How The Hell Do You Edit The Truth?

2018-12-052018-12-06 Miss Poison Being Real, December, Poison In Lethal Doses, Truth, Writing Advice, Attacked, Editing, Facts, Honesty, Images/Photos/Quotes, Inspiration, Life, Observations, People, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Relationships, Truth, Work, Writing

I’ve been working on a personal and extremely important mental health piece for nearly two months. As I was writing the end and editing the deeply personal parts, I felt stuck. I’m rarely ever stuck as a writer. I think the problem is, I’m trying to edit out the harshness and the absolute truth to … Continue reading How The Hell Do You Edit The Truth?

I Heard…

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This quote is basically my new norm. I had to make a serious decision this year regarding my health, and ultimately I had to choose to make my health my first priority. There was no one to consult with on that. No one was going to prioritize it if I didn't do it myself; a … Continue reading I Heard…

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

Tough Times Calls For All Kinds Of Things

2018-08-312018-09-05 Miss Poison August, Being Real, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia, Fibromyalgia Awareness, Writing 50 State Network, Advocacy, Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia, Fibromyalgia Awareness, Musings, Patient Advocate, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Suffering, Truth, Writing

While battling for proper diagnoses, finding the correct treatment method(s) is crucial to your overall well-being. For the better part of this year, I've had different people attempt to over-ride my intuition. I don't like that. It is a surefire way to piss me off. I don’t like being told what to do regarding my … Continue reading Tough Times Calls For All Kinds Of Things

I’d Frown, But…

2018-08-112018-08-21 Miss Poison Pieces Of Me, Writing August, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Writing

I'd frown, but I have no wrinkles and don't want to age prematurely. 😉 I thought I'd say hello and let you all know I'm semi-alive. I've been working on a piece these past few weeks, but have had a lot of setbacks that have kept me at a 70/30 percentage in terms of completing … Continue reading I’d Frown, But…

I Remember

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I Remember This day is emblazoned within my mind. I would learn so much within a forty-eight hour span of time, and I would be permanently changed. But no one tells you that when you’re a child. No. They try to keep you “innocent”. Except in my family. My mother decided I was not going … Continue reading I Remember

July

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If you saw the look on my face when I say the word "July", you would know precisely how disgusted I am during the summer. I have never enjoyed the heat and humidity, but it's even worse when the heat can easily trigger a migraine for you. I've been experiencing them on and off with … Continue reading July

I Can Build Castles

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So Much Misdiagnosis

2018-06-242018-07-01 Miss Poison Chronic Pain, Writing Chronic Pain, Health, June, Poison In Lethal Doses, Writing

When it pertains to your health, you are bound to be misdiagnosed multiple times over the duration of your life. According to books with hard statistics, women are far more likely to receive a misdiagnosis than our male counterparts. It makes me question the medical field on a whole, and Lord knows I've been doing … Continue reading So Much Misdiagnosis

Sometimes It’s The Retelling That Sucks

2018-06-172019-07-01 Miss Poison Father's Day, Writing Baseball, Father's Day, June, Memories, My Father, Poison In Lethal Doses, Writing

Saturday afternoon someone asked me what I was doing for Father's Day. I had actually forgotten that Father's Day was coming up, so this conversation was yet another reminder for me regarding the fact that my father has been gone for ten and a half years. Somehow, my brain just wasn't absorbing this holiday. Even … Continue reading Sometimes It’s The Retelling That Sucks