Category Archives: insomnia

#ChronicIllness: the worst job in the world

Posted on November 8, 2017 by dSavannah

dSavannah note: This is another one of them there posts I wrote a while back and am just now publishing. Didn’t do much to it, either. Just added the photo and a few words here and there. And futzed with … Continue reading →

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It’s not the forest … It’s the leaves

Posted on October 26, 2017 by dSavannah

New: Follow my blog on the app Bloglovin. You can also follow by putting your email address in the first box there on the right, and then see my new posts via the WordPress app or in your email. And, … Continue reading →

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#dSavannahDefects – V is for…

Posted on April 26, 2016 by dSavannah

My theme this year for the #AtoZchallenge is #dSavannahDefects, aka “What’s it’s like dealing with #InvisibleIllnesses”. Or, in short, {some of} what’s wrong with me. … vision, pt 1 So, I just read this really interesting article/post/Facebook note by a … Continue reading →

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#dSavannahDefects – I is for… (pt 2)

Posted on April 17, 2016 by dSavannah

My theme this year for the #AtoZchallenge is #dSavannahDefects, aka “What’s it’s like dealing with #InvisibleIllnesses”. Or, in short, {some of} what’s wrong with me. This is part 2 of my I post, since I ran out of time to … Continue reading →

Posted in #AtoZchallenge2016, #dSavannahDefects, age, artist, author, depression, dreams, family, giving to others, hard work, health, history, illness, insomnia, memory | 11 Comments

#AtoZChallenge Theme Reveal (!!!)

Posted on March 21, 2016 by dSavannah

Woot! Woot! For the third year in a row, I have signed up to participate in the #AtoZ Blogging Challenge, which means for the month of April, I will write and publish a blog post every day, except Sundays, starting … Continue reading →

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Diving deep into mental illness

Posted on December 31, 2015 by dSavannah

Hi. My name is dSavannah and I suffer from mental illness. Specifically, depression, anxiety, PTSD, and OCD tendencies. I’ve talked about my issues before, but I felt compelled to address them again in a specific blog post, because I just … Continue reading →

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State of my health, or What #InvisibleIllness is like

Posted on October 25, 2015 by dSavannah

dSavannah note & update 5/23/18: Typically, I do not edit or change blog posts once I’ve published them, except in rare exceptions to change a factual error or fix a typo. However, because I am still referring people to this … Continue reading →

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