictures of myself in random truck stop restrooms. My