Coping: a short story in two parts - Recently I received some sobering medical news. I was also put on a new medication, a third antidepressant. This one is different from the other two. Those are SSRI-type. The new one is tricyclic, which I’m still figuring out. It is intended to ease my severe IBS. Either way, for me it comes with roughly two weeks of unstable emotions, the constant taste of metal in my mouth, and an uptick in the intrusive and unpleasant thoughts. It’s often difficult to remember that this is temporary and will pass. Today was rough. So, I grabbed my paddle, stuffed the kayak in the car, and took some time to come back home, to myself. #selfcare #mentalhealthawareness #selfcareisntselfish #fuckautoimmunediseases #iwillpersist #badass 1/2 https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb_IGbbA1C4TeOGiYzVyE4ggRvpWG5lPgxWiM80/?utm_medium=tumblr














