***Trigger Warnings: suicide, mental illness***
It has taken me awhile to write this post. I apologize for the length. It involves a long journey into my past and it was hard to get my feelings in order. I will have to share some more of my story with you for you to understand.
It has taken me a long time, but I have wrestled most of my demons into a fairly peaceful place. They are always with me, sitting off in the corner as I go about my daily business. But we have reached a tenuous truce. They can sit on the couch with me watching the TV, but I control the remote. Every so often, however, they lash out unexpectedly and change the station. We begin the battle all over again. More