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What is Self-Blame? Self–blame is a cognitive process in which an individual attributes the occurrence of a stressful event to oneself. The direction of blame often has implications for individuals’ emotions and behaviors during and following stressful situations. Self-Blame definition I have a tendency to blame myself for everything that happens to me or around me.
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An Empathetic Heart No matter how many times I tell myself to be strong and stand up for myself, I find it difficult. My heart is huge and wants to see the absolute best in everyone and everything. I’ve let people in that have hurt me and it’s just not in me to be angry.
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Life in the South wouldn’t be complete if you didn’t hear cicadas in the morning. These bugs are kind enough to let you know that “it’s warm out today” and, as all is Southerners know, that’s what it was yesterday and will be tomorrow. They’re tiny little Captain Obvious(es) letting us know that our air-conditioning
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Summer Heat I live in Alabama and today’s high is 86 degrees Fahrenheit , but let’s add in the two wonderful factors of the Heat Index and Humidity. The current humidity is 62%, so that means that my sweat will not be evaporating and cooling me. My sweat will be leaving my skin slick and
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The American Elephant Most Americans live a “bubbled” existence. They go on with their day-to-day lives completely ignorant of the things around them, or not caring. Some of these people are the ones who complain about stop signs, or perhaps even the word “BUMP” being painted on the road to notify drivers there’s a speed
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The Daily Struggle Some days are better than others and some days I just want to find a nice rock to crawl under and vanish. Being able to get through the good and the bad is not something that has to be done alone. When people go through the “rehabilitation” process, may it be getting



