Recently, I started exploring the feelings that EdditTheYeti’s art raises in me. On Monday, I focused on “Prayer” and “Pierced.” Today, I’ll look at “Remorse.” Mood music: http://youtu.be/-hkmxKA-rK4 “Remorse” This picture was created with ink, wine, lime juice, coffee, tea, cola, soy sauce, hot sauce, and, as Eddie writes, a thought about what has passed. …
I’ve had an epiphany about my recent depression — a realization so brutally simple that I feel stupid for not seeing it sooner. I’ve been miserable in part because I fell back into a habit I knew was corrosive. I once wrote a post about overcoming it. That made me feel even more like a chump, because this thing I …
I had a vicious temper when I was younger. To call it a byproduct of OCD, depression and addiction would be pushing it, because I think the temper would have been there even without the mental illness. Mood music: http://youtu.be/A-nULlfJDvk Examples of my temper include: Hurling a fork or steak knife at my brother in …
A friend once lamented that she tries to make everyone around her happy. She’s a self-described people pleaser, and it’s led to a world of hurt. She wanted to know how I got past it and was able to out myself. Here’s my attempt to answer the question. Mood music: I used to be a people pleaser. I probably still am to …
A friend shared one of those inspirational memes with me yesterday, and it got me thinking about my approach to work — and how far I’ve come in general. Mood music: http://youtu.be/MhtednkzJl4 The meme says, simply: Man, is that ever true. I know, because I’ve been on both sides of the equation. Sometimes the job …
The author has an ego that sometimes swells beyond acceptable levels. OCD fuels the fire. Written in December, 2009 and just as real now as it was then. Mood music: http://youtu.be/Mw0vrH9SPzU Last night I got on here to explain that sometimes OCD is good for me, in the sense that it provides fuel for my …
In recent months, I’ve taken the editor of one of my local newspapers to task over what I’ve seen as his overeagerness to make judgement calls. I unfollowed Tom Duggan on Facebook at one point because I was so pissed off. Duggan and I have since had a conversation, and I want to make sure …
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OCD sometimes makes me feel adrift even when things are going well. I’m feeling it a lot these days and this post, originally written in 2010, captures the malady well. Mood music: [spotify:track:44sz0rNbTA687rs9CYi0IN] There’s another byproduct of OCD that I’ve described indirectly before, but never head on. A byproduct for my own special blend of …
I like Tom Duggan, editor of one of my local newspapers, The Valley Patriot. Against heavy odds, he started his paper nine years ago to compete with The Eagle-Tribune, the dominant daily of the Merrimack Valley region, and it’s been a big success. Mood music: [spotify:track:1qGiiSb3RgkDdkZOmAd8UZ] As a former Eagle-Tribune editor, I’ve enjoyed Duggan’s effort. …
Here we are at the start of Lent, and I’m still at a loss as to what I should be sacrificing for the next 40 days. Alcohol? Food items? I’ve already permanently sacrificed those things. Mood music: [spotify:track:3090goAxG6IlpCifA8m9xB] Lent is a time to sacrifice habits you love, gain a true appreciation for the sacrifices Jesus …
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