Lately I have been having this panic inducing tightening in my chest. And I know it is not a heart attack. Instead, it is anxiety. At the current moment I feel like I have so much on my plate that I am never going to get finished. Some days it feels like I […]
So I had to challenge myself the other day. “But Alicia, WHY would you challenge yourself??” you might be asking? And the answer is, because I like to sew. How do those two link up? Well, let me give you a fun tidbit of backstory. I have never ever ever ever been […]
Do you know what I hate? I was playing a game with my best friend, a game we have invested multiple hours into, a game I love playing with him. Not only do I love playing the game with him, but it is also time where he and I get to talk and […]
I had my weekly appointment with my therapist to discuss how I have been doing lately. And is that not a fun question to have to ask yourself? Under normal circumstances sure, but in the middle of a pandemic where it feels as though my country is literally ripping itself apart at the seems […]
It changed me Falling in love and falling out of it It changed me And not for the better It hurt me It maimed me And at the end of the day It claimed me I sank down so far into depression That climbing back out Was like climbing up a sheer cliff With no […]
I am broken A thousand little pieces That will never be back together I’m humpty dumpty Only worse Because all of the kings horses And all the kings men At least they tried To put him together again But with me It is me Playing with this puzzle Trying to find A way to be […]
Maybe you don’t understand And maybe that’s ok As long as you understand I made it through the day I wrestled with my own emotions And at the end of the day I finally won But that doesn’t mean The war is over It’s only just begun As I will wake up tomorrow The empty […]
I thought I was ok I thought I was ok – Until I walked into my room And came unglued I’ve been tired And unhinged And I knew deep down I was breaking again But I thought I was ok And I thought I could fight it The deep dark emotional roller coaster That I […]
Alicia Jeanne 