grasshopper7

i spent my weekend in detroit.  i visited my best friend.  i had an amazing time.  he had friends over every night.  we stayed up until 5 am.  we danced and listen to music.  we ate and play...

i did my taxes and mailed them off.  i owed and it wasn't pretty.  (Deposit: $10)  i never do my taxes on time, i avoid paying, and have to pay more when the irs sends me a bill a month before...

i reapplied for school. i was struggling with school. i knew i had the potential. everyone in my family graduated from college. my mother is an A student even today. she likes to take one or two...

I'm grateful to God for protecting me and being patient with me today.I'm grateful for practicing and designing a new yoga sequence.I'm grateful for finding the courage to call a friend and plan a...

I'm building a bank on accounts of confidence.  Accounts are credited when an action moves you toward a goal or priority.  You deposit "confidence coins" in your account.  Deposit everytime you...

about a two months ago i started looking for my mother's christmas gift.  i saw two pieces of jewelry in cartier, but a month ago i saw a bag in cole haan that made me think of her.  it reminded me...

i saw this guy, he is actually the person that triggered my down fall that caused me to go into therapy and find this website.  maybe i should be thankful to him?  anyway, i ran into him at the...

i'm really feeling good about myself.  i think i've let people take advantage of me.  i know because of the abuse it broke me.  now that i am aware, i am doing something about it finally.  i...

i want to love but i fear sex.  i fear sex because of the trauma from the sexual child abuse.  and now into my adulthood i fell out of practice with having a sexual relationship with women.  i am...

 i guess there are DSM guidlines for PTSD diagnosis. i have been diagnosed with PTSD. in my case i have had several incidents of trauma. my PTSD symptoms happen when i get stressed and have a...

i used to work for this crappy company the was run by poor managers.  the experience added to my stress for close to four years.  the company shut down b/c of poor management.  i met these folks...

i understand you. i'm sorry for your pain. i am in therapy and it has done some good. but what has really made a significant change in my life is prayer, reading, boxing, and yoga. yoga has helped...

 these past couple of days have been a struggle emotionally.  i feel abanden and confused.  i'm angry and sad.  i feel alone.  i have been thinking about a list i could write about all the...

i went home this july.  i had a great time.  i spent about two weeks home.  i hung out with all my cousins.  i saw my aunts and uncle.  spent the first night at one of my aunt's home.  it was...

i'm reading carl j. jung and the subject of the unconscious mind and the shadow self.  we tend to judge other people when in fact we are experiencing a mirrored image of ourselves.  we don't like...