Dribbs's Journal Entries | AYearAgo.Today

As a youth, continued

It’s almost 4am. I can’t sleep so I’ll document some more of my screwed up childhood. As I’ve said before, my youth wasn’t the worst but it definitely wasn’t the best either. I dare say my mother loved the attention she got when she went out to bars more than me. When she was home she was in bed an...

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As a youth

I was very angsty as a teenager, extremely depressed and truly a bad child. I would self-harm, collected various knives, even brought one to junior high because I had my very own bullies. Someone saw me putting it into my bag at the bus stop and shortly after arriving to the school I was promptly su...

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Finally Friday...well, Saturday now.

I brushed my teeth every day this week AND used mouthwash each time. I don't have any floss or I would have probably tried that too. I know that's normal for a lot of people but it's abnormal for me. I almost lazed out of it, I was laying here and didn't do it in the morning like I have been. Work g...

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October = existential crisis month

tag: Mental health October is my favorite month, though I may be a wee bit biased as it's my birthday month. I was born close to Halloween but not close enough to be a cool Halloween baby. With each year, I get a little older and a little fatter (I am trying really hard to prevent the last one this...

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I am an expert self-manipulator, perhaps this will help me with accountability.

tag: Mental health I am a master of talking myself into spending money on new things for new hobbies. I am also a master of talking myself out of sticking to those things. I am scarily good at it. My husband calls these "shiny new" phases. Something piques my interest and I must immediately immerse ...

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