It's Just My Mental Illness
I've tried to be open and honest about my mental illness since my late 20s. I currently volunteer telling my story through NAMI MN . I've been doing that for almost two years now. I started this blog to tell my story about my mental illness and how it affects my life. I knew I was going into some sort of swing about six or so weeks ago. I was getting irritable, especially with kids. I don't get irritable with kids. I have a ton of patience for kids. When I found that every child except my own was getting on my nerves, I tried the tools I've learned. I tried catching up on my sleep, meditating, journaling more, journaling less (so I wasn't obsessing), getting back into yoga, taking small walks, staying AWAY from kids, etc. Nothing was working. I got into a huge fight with Shawn one morning. I knew it was because I overreacted to the situation. I was able to take responsibility for that one, but I couldn't believe that my reaction was so out of character for me. ...