Category Archives: mental illness

DESPITE THE DARKNESS

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Mollie Hunt

The first thing I saw when I opened my inbox this morning was the quote from Desmond Tutu*, “Hope is being able to see light despite all of the darkness.” To find this in front of me today was, … Continue reading →

Posted in anxiety disorder, Health, Wellness, Lifestyle, mental illness, Save the World | Tagged depression, Desmond Tutu, hope, inspirational, opinion, state of the world | 6 Comments

2022 DAY ONE-FINISHED MY MEMOIR!

Posted on January 1, 2022 by Mollie Hunt

It’s the first day of a brand new year! I didn’t do it on purpose, but this morning I finished the second draft of my memoir, THERE’S A CAT HAIR IN MY MASK: How Cats Helped Me Through Unprecedented Times and … Continue reading →

Posted in Alcoholism & Addiction, anxiety disorder, Cats, Death & Dying, Emotion, Getting Older, Health, Wellness, Lifestyle, Life Through Amber, Lifestyle, memoir, mental illness, Writing | Tagged #catwriters, #crazycatladycozymysteries, Animal Shelters, book launch, depression, inspirational, writing | 2 Comments

IT WAS THE THIRD OF JUNE, ANOTHER SLEEPY, DUSTY DELTA DAY…

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Mollie Hunt

It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day. I was out choppin’ cotton and my brother was balin’ hay… Today is June third, and when an online friend posted those lyrics on Facebook, the enigmatic … Continue reading →

Posted in Death & Dying, Getting Older, Health, Wellness, Lifestyle, Life Through Amber, mental illness | Tagged Bobbie Gentry, meaning of songs, ode to Billie Joe, songs of the 60's, speculation, Tallahatchie Bridge | 19 Comments

FREE-WRITING

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Mollie Hunt

I always write out my blogs before I post them, but TODAY IS THE EXCEPTION. I’ve tried putting the significance of today out of my mind, concentrating on my participation in the Women’s March tomorrow as a stand I … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, mental illness, My Cat Cozies, Secret Soul | Tagged depression, election, fear, inauguration day, Memoir, sad, trump | 1 Comment

ANXIETY IN PARADISE

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Mollie Hunt

The ocean pounds the shore, a peaceful noise. The air is warm, perfect. Birds sing, the coor of a dove. I have no place to be, no time constraint, nothing on my agenda, yet I am anxious. It is … Continue reading →

Posted in anxiety disorder, mental illness | Tagged anxiety, anxiety disorder, depression, Memoir, panic attack | Leave a comment

ALZHEIMER’S: MEMORY AS WATER

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Mollie Hunt

**If you have a loved one with dementia and you don’t have time to read this blog, skip to the end links for invaluable information on how you – the friend, family member, or caregiver – can survive this insidious … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Death & Dying, Health, Wellness, Lifestyle, mental illness, Writing | Tagged alzheimer's, Anne P. Hill, Caregiver's Guide to Understanding Dementia, Communication Strategies for Dementia, dementia, Dr. Marian O. Hodges, Help is Here: When Someone You Love has Dementia, Jeff Anderson | 7 Comments

ALCOHOLISM: NOT AS BAD AS KARL

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Mollie Hunt

I knew I had a drinking thing, but I didn’t call it a problem. There’s an old joke found primarily on tee shirts: I don’t have a drinking problem. I drink, I get drunk, I fall down. No problem. That … Continue reading →

Posted in Alcoholism & Addiction, Death & Dying, Health, Wellness, Lifestyle, Lifestyle, memoir, mental illness | Tagged addiction, alcoholism, death, getting sober | 4 Comments

ANGER

Posted on January 16, 2016 by Mollie Hunt

Anger, like a white dwarf star after implosion, lives on. Like a star, anger is deadly. Unlike a star, anger is personal.

Posted in anxiety disorder, Emotion, Health, Wellness, Lifestyle, mental illness, Poetry, Secret Soul, Writing | Tagged anger, anxiety, emotional, pissed off, poem, poetry, short poem | 3 Comments

CYMBALTA DISCONTINUATION SYNDROME or THE CURE IS WORSE THAN THE DISEASE

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Mollie Hunt

I vow to never take another SSRI, no matter what! I will handle my chronic pain and depression/ anxiety in other ways. In my opinion, Cymbalta, and the withdrawal, is worse than the disease for which I took it. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Wellness, Lifestyle, mental illness | Tagged Cymbalta, Cymbalta Discontinuation Syndrome, Cymbalta withdrawal, drugs & doctors, mental health, ssri withdrawal | 16 Comments

I AM NOT A WRITER

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Mollie Hunt

Here is a poem I wrote at work, proving that I am, in fact, a writer after all. I am not a writer. I’m a records scanner for a large medical group. I hear it in the mind-numbing whir … Continue reading →