The Journey
This journey is tumultuous, the uncertainty is hard
The content ranges from hopeful to despairing, with the goal of helping readers find strength, serenity, and connection in facing life's challenges.
6 Oct 2024 21:53
This journey is tumultuous, the uncertainty is hard
7 Oct 2024 00:24
Can you imagine experiencing sickness, or suffering immeasurable trauma, then expected to just get up and live
11 Oct 2024 23:30
Eleven weeks since I lost my ability to speak, this has been incredibly frustrating, exhausting, and defeating
15 Oct 2024 06:25
Friday the 9th, a day I want to push past, and let go but the day still stings, I can't seem to forget
16 Oct 2024 02:43
It wasn't easy, I thought I had reached my breaking point, trials I've faced for sure, but this was a new level of hard I never expected
19 Oct 2024 17:05
There is a sad presumption that FND is chosen and when we decide to change our minds we will suddenly be back to full functionality
20 Oct 2024 01:37
I am stuck in a body that despite me constantly yelling at it, begging it to move, I am met with resistance and the reminder I am no longer in control
24 Oct 2024 22:17
This is a new terrain for me, I have never been here before, I'm trying to lean into the unknown but I am learning so please be kind
25 Oct 2024 16:59
This has become my favourite time of the week, when offices are closed, because I no longer have to be disappointed by the lack of responses
29 Oct 2024 00:32
I am disappointed, I have worked so hard to remain strong and keep my mental health in a place of positivity
30 Oct 2024 22:13
It has been 126 days since I have used my voice out loud, with the exception of a few words, I have been told that it should come back
2 Nov 2024 15:48
Four words, so simple yet such a push to sincerely feel, for me anyway I've been restrained to too many choices, and mistakes by others and also admittedly mine
6 Nov 2024 00:28
I am in a body but it is not me, this is not who I was or who I ever wanted to be, how can I communicate with it? Encourage it to align with me, help it see?
10 Nov 2024 05:18
The letter, one I have awaited for, spent time meticulously trying to prepare to give the best opportunity for myself to be heard
11 Nov 2024 05:18
It is hard when closure is not achieved and understanding is not received, however I have found that if I waited for it I would let my life be idle
13 Nov 2024 05:53
I am in a wheelchair and I have to admit I really wanted to show I wasn't confined but no one seems to understand that every single action I now take is more effort
2 Dec 2024 20:17
Who will hear my voice, who will hear my cry, I am running out of options to try and I'm exhausted in my attempts to make myself feel heard
5 Dec 2024 07:14
Your body is a valued possession, it holds you and carries you through every detail that this life holds