Kitt O’Malley

Tag: self-talk

Barely Fiction: Kate.1

Sep 3, 2017

in Bipolar Disorder, Flash Fiction, Mental Illness, Poetry, Writing

Her true and legal name is Kitt Kathleen O’Malley. She loves her name and is grateful her parents came up with it — a great stage name if there ever was one. Her first name is typically a nickname for Katherine or Kathleen, so her name is redundant. She had thought that Katherine meant catharsis,…
Hypomania, Praise, and Self-Talk

Aug 11, 2017

in Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Flash Fiction, Hypomania, Mood Cycling, Self care, Triggers to Mood Cycling

Photo thanks to Gustavo Espíndola The praise came. Kitt loved to please. The more praise she received, the better she felt. The more she achieved, the higher she soared, until she couldn’t. Her body couldn’t keep up. She broke down, couldn’t get out of bed, and beat herself up for falling, for failing. Talking to…