Stevi's Storied Life

I'm coming out of the closet about discontinuing the use of psychiatric drugs. I've been on some form of medication for the past six or seven years, and it's been a wild ride that I've wanted to jump off since the beginning. I haven't taken them since December 4. Initially, it was really difficult. Withdrawals are a bitch. I'd wake up feeling hungover even though I made a point of abstaining from alcohol, but I'd might as well have snorted an eight ball and downed a bottle of gin if I wanted to wake up feeling that way. After a couple of weeks, said withdrawals began to subside and after a month, they went away completely. That's about how long it takes to get it all out of your system. I let a few trusted friends, as well as my therapist, in on my undertaking and I was met with plenty of support as well as warnings to be careful. I've heard all kinds of horror stories. Shit, I've lived them. This isn't my first rodeo, so to speak. But this...

You guys. I have a plan. I'll tell you how I happened upon it, but don't judge me too harshly. On Thursday night I journeyed out to the River Oaks theater to see Blade Runner at midnight. I had absolutely zero context for what was going on. My friend had been imploring me to read Philip K. Dick's novel the movie is based on (although I was totally unaware of that fact) UNTIL after the movie, when I couldn't help but ask some nice looking folks likewise engaged in a post-film cigarette, about the significance of the unicorn. Said folks ended up inviting me over for beer and I now fully appreciate the phrase "When in Rome," which the lovely lady oh so appropriately played on vinyl the next morning. Anyway, the plan...so the gentleman told me of his adventures as an English teacher in Korea. All you need is a Bachelor's degree of some sort and a year of your life to spend somewhere else. After that, you are free to take the money and run, at which point y...

2014 was pretty good to me. I learned a lot about what I want out of life, and above all, I've learned to trust my intuition when I know it's time for a change. I lived with another person whom I cared about a great deal but when it comes down to it, I experienced what is known as a karmic relationship, one I needed to go through in order to learn important life lessons. One thing I know for sure is that there is no room in my life for jealousy. It's a wasted emotion that leads to mistrust, isolation and discontent. In a healthy relationship, both parties should ideally be able to maintain their own autonomy and circle of friends, regardless of gender or past associations. It is controlling, selfish and unreasonable to ask your partner to sever ties with people they care about. End of story. We're all here to connect with one another and help each other grow, whatever that looks like. On a deeper level, I've discovered my own divine nature and have resolved to k...