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My Mental Trampoline
A Blog I Follow: My Mental Trampoline
The Moments That Count
Written September 10, 2010 Last night I went to my grandmother’s bedside, it was late, the room was dimly lit. She lay in her hospital bed, lost amid a jumble of pillows and blankets. She is presently at home in palliative care making her way from this world to the next. She is dying. It […]
The Art of Weird
I come from a generation in which if you were weird you had to make a choice, hide it and blend in, or be out there and don’t look for acceptance. Be strong enough to own your weird, earn your acceptance through sheer force of will. They used to say “don’t dress weird unless you […]
A Trip to the Hospital – What to Pack
When you have finally made the hard decision to go into hospital you may be overwhelmed by your circumstances, emotions, and the tasks you are expected to complete. The best way to cut down on the number of concerns and tasks at hand is to be prepared. If you have a comprehensive list of items […]
How Do I Get To A “Safe” Place?
Getting to an immediate “safe” place may be as easy as dragging yourself step by step out of the room that you are experiencing your crisis in and into a safer place in your home. Make sure you avoid high risk areas like the kitchen, for instance. There are too many things you can harm […]
Trip to the Hospital – Admitting Yourself To Hospital
Now That You Have Realized You Need Help And Have Decided To Admit Yourself into Hospital It is imperative that you make this critical decision before you carry through with any plans to harm yourself or others. Try not to let your crisis get out of hand. It is very important when you are experiencing […]
Not a Stepford Parent
Another Blog I Follow: Not A Stepford Parent
Celebrating Father’s Day Alone
Today is a very painful day for my partner. He has lost his child because she decided that she did not want to be with us. This was a very painful blow to him and he has lost his way as a parent. I am doing my best to give comfort and help him work […]
Why I am writing this blog.
I am writing this blog because I find writing about the journey I am taking in life helps me to make sense of the feelings, thoughts, and the denouement of a situation. When I was studying psychology many years back I discovered that when we write out our inner turmoil it often helps to create […]
Tag Archives: chronic pain
May 21, 2021
Good morning. I have been up since 3:45 AM and no matter what I do, sleep evades me. Thankfully I do not have any pressing obligations or appointments today so can have an afternoon nap. Before I continue further I … Continue reading
January 6, 2021
Христос Рождається’ Khrystos Rozhdayetsia – Merry Christmas Christ is born. Wishing all my readers a Very Happy New Year. Today is Ukrainian Christmas Eve. Orthodox Christmas Eve is Jan. 6, with Christmas Day following on Jan. 7. The difference in date is down to the Orthodox Church … Continue reading
September 3, 2020
The weather here in Manitoba seems to change as soon as September 1st rolls around. It went down to 8C last night and the forecast for early next week calls for temperatures of -2C at night. Last Saturday I received … Continue reading
August 3, 2020
Time does not standstill. There are only three weeks left in the month of August. Here in Manitoba, it seems that fall begins on September 1st. Actually this morning it felt like it had already begun. It was 9C at … Continue reading
August 12, 2019
A NIH quote states that “Chronic pain is often defined as any pain lasting more than 12 weeks. Whereas acute pain is a normal sensation that alerts us to possible injury, chronic pain is very different. Other health problems, … Continue reading
