"If you want to change the world, you have to find a way to live in it." It's a quote from Into The Badlands. I'm not sure if it was meant to be the least bit profound to anyone, but it just so happens that I do what to change the world and also that … Continue reading “If you want to change the world, you have to find a way to live in it.”
Category: My Mental and Physical Health
I’m Really F*cking Depressed
**Content Warning** This is a pretty raw, honest look at severe depression and thoughts that go along with that and may make readers uncomfortable. Current diagnoses: Major Depressive Disorder (Treatment resistant). Generalized Anxiety Disorder (Treatment resistant). Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (for lack of a better diagnosis). Insomnia (occasional). Possible and past diagnoses: Obsessive … Continue reading I’m Really F*cking Depressed
My Marfan Syndrome
Most people have never heard of Marfan Syndrome. I know I hadn't until I was diagnosed with it at age 31, explaining a lifetime of injuries and health problems. I may be a bit biased, as someone whose life has been ruined by the disorder, but I find it somewhat fascinating in how it affects … Continue reading My Marfan Syndrome
How’d I Get Here?
“The Secretary of the Navy has determined you are physically unfit to perform the duties of your grade and directs you be permanently retired by reason of physical disability. You are released from all active duties at 2359 on 30 October 2014 and transferred to the Permanent Disability Retired List. [You will have completed] 10 … Continue reading How’d I Get Here?
