Baby, I’m Amazed

The day after you were born, I laid on my side facing you, your tiny body nestled against mine. You nursed so easily. I was euphoric. I had waited so long for you to join me. You were only a day old and I already loved you so much. You were beautiful. Tiny and beautiful. [...]

Approval

It is when I am sick that I desperately seek the approval of others. When I was younger, this was more apparent. At the height of my illness, I rarely made a decision without calling six to eight people to see if they agreed with something I was about to do. Often, some would say [...]

The Very Core of Us

Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Day 15 on Lexapro.
10:54 pm

It is getting easier for me to go to work, though I still get a sick feeling before I leave the house in the morning. Sometimes I give in to it and sometimes I don’t. I wonder now if it is more of a Pavlov’s dog type of [...]

Just Another Manic

Monday, August 25, 2008
Day 14 on Lexapro.
written two days later.
Just another day to get through.
It’s getting easier.