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Prologue: You may already know that I have been working on a novel about the daily struggle of life with mental disorders, in particular anxiety, depression, and borderline personality disorder.  It is a work of fiction, although it is loosely based on my some own experiences.  This is part of that project. #shelostcontrolagain --- Borderline Personality Disorder. That's what the therapist said I have. I sit in the floor with the spread of pamphlets I was given. In the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), Borderline Personality Disorder is defined as an enduring pattern of perceiving, relating to, and thinking about the environment and oneself in which there are problems in a variety of areas including interpersonal behavior, mood, and self-image. I read every word slowly, repeated each line in my head. I pressed the tip of a black ink pen into the paper, underlining. Interpersonal behavior. Mood. Self-image.  People with ...

"There's a storm coming, but it won't match  the storms inside darling, that's for sure." New Year's Resolutions are something everyone has a different opinion about,  and I've been through them all.  Too many, not enough,  two weeks of giving up a bad habit  then always resorting to my old ways.  Work out more. Eat out less. Stop drinking soda. Quit smoking.  I always start out with the best intentions,  unfortunately that's about as far as I usually get.  Well, this year is going to be different. I am giving myself one big challenge to complete in 2015, something I have wanted to do for years, and started to do in November: Write a book.  My goal is to have a complete final draft by the end of the year. A work of fiction,   a woman retelling her struggle with anxiety and depression. Something I am very familiar with and feel compelled to write about. Inspired by some of...