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Thriving through Post Traumatic Stress

2015-05-20
By: Live by Surprise
On: May 20, 2015
In: Mental Health
With: 2 Comments

It disturbs me every time it happens…but the flashbacks are getting to be less prevalent. With my husband in the passenger seat, and my nine month old in the back, we passed a car accident a few days ago. The accident was over. There were several people on the sideContinue Reading

Moving on After a Car Accident – Dealing with Driving Anxiety

2015-04-10
By: Live by Surprise
On: April 10, 2015
In: Car Accident, Mental Health
With: 20 Comments

My driving anxiety sometimes presents itself in the most annoying of ways. I’ve developed such strong coping mechanisms that sometimes I’m not even aware that I’m using them until someone points it out. Turns out I’ve been dealing with anxiety issues my whole life without even knowing it. When IContinue Reading

Avoiding a Diagnosis: Providing the Tools to Combat Mental Illness 1

Avoiding a Diagnosis: Providing the Tools to Combat Mental Illness

2014-06-06
By: Live by Surprise
On: June 6, 2014
In: Mental Health
With: 0 Comments

So this was the first paragraph of an e-mail from the Goblin King a couple of days ago: I’m not sure if me dealing with peoples infidelity is a cause or concern of a so called anxiety disorder? But this is not a concern of mine now. I could seeContinue Reading

Pulling Teeth: More Adventures in Vacation Planning with the Goblin King 1

Pulling Teeth: More Adventures in Vacation Planning with the Goblin King

2014-04-18
By: Live by Surprise
On: April 18, 2014
In: Divorce
With: 1 Comment

You’ll all recall that about three weeks ago now, I wrote a blog about trying to settle the children’s summer vacation with the Goblin King.  As you all know how cooperative he is, of course that went extremely well and we have the vacation planning done and settled. Yeah.  Right.Continue Reading

Combating Mental Illness from the Outside 1

Combating Mental Illness from the Outside

2014-02-06
By: Live by Surprise
On: February 6, 2014
In: Mental Health
With: 3 Comments

Mental illness is a terrible thing. It wrecks families. It destroys people. And yet, there are ways to combat it: not just treatment, but also prevention. My children have inherited a genetic predisposition to mental illness. My ex-husband’s brother and his uncle were both diagnosed schizophrenics. My ex and hisContinue Reading

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