- My name is J.C. Hannigan. I write new adult romantic suspense novels. COLLIDE is available for Kindle and Kobo, and CONSUMED will be releasing December 2014. You can read more about my books by heading to the "BOOKS" page.
I love my family; my kids, my husband, and our dogs. I love to write, I love tea, coffee, and Instagram. I love curling up on the couch with a good book.
This blog is a collection of my thoughts, my stories, my life. I hope you enjoy!
Category Archives: depression
The Getting There
I’ve been kind of stuck in this awkward, weird, depressing, and almost painful limbo. All the things I want to do, I can’t…at least not right now. Which makes me feel kind of bummed out and a whole lot restless. … Continue reading
Posted in anxiety, bits and pieces, blogging, depression, musings, personal, struggles, verbal diarrhea, words
Tagged Anxiety, Blogging, Depression, Me, Mental Health, Personal, Updates
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Strange Place
I have been in a strange place lately. Getting momentum and motivation to go about my day has become a challenge. I just want to sleep in. I’m sure, I hope that all parents have days like that…days where they … Continue reading
Posted in anxiety, bits and pieces, blogging, bucket list, challenges, depression, family, happenings, musings, words
Tagged Blogging, Personal, Updates, Word Vomit
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We NEED Stigma Fighters
Health care and awareness, heck even empathy for mental illness is severely lacking. We have an issue on hand, an issue that’s glaring obvious won’t go away by turning our heads. This is why we need organizations and causes like … Continue reading
Posted in anxiety, blogging, causes, changes, depression, Stigma Fighters, words, writing
Tagged Blogging, Causes, Change, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Ol, Stigma Fighters
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Harder to Breathe
Today has been an…interesting day. I emphasized the word “interesting”, because I mean it’s difficult but I somehow feel…less…to confess that. But…it is difficult. Very difficult. I have been trying to keep myself busy and distracted…but the thoughts seep in … Continue reading
Posted in bits and pieces, blogging, challenges, chronic pain, complaining, depression, emotional, hard stuff, heaviness, honesty, musings, pain, parenting, personal, Stigma Fighters, uncensored, updates, verbal diarrhea, words, writing
Tagged Anxiety, Depression, Distance, Feelings, Me, Mental Health, Personal, Real Talk, Solo Parenting
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Too Much
I am doing too much. This is evident by how swollen my right heel/foot/leg is. It screams slow down, stop doing so much…but I’m not very good at listening. I try, but it’s hard to give my body the breaks … Continue reading
Posted in bits and pieces, blogging, challenges, chronic pain, complaining, depression, emotional, exhaustion, gardening, honesty, living with chronic pain, me, musings, pain, parenthood, personal, words, writing
Tagged Blogging, Chronic Pain, Gardening, MHE, Personal, Raw, Self Punishment
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This Dog
I’ve written before about how having a dog has changed all of our lives for the better. I don’t intend to be a broken record here, but it is so very true, especially this last month. Without Bane, I’m not sure I could … Continue reading
Posted in anxiety, Bane, bits and pieces, blogging, depression, furbaby, life, pain, updates, verbal diarrhea, words, writing
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Rising Above
It seems like each day, I face a torrent of different challenges and emotions. Each challenge envokes a different emotion from me. I could choose to wilt under the pressure, to bury my head in the sand and “give up” … Continue reading
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Tagged Anxiety, Bad Days, Bad Pain Day, Blogging, Chronic Pain, Depression, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Writing
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Stigma Fighters – Making Waves
You would think that I would have an even easier time blogging, now that I have a working computer available to use. However, that is surprisingly not the case. I get so distracted by all the other things I need … Continue reading
Posted in anxiety, blogging, cool beans, depression, excitement, good news, inspiration, Stigma Fighters, updates, words
Tagged Blogging, Mental Illness, Old School New School Mom, Props, Sarah Fader, Shout Outs, Stigma Fighters, TV Debute
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