Tag: Trauma Healing

Nurseferatu and the Weight of Secrets

On By NurseferatuIn Mental Health, MST

I feel like I’ve coasted all day, drifting between sleepiness and scattered thoughts. Before retirement, I worked mostly night shifts for over a decade. I was glad to take them—after all, I’ve always been something of a Nurseferatu. Today, I had a visit from some good friends passing through on their way to Burning Man. …

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Amends?

On By NurseferatuIn Domestic Violence, Grief, Mental Health

I wondered why I constantly feel like I have to apologize for everything. To be honest, it’s annoying to me—and I imagine it's annoying to others, too. Turns out, according to actual research (remember when that was a thing?), the constant urge to apologize can come from several sources: low self-esteem, fear of conflict, and …

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