Today was my second to last TMS treatment. And I don’t want to sound dramatic, but TMS has changed my life. What is TMS, you might be asking? Well. TMS stands for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. It is a treatment for depression in which they stimulate the mood regulation areas of the brain with magnetic pulses. […]
journal 2 and other missing pieces of myself
So my boss gave me a magazine clipping a few weeks ago. I think it was right before we went on vacation. And it was about this woman who wrote a book about how her mental health impacted her work as a entrepreneur (a word I can’t even spell). And we were going on vacation […]
Remember, Hope, Pursue
I have some exciting news! I’ve been submitting my work to a website called The Mighty for awhile now and I always get turned down. But I’ve kept at it and guess what? They’ve decided to publish one of my pieces. I am soooo excited, guys! So go ahead and follow them on Facebook or […]
Stargazing
“Well aren’t you living on the edge?” says Dad. He means I’m drinking a cup of coffee in the afternoon. Maybe it will keep me up past 7:30 tonight. It certainly can’t hurt my sleeping pattern at this point. I’m exhausted. But that’s not why I’m writing today. Nope. I’m not going to complain today. […]
An Open Letter to My Psychiatrist
Dear Psychiatrist, It was an ordinary appointment. Nothing special at all. Until the end. When you said you had something to tell me. Then I got scared. Not because I didn’t know what was coming, but because I did. I knew what you were going to say before you said it. “I’ve been given a […]
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Well hello there. My name is Brittany. In case you’ve forgotten. It’s been almost a year since I’ve written anything. “Why?” you might ask? Why indeed. A lot of it has to do with fear. Something I’m a little bit ashamed to say. Here I am preaching vulnerability, yet now I confess my fear of […]