Right Where You Left Me

Video 2021-01-12 Miss Poison Music Evermore, Music, Right Where You Left Me, Taylor Swift

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur_wAcYDnuA

PTSD Flashbacks

2021-01-112021-01-12 Miss Poison Images/Photos/Quotes, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Honesty, Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness, Mental Health Monday, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Trauma, Writing

I always talk about my personal experiences when I am dealing with subject matter for #MentalHealthMonday. All forms of trauma require #Awareness. Almost four years ago, I was diagnosed with Complex PTSD. Thanks to several bad doctors and three lousy therapists post-diagnosis (My Massachusetts based experiences, only.), I struggle at times with how traumatized I … Continue reading PTSD Flashbacks

…When We Find Love

Quote 2021-01-102021-01-12 Miss Poison Quotes Hope, Ignore, Imagination, Love, Pain, Pretend, Quotes, Rae Carson

“I think sometimes when we find love we pretend it away, or ignore it, or tell ourselves we’re imagining it. Because it is the most painful kind of hope there is.” ―Rae Carson

Hurt

Video 2021-01-09 Miss Poison Music Christina Aguilera, Hurt, Music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwCykGDEp7M

This Is Important

Image 2021-01-082021-01-09 Miss Poison Humanity, Images/Photos/Quotes Facts, Humanity, Images/Photos/Quotes, Musings

People, too often, consider America the promised land. The ultimate goal. I've noticed, over the past ten years, people who've always believed this moving to Canada or the United Kingdom, instead. I can't say I blame them. There's a lot of fucked up shit that happens here. Far more than most insulated citizens are aware … Continue reading This Is Important

Numb Dismay

2021-01-07 Miss Poison Writing America, Anger, Dismay, Musings, Numb, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Political Turmoil, Sadness, Writing

It's hard not to be angry and numb today as an #American. I've seen a lot of ugly, racist comments made, all under the guise of, "If those people had been…" Just stop. I don't want to see ANYONE shot, choked, tear-gassed, or harmed because of one psychotic person who bought an election in this … Continue reading Numb Dismay

Might a safer version of a psychedelic help treat depression?

Link 2021-01-06 Miss Poison Articles, Depression Anxiety, Depression, James Kingsland, Mental Health, Psychedelic Treatment Methods, PTSD

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/might-a-safer-version-of-a-psychedelic-help-treat-depression

Discussions of Funerals and Such

2021-01-05 Miss Poison Loss, Writing COVID-19, Cultures, Customs, Family, Friends, Funerals, Grief, Honesty, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Reality, Sadness, Writing

Today is the funeral of a friend of the family who died as a result of Covid 19. My brother is there now, and there's nothing I can do except be encouraging, even though it puts me into the headspace where I relive every funeral I've ever been to. Funerals aren't usually anyone's cup of … Continue reading Discussions of Funerals and Such

Ivy

Video 2021-01-04 Miss Poison Music Evermore, Ivy, Music, Taylor Swift

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nIOx-ezlzA

National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month

2021-01-03 Miss Poison Charities, Human-Trafficking Charities, Human-Trafficking, Slavery, The Blue Heart Campaign

For the month of January, we're going with this shade of blue to support The Blue Heart Campaign against Human Trafficking (Linked below). Each month, as I change banner colors, we will be representing and bringing awareness to a different charity. Some months, we will stand in solidarity with as many as 4-6 charities. Awareness … Continue reading National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month