I’m 27. On the outside I appear to be a relatively well-adjusted, responsible, single Midwestern gal. On the inside, I’m screaming. Waiting for my life to end. I’ve been depressed/suicidal off and on since I was 15. One relatively severe cycle almost got me kicked out of college. I had to go to therapy, which was no help at all. I quickly grew bored of it and to expedite my exit from that requirement, I told the therapist what she wanted to hear. Fast forward a few years, I had broken things off with my first really serious boyfriend and rebounded to a guy a […]
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Morning Sickness
I knew I was pregnant, at only 16 the morning sickness had made my day a living hell. No one knew, and I wasn’t old enough to buy Plan B. No one knew, not even my boyfriend. I’m sure my friend had figured it out. On top of having trouble in school with my severe A.D.D and having my mother threaten to kick me out, my abusive father, and having a rare form of Multiple Sclerosis (M.S) I was sure things couldn’t get much worse. So one night after everyone went to sleep.
I sat in the bathroom, watching the tub fill with steamy water. I was already drowsy from […]