Author: Cede Dawn

“Emma Marie I heard from my Mom’s friend group you were talking to the preacher about hurting yourself. What a loser! Be a real man and just kill yourself!”, bully 1 said snickering. “Emma Marie, what a stupid name!”, said bully 2. “It’s Emmarie, not Emma Marie. Please give me my project back! It’s worth…

“Hello Emmarie. I’m Preacher John. May I call you Emma?” “Emmarie is fine. Thank you.” said Emmarie rather suspiciously. “Now Emmarie, this is our preacher. He’s someone we respect and admire. Treat him as such.”, her Mother said with a smug smile on her face like she was trying to impress Preacher John. “Does she…

“EMMARIE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?”, shouted her Mother. “I I I… don’t you knock?”, said Emmarie. “Knock? What are these cuts and burns? Give me that lighter. What do you cut with?” “Mom, I……………” “What do you cut with Emmarie? Answer me!”, said her Mother again as the tears started to swell in her eyes.…

                                               To Be Continued….. Emmarie grew up with a Mother who suffered from Histrionic Personality Disorder. So from early life she was put in competition against her Mother by her Mother. While simultaneously having to remain pretty enough to not embarrass or bring her Mother’s image down.  But never ever prettier. And while this was…

At midnight on Halloween night in 1992 a beautiful baby girl was born. She had thick, curly locks of the darkest brown hair and big, round amber eyes that burned bright auburn red in the shine of light. Her lips are full, pouty with a little button nose and round rosy cheeks. Skin naturally yellowed…

I have a unique religious belief system I like to call “Cedeism” as they don’t match up perfectly with any currently established religion. It’s special to me and eccentric to most. But it’s mine (and anyone’s, really, who feels connected to it) and a spiritual viewpoint I hold near and dear to my soul! First,…

You’ve heard of PTSD. But have you heard of it’s less talked about sub type, C-PTSD (Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)? Well, as someone who suffers from this very real mental injury (this is how I refer to all trauma related stressor disorders), I think I would be a good candidate to start the conversation…

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