Author: Rin Lamy
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Gardening Benefits: A Path to Wellness and Depression Fighting
I have come to realize that there are many stages of healing, and for each stage there is a different tool that can help you along the way. The path is not one size fits all, and it is up to each person to figure out what works best for them. Every day I am…
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Celebrating One Year of Diaryofafloppingfish.com and a few announcements
Today marks the one-year official anniversary of Diaryofafloppingfish.com. I’ve got some exciting things in store for this year and many thoughts in the works so I’m going to take this time to celebrate how far this website has come and talk about a few new things. This website was started in 2016, but in that…
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Mental Health Awareness and Domestic Violence: Two sides of the same fight
My fight for mental health awareness is strongly tied to my fight against domestic violence because we do not wake up one morning and have an anxiety disorder, or a mood disorder that developed completely on its’ own without any help from our living situation. That, to me, is truly crazy.
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Domestic Violence: Why They Stay
The truth is that the people who are doing bad things are very good at it. We can’t be too hard on ourselves for “falling for it” because, frankly, they lied to us, and we didn’t find out until we were trapped. We get trapped emotionally, financially, and sometimes even physically. Statistics show that most…
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Not All Mental Health Professionals Are Good : Tips On Recognizing Bad Therapists
At the very basic level those services are that your boundaries are respected, and your thoughts are heard. If there is no respect for boundaires, and poor listening then there is no kind of therapy happening.
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The Art of Rolling With The Punches
We never really know what we’re capable of until we’re in the situation. Sometimes it’s great to still be surprised with yourself, but if you’re someone living with high anxiety there is nothing worse than the unknown.
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A Mental Disorder Is Not An Identity
CPTSD is just something that is in my way, and every day I chip at it a little bit more because I will not let it control me and dictate the course of my life.
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PTSD and Cholesterol: Does PTSD really make it more likely to have high cholesterol?
What has become apparent to me while doing this research is that PTSD on its own is not what causes any of these conditions, but much of it is ruled by our everyday decisions to either show up for ourselves and take care of our bodies, or not.
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Holiday Stress: Unpopular opinions and preparing for the new year
I hate to be a drag, and I know that it’s supposed to be a cheery time, but honestly it is stressful and sad. As we all do, I try to hold on to the good things about the holidays and let them make up for all the bad.
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Reviewing a year of failures and few accomplishments
Getting Old Is Easy The closer I get to forty, the more I start to reflect on my life. As much as I want to be proud of how much I have overcome, I still can’t shake the feeling that I have been robbed. It may be more apt to say that I go back…
Diary of a Flopping Fish 