Tami's Thoughts

Today my husband and I got to talking about mental health. It's a big issue for both of us considering mental illness runs in our families. I have cyclic mood disorder and depression. My husband is bipolar and schizophrenic. It's not easy for either one of us, but it does help that we both understand that there are days that are going to be hard for the other one. Jason has asked me in the past that if he asks me if I heard that to be completely honest with him because of his schizophrenia. It's not often he asks me, but when he does I do honestly tell him if I heard it or not. He doesn't have episodes because he is medicated, but there's always the chance that his medication will need to be upped or changed to match the changing of his disease. I know that and I knew he was like this before we got together. I haven't tried to change that about him because I can't. I go with him to his doctor appointments so that we can both discuss how the medication is h

I'm not even sure if anyone follows this blog anymore. I haven't written in this thing in 7 years, but have decided to get back into it. I got married in July of 2014 to a great guy that I met on okcupid. I know, I know. Online dating.. how do you even know that you're getting to know someone's true self online. Well you have to have a lot of faith in someone and trust that they are being as honest with you that you are with them. Sometimes it's hard to let go and just trust someone you don't know from Adam, but if you do, then you can have an amazing journey with another person that you never would have met in your every day life. Each and every day I'm thankful that I met Jason. Yeah, his name is Jason. He brought me out of my shell and has made me a lot stronger than I originally thought I could be. We've experienced a myraid of things together ranging from sorta homelessness to being financially stable. Back in July of 2015 we didn't have eno