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Urgent Needs

Update July 29th I discharged from residential on July 22nd, but I am still in an intensive, high level of care, virtual Partial Hospitalization, which requires me to be on-screen and engaged with treatment activities for 6 hours a day, 7 days a week. I need to prioritize my health and well being at this time and it's frustrating doing this from home because it feels like people just hear "I'm home" and then think I can go back to regular life. I am also under a physical movement restriction, and we all know how much of that is necessary during a move. I was able to withdraw from my summer class, so I have a reprieve from school on top of everything else. I only received $1100 in financial aid for this quarter though. (Still not quite sure if I'll have to pay that back eventually, but for now it's mine.) I have not yet signed the lease for the new place but it should be happening any day now. This will be an enormous downsize for us, from a single family home ...

Calling My Village

Overwhelmed. Beyond stressed. Feeling like I'm drowning and when I open my mouth to scream, nothing comes out and no one can hear me.  My family has been in near constant crisis since 2019. We have endured unimaginable horrors, including the total mental health spiral of my now 19 & 14 year old autistic kiddos, which is ongoing. I have also been dealing with Complex-PTSD, chronic pain, and an eating disorder since 2022 that I have had to be in intensive treatment for. I have four children still living at home. (My oldest lives on the East Coast.) JG 19yo, C 17, JR 16 and Q 14. I am a single mom and don’t have much of a support system here.  In spring of 2024 I fulfilled a dream of mine and enrolled in classes at Cascadia Community College. I have just finished one whole year in school! It will take me about 5 more, I’m going for my Masters to be a mental health therapist.  The stress levels I’ve been under, malnourishment, lack of adequate sleep, and ADHD have...