“I know for certain that we never lose the people we love, even to death. They continue to participate in every act, thought and decision we make. Their love leaves an indelible imprint in our memories.” —Leo Buscaglia It seems like yesterday. I blinked and the day was here. It has heartbreakingly been ten years … Continue reading I Know For Certain…

How to Deal with Emotional Triggers

Link 2021-01-02 Miss Poison Articles, Emotional Pain Articles, Emotional Triggers, Martha Beck

http://www.oprah.com/spirit/martha-beck-emotional-triggers/all

Brief Moments Of Joy

2019-08-232019-08-23 Miss Poison Emotional Pain, Migraines, Writing Emotional Pain, Lover, Musings, Release Day, Sadness, Silent Migraines, Taylor Swift, Writing

I'm having one of those days where I'm upset, angry, hurt, depressed, extremely sad, trapped inside myself, and trying to process each emotion individually. It's easier said than done. Silent migraines have attacked a lot these past few days. They involve little or no head pain, but everything else makes you wish you could treat … Continue reading Brief Moments Of Joy

Healing Comes In Waves…

Image 2019-08-202019-08-20 Miss Poison Emotional Pain, Images/Photos/Quotes Chronic Pain, Complex PTSD, Emotional Pain, Healing, Migraines, Suffering, Torture, Trauma

If it comes at all... 😔 Yeah, I'm having a rough fucking week. I'm writing my thoughts and will be back with a full post ASAP.

Current Mood

2019-06-162019-06-16 Miss Poison Emotional Pain, Emotions, Feelings, Images/Photos/Quotes Anger, Emotional Pain, Feelings, Hurt, Images/Photos/Quotes, No Support, Outraged, Rage, Reggie Nulan

Deeply hurt. Pissed. Angrier than a hornets nest. No one knows what's coming next, but they should be cautious. The water ISN'T safe to play with.

This Changes Everything

2018-10-232018-10-24 Miss Poison Depression, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Pain, Emotions, Honesty, Non-Fiction, October, Pain, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Safety, Thoughts, Writing Anxiety, Being Real, Complex PTSD, Depression, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Pain, Harm, Life, Mental Health, Migraines, Misery, Observations, Pain, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Potential Trigger Warning, Safety, Truth, Writing

Authors' Note: POTENTIAL TRIGGER WARNING If you cannot handle an honest take on life and discussions of depression and mental health, please do not read below this image. Thank you. It didn’t set in until this month. The majority of my days are Groundhog Day-esque. Lather, rinse, repeat. Dull. Uninteresting. Zero challenge involved. Over time, … Continue reading This Changes Everything

Every Witch Way, But Mostly Dead

2018-04-082018-04-08 Miss Poison Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Complex PTSD, Depression, Emotional Pain, Enough, Escape, Exhaustion, Fibromyalgia, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Writing April, Complex PTSD, Depression, Emotional Pain, Empty, Fibromyalgia, Observations, Physical Pain, Stress, Survival, Triggers, Writing, Zero Emotional Support

Authors' Note: **POTENTIAL TRIGGER WARNING** Yes, the title is spelled correctly. Yes, it's intentional. Most of my weekends are spent doing things I'd rather not do. The weekends were once my refuge for sleep, quiet, peace, laughter, productivity, cooking, more laughter, and space. They are now filled with rushed moments, trying to pack a lot … Continue reading Every Witch Way, But Mostly Dead

Recognizing And Taming The Emotional Pain of Fibromyalgia

Link 2016-12-17 Miss Poison Emotional Pain, Fibromyalgia Articles, Emotional Pain, Fibromyalgia, Robin Dix

http://fibromyalgianewstoday.com/2016/12/16/recognizing-taming-emotional-pain-fibromyalgia

Bad Days, Sweet Cats

2016-07-212016-07-23 Miss Poison Emotional Abuse, Emotional Pain, Fibromyalgia, July, Life, Migraines, Musings, Neuropathy, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Writing Allergies, Anger, Cat and Kitten, Emotional Abuse, Fibromyalgia, Humans, July, Life, Migraines, Musings, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Relationships, The Human Condition, Thought Process, Thoughts, Writers, Writing

As I will explain in a future post, I've been having some incredibly bad days (it's been many, many months, actually. I am not pointing any fingers in saying that, life is simply unpredictable as hell.). Some of it is health-related, but the rest is not worth repeating twice, so I'll save it for the … Continue reading Bad Days, Sweet Cats