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As a child, I never wanted to be home. My older brother and I didn’t get a long even before he molested me. My mother favoured him above the rest of us (it’s well known) and she always seemed to be cross with me. I relied on a few of my neighbours for safe placesContinue reading “Safe Harbour”

When it comes to washing dishes I admit, I procrastinate, a lot. I always thought it was because I was just too lazy but that’s not the case. In one of my groups we talked about why we procrastinate in general and that is when I learned that procrastination has nothing to do with laziness.Continue reading “I F*#$% Hate Washing Dishes”

The people I meet must automatically like me and want to be my best friend or I will literally die right there on the spot. I know it sounds a bit dramatic but that is the feeling I get with every introduction. Like everyone else in the world, I want to be accepted by myContinue reading “If You Don’t Like Me, I Will Die”

At seventeen my boyfriend introduced me to the guy he bought his drugs from and who I ultimately ended up going to live with. He was the scariest man I’d ever met. It wasn’t just his huge mass that made him terrifying, it was the abuse and the sadistic threats he made. My parents couldn’tContinue reading “That Time I Lived With A Drug Dealer”

I left husband number two in 2013 and by that time I was suicidal. Fifteen years with a narcissistic control freak really did a number on me. I don’t want to get into a rant of all things he has done but I will mention the top four. One thing he did a lot wasContinue reading “Sometimes You Need A Little Ice In Your Veins”