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Maybe It’s Time for a New Therapist

by Bill Brenner May 31, 2012 Mental health

Lately I hate going to my therapy appointments. I dread getting in the car to go, and once I leave his office my head goes from slight ache to migraine in the course of an hour. It’s not the therapist’s fault as much as it’s a change brewing within me. Mood music: [spotify:track:7rvD6aTf1Aa2OMwzAQbQwO] I’ve written about my therapist before. He’s taught me a lot about how the brain works, what happens when a mental disorder…  [Read More]

How I Spent My Writing Blackout

by Bill Brenner May 25, 2012 Adventures in writing

While prepping this new site, I decided to take a break from writing fresh posts. I didn’t want to live between two sites. Doing this and writing a security blog in my day job can be confusing enough. During this break, I’ve learned some important things about myself. Mood music: [spotify:track:4VMAmxsxncyRhZGsT1IQep] Breaking wasn’t easy for me. Daily writing has been a vital tool for me for a long time now, and while I continued to…  [Read More]

Welcome to the New OCD DIARIES!

by Bill Brenner May 25, 2012 Adventures in writing

After many hours spent re-categorizing 900-plus posts, buying a new domain and building a new blog from scratch on WordPress.org — plus a few spousal disagreements along the way —  I give you the new OCD DIARIES. Mood music: [spotify:track:7zKPPqSGLAfc8nfuCmg4PF] What’s new besides the new banner, design and background color, you ask? Quite a bit: A broader theme that captures our ongoing struggles between darkness and light. I started this adventure a couple years ago to focus…  [Read More]

The Freak in the Newsroom

by Bill Brenner December 13, 2009 The stormy past

A tale of terror in newsrooms across the state of Massachusetts. I love my job. I love the subject matter (IT and physical security, emergency preparedness, regulatory compliance). I love the people I work with, many of whom I’ve worked with at other points in my nearly 19 years in journalism. And I love my daily dealings with some of the smartest, passionate security professionals on the planet. But it wasn’t always this way. Work used…  [Read More]

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