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Flashes of Memory by Linda Anderson

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Mental Illness

I post about my struggles with mental illness because I believe the more people are honest and vocal about it, the stigma attached to mental illness will lessen. It’s my hope anyway. Cause despite it being 2012, there is still a LOT of prejudice against mental illness.

I have PTSD from my abusive 15 going on 16 year marriage. I have panic disorder and anxiety disorder. I also have chronic depression.

I have nothing to be ashamed of but you’d be surprised at the number of people that view this as a shameful thing. They’d NEVER talk about it with others much less post it online.

I have nothing to be ashamed of.

Many people never seek help because of the stigma attached to mental illness. They end up committing suicide, self medicating through drugs and/or alcohol, end up in prison for crimes relating to the self medicating, and sometimes they end up doing all three.

We need to learn that mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of. It just isn’t. I’m not ashamed. If someone DOES have a mental illness they shouldn’t be treated like they have a catching disease or are a freak or a disgrace.

My ex-husband would tell me that my anxiety was ALL IN MY HEAD. As if I could control it just by deciding to do so. I wish. He thought medicating anxiety and depression was a weakness. It’s not. If someone is telling you this, ignore them. It’s NOT a weakness.

I go to a therapist once a week and a psychiatrist once a month. My goal is to become a healthy person. If I must take medication for the rest of my life, so be it. I don’t think I will but I won’t be upset if I do. My goal is to deal with the abuse of my past and work on me to ensure *I* don’t allow abuse in my present/future.

My other goal is to be honest about who I am and what illnesses I fight.

I have one more goal. It’s to help others not feel ashamed of being honest about who they are and what they fight for fear of shame and prejudice.

More Jewelry

Hi y’all!

Mama and I have added a bunch more jewelry to our Etsy store. You totally need to go there and buy some. By some, I mean all. BUY ALL THE JEWELRY!

Like this:

Peter Cottontail Rap

This is ear crack for me. I’m addicted!

Spring

Highs in the lower 80′s and daffodils in bloom…Spring has SPRUNG, y’all!

Jewelry

Guess what?

Mama and I are making a selling jewelry!

I KNOW!!!

We are selling from our Etsy Store.

Here are some examples of our work:

Come shop with us!!!

Birthday Lunch with Bug

We celebrated Kate’s 11th birthday at Longhorn last Saturday. Isn’t she adorable!!!

Christmas: Cake Pop Book

I got this for Christmas!

It makes me want to bake and decorate!

Christmas Shenanigans

Kinsley took the camera on Christmas Day and these are two of the pictures I found on it after she left.

Kate:

Kinsley:

Mama's Swag

My Uncle Gene was an Army Ranger during the Vietnam War. This is his uniform jacket. Mama has swagged it out. The epaulettes are cabinet hinges with glitter and their ‘fringe’ is spent shell casings with crystals attached.

I thing Mama looks awesome.

Asia

I have a dog. She’s a standard poodle. She came to me already named. Her name is Asia.

Asia is very smart. Very, very possessive. And very, very, very stubborn!

She loves me.

I love her.