BMJ: Day 4 – Consider How Body Image Has Impacted Your Life

Anyone that spends time worrying about how they look can instantly explain to you that their body image has impacted their lives. And I'll add that anyone that worries about it knows that they are being impacted negatively. Truthfully, I believe Ms. Molinary (The author of "Beautiful You" - the book I'm following) is writing …

Today’s alcoholic thoughts.

Sometimes there are days when I have so much to say, and then there are days like today when I don't really have anything to say - especially about being an alcoholic. What I know today is that I woke up, got on my knees and prayed. Then I began my morning duties for work. …

Panic from low blood sugar…

So, I'm fighting an urge at this moment. My blood glucose level is exactly 63 mg/dL as I write this.  I'm trying not to have a knee-jerk reaction right now. I just took 4 glucose tabs (4g carbohydrate each, for a total of 16 g) to treat the low, as well as a small peanut …

I’m still alive…

I haven't been on much the past couple of weeks.  I have to admit, I have been trying to live life a little. I know, not my normal behavior the past several years, but I am trying to make changes in my life.  But in the past couple of weeks, I've had some things going …

A Small Dip…

I haven't thought about depression in a while...maybe over two weeks now.  I'm not really sure.  I have been trying to focus on things to keep my mind busy, but last night I had a little dip in the mood.  It's one of those things that I notice, because it's usually a strong indicator that …