More than a couple but less than a few years ago, I started taking an antidepressant. Unfortunately (or fortunately), I gained a bunch of extra weight after starting it. I had been puzzled by my weight gain for quite some time as it's not like my diet really changed. Maybe I ate a little more out of depression, but it wasn't enough to warrant a gaining of forty pounds in a year. After talking with my doctor friend recently whose mother also gained a bunch of weight after starting an antidepressant, I am convinced that it is because of this little help-me-feel-better-and-function medicine that I am not where I want to be weightwise. However, I thoroughly enjoyed the experience because combined with life experiences, I felt like Madea. Totally fun.

Being off the birth control pill has brought me closer to my True Self. I wanted to get off of it a few years ago like I want to take a heavy suit, high heels and makeup off after a long day of business or schmoozing. I just wanted to get it the eff off of me. What a journey it has been since then. Totally painful and totally erotic. I continue to face my wounds and heal them and also have fun and live and learn at the same time.

~ Peace