Launch Day

2020-10-262020-10-26 Miss Poison Achievements, Poison In Lethal Doses Poison In Lethal Doses, Writing

Notice anything different today? If not, you will. Change is coming in big ways, and it started this morning when I made, "Poison In Lethal Doses" a true website. This has been in the works for a while, but I wanted to launch the site on my birthday as a constant reminder of my writing … Continue reading Launch Day

Current Mood > Assumptions

2020-10-132020-10-14 Miss Poison Honesty, Poison In Lethal Doses, Writing Anxiety, Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, Honesty, Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness, Musings, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Truth, Warrior On, Writing

I keep asking myself when a day won't feel, "rough", "tough", "heartbreaking", "emotionally taxing", "lonely", or "deeply upsetting". The fact of the matter is, as someone who rarely cries, I've been an emotional tornado. I've cried so much over the past few days, and that only angers me. In the past week I've nearly hyperventilated … Continue reading Current Mood > Assumptions

World Mental Health Day 2020

2020-10-102020-10-11 Miss Poison Mental Health, World Mental Health Day, Writing Facts, Honesty, Mental Health, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Struggling, World Mental Health Day, Writing

Today is World Mental Health Day, and as someone who discusses mental health throughout the course of the year, I come up short today. I come up short because I am dealing with my own battles, and they have been cruel to me. Hell, so have the people who are supposed to be "on my … Continue reading World Mental Health Day 2020

October

2020-10-012020-10-05 Miss Poison Writing Anxiety, Chronic Migraines, Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, Honesty, Medication, Musings, October, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Sleep, Stress, Suicidal Ideation, Trauma, Triggers, Writing

This is my favorite season and favorite time of year, but after an emotional, rage-filled moment yesterday, I am questioning EVERYTHING in my life. To be fair to myself, I reacted via a triggering comment made to me, and new medication that, without my knowing in advance, causes people to occasionally react in a volatile … Continue reading October

Happy Birthday, Brother (S dnem rozhdeniya, brat)

2020-09-262020-09-30 Miss Poison Birthdays, My Brother, Writing Birthdays, Family, Feelings, Libra, My Brother, Writing

Happy Birthday, M! You've been such an amazing brother, especially this past year. I've seen how much you've grown, and how far you have come as a person. You always try to learn and make changes. You work hard on personal and professional development. I KNOW how hard you try to help others each day, … Continue reading Happy Birthday, Brother (S dnem rozhdeniya, brat)

Rosh Hashanah 5781

2020-09-192020-09-19 Miss Poison Judaism, Rosh Hashanah, Writing Judaism, Poison In Lethal Doses, Rosh Hashanah, The Peckish Thinker, Writing

It's #RoshHashanah and we are heading into the year 5781. If you'd like additional information regarding this High Holiday, or #Judaism, I will cheerfully send you a list of must-reads. This year, I'm passing some of my centuries old recipes down to a friend who is a bigger #Foodie than even me. I'm also making … Continue reading Rosh Hashanah 5781

Chronic Pain Awareness Month 2020: Part I

2020-09-07 Miss Poison Chronic Pain Awareness Month, September Chronic Pain Awareness Month, Pain Disorders, September, Writing

September is #ChronicPainAwarenessMonth. Throughout the month, I will try to feature as many pain disorders as possible to help raise awareness across the board. That "healthy" friend or family member who you don't see much of (even without a pandemic), but who you've seen talk about pain issues on social media? They're SUFFERING and STRUGGLING. … Continue reading Chronic Pain Awareness Month 2020: Part I

Not Quite

2020-08-162020-08-18 Miss Poison Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Writing August, Honesty, Musings, Pain Management, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Stress, Suffering, Writing

I'm still not doing too great post-treatment. I'm either sleeping too little or too much, and the amount of pain I am in may last another 7-10 days. The plus side of this is that I was approved to start taking Nurtec. I'll figure this out as I go, but thus far, I haven't heard … Continue reading Not Quite

Ignoring The Crossroads

2020-07-21 Miss Poison Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Writing Facts, Growth, Honesty, Learning, Life, Musings, Observations, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Relationships, Truth, Writing

When I decided to take "Poison In Lethal Doses" from a printed, exclusive, personally publicized format to an online, public, still personally publicized, but zero profit format, I opened it up in a way I wasn't quite expecting. I won't lie; having experience helped. Having confidence helped even more. In no way was I "just … Continue reading Ignoring The Crossroads

Objects In The Rearview Mirror Are A Mindfuck

2020-07-022020-07-06 Miss Poison Poison In Lethal Doses, Writing Anti-Semitism, Character, Faith, First Amendment, Harassment, Integrity, Laws, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Religion, Slander, Social Media, Threats, Writing

A few days ago, a Facebook group claiming to aid in eradicating anti-Semitism decided to start harassing me to an intolerable degree. For the past two years, which is how long they've run their page, they would immediately attack anything I said that interfered with their hateful "message". They are trying to mask hatred under … Continue reading Objects In The Rearview Mirror Are A Mindfuck