January 2012

Tangle, Tangle, Tangle!!! And a DBT project

January 31, 2012
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Today has been busyyyyy.  Breakfast, therapy, lunch, Starbucks run, bought a gift for my mom, went to the gym, finished a blog post, read for my Philosophy of Creativity course, Target run, dinner, Office Depot, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Ulta, home.  I’m tired.  However, words can’t really describe how happy I am to be BUSY [...]

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The Pursuit of Knowledge or the Pursuit of Accolades?

January 31, 2012

It’s becoming rapidly clear that I’m now back into the realm of “real world” expectations.  For the last year the only thing that was expected of me was to get better.  My task was to overcome my eating disorder, depression, anxiety, etc and to get back to a stable and healthy place where I could [...]

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What the Hell Kind of Blog Is This?

January 30, 2012

There are so many thoughts buzzing around in my head right now that I almost don’t know where to begin.  Let me say outright that my blog Raw Recovery is meant to send a mentally, physically, and emotionally healthy message.  It is meant to show what it is like to live life with a mental [...]

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Bad ZZZZZs and Thesis Study/Writing Tips Part 1

January 30, 2012

Last night was another rough night.  I won’t even try to explain it, but it was pretty bad. The last two days (per the request of my psychiatrist), I haven’t taken my sleeping medications.  I’ve been on a certain pretty heavily sedating medication because my mind would not stop racing and I wasn’t getting more [...]

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My Road to Recovery Veganism Part 1

January 29, 2012

My favorite lines: “Getting a Vitamix changes everything” and “She used to be vegan…she eats fish now” I mentioned in Friday’s post that from now on I’m going to be responsible for my recovery in a way I haven’t been before and a part of that is my decision and desire  to eat a little different [...]

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“Don’t call yourself a borderline”: When Stigma Invalidates

January 28, 2012

“Don’t call yourself a borderline or tell people you have borderline personality disorder.  They won’t want anything to do with you.” I heard this line from a therapist once. Needless to say, I never went back. When I was diagnosed with BPD back in October, others thought I would be really upset.  In fact, I [...]

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Sensing Energy Workshop Review and Trying to Focus

January 28, 2012

Before sitting down to write this post I enjoyed a nice, fresh lunch that really got my energy going.   I was more impressed with this flavor of the Argo tea than I was with the Mojito flavored tea I tried last night.  Here are some cool pictures from the Argo website about the teas: [...]

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Last Day of Treatment; Reflections on Emotional Achievement and Meal Plans

January 27, 2012

Today was my last day of my day treatment program, which means I am officially done with formal treatment.  From here on out I will be doing work on an outpatient basis, which means I will be regularly seeing a psychiatrist, therapist, and nutritionist.  Despite the fact that I did not want to finish day [...]

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Funny Baby Friday

January 27, 2012

On a rainy day like this, it’s best to start out with a laugh. Happy Friday!

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Vitamix ON SALE and the Awkward Professor Story

January 26, 2012

My dad and I set out with the mission of finding a Vitamix tonight, and did we? Oh yes we did.  Not only did we find one, we got it ON SALE.  It was like Christmas morning all over again. Costco happened to have an amazing sale on the Vitamix 5200 and the lively Vitamix [...]

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