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List of diagnosed badges
The list of diagnosed badges she holds her head up and wears like the warrior she is: And she’s a Narcissistic Abuse Survivor… But at least she’s a survivor, and not a statistic. 👍🏼
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Introduction
Hi. I’m Leah. I‘m on a health journey in search of my enlightenment. My soul is done being stuck on this hell on earth and I want to be able to finally rest in paradise when this body gives out. This body is pretty sick and full of malfunctions, so who knows how much longer…
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I stopped eating processed sugar, here’s what happened..
Last summer I decided to quit sugar cold turkey. I came to this decision because I know how bad sugar is for a few of my diagnosed illnesses. Also I experienced a bout of constipation that felt like a boulder in my gut after consuming too many sugary things. My poor kid also deals with…
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Just an activist trying to save an endangered species…
I wish I meant as much to people as they do to me. People say they care about me but yet no one really calls or texts to check in. I am not okay right now. If you’ve seen Encanto, I feel like pretty much the entire Madrigal family in one body and brain. Trying…
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The Chaos That Is Living With Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Chronic stress is damaging to the brain. Living with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is the epitome of chronic stress. It’s also exhausting and debilitating. It’s depressing and it’s currently the daily bane of my existence. Nothing is ever easy for me so of course my PTSD is of the complex kind. I am literally reliving…
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Sixteen Year After My Traumatic Brain Injury, My Amnesia is Healed.
And honestly, it’s a lot of memories I could have lived without. But alas it’s cured and no I’m sitting here going through life with Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. If you ask me I think the “D” should stand for “Depression,” because I’m in the throws of a pretty deep one right now. Day…
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I think we are all born Hypermobile
In 1987 I was born. I was about a month overdue and it would take 30+ years to learn I was born with Ehlers- Danlos Syndrome (EDS), a rare genetic mixed connective tissue disease. It puts me at a greater risk for numerous comorbidities. In elementary school I was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder and…
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The universe told me to…
Being an empath means I’m emotionally intelligent. I see and understand things invisible to the normal eye. I understand things on a subconscious level. And I perceive a lot of things as signs from the universe. In fact the past 16 years have been FULL of signs from the universe. They helped me piece my…
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Chronic Illnesses are like Pokémon, “ya gotta catch ‘em all!”
Well you don’t exactly “catch” them. Some you are born with, and others develop. Some are even triggered where one day you’re perfectly fine, and the next WHAM! Your looking at a number of life changes in order to keep being able to function. things like viral illness and pregnancy are some of the triggers.…
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Thirty Five Years and Old.
I hope you read this in a conversational and soothing Morgan Freeman like narrator voice. I’m not writing to complain, I’m just writing from the heart. Trying to use every creative outlet I have the energy for these days. Also it would be nice to engage some interaction and maybe make some friends. Being ill…
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Diaries of an Empath 