My, oh my, Post Secret...

This week's Post Secret post has some cards that I relate to more than ever before. I couldn't believe my eyes as I was going down the screen.

1) I'm a journalist. I think we all end up commenting on our own work online under a fake name because in the end we feel like failures if we don't get a response from something we've worked hard on

2) I'm enough of a Christian to know that Harold Camping's prediction that the rapture was going to happen on May 21st was crap, but there was some part of me that somewhat wished it would've all come to an end. I guess if it ended that way, I wouldn't be sitting around contemplating suicide anymore. (Don't worry. I'm not actually going to kill myself. I just think about it)

3) I hear voices in my head and then I hear God too sometimes. I can actually tell the difference. When God speaks to me, it cuts right through all those other voices.

4) How do I tell my 25-year-old younger brother that he needs serious mental health treatment without him getting defensive? It's obvious he's bipolar to everyone else but him. He won't stay on medicine and won't go to counseling

5) I used to be proud of my scars. I always said they were my "battle scars" because I went to battle against myself and won in the end. Most of the scars have faded. I'm now really glad most of them are not obvious. I think if I could still see them all clearly, it would just make me want to cut even more

6) I haven't cut in a long while (3 or 4 years I think), but I do more subtle forms of self harm now. I still miss cutting all the time. It was one of the best (and worst at the same time) ways to relieve my stress

7) I have actually really taken steps to fix my relationship with my older brother lately. I think we are finally going to repair some of the damage that was done years ago. We used to go several months (or longer) without speaking. Now we're talking or texting several times a week

8) My ex-husband used to think he was schizophrenic. I don't think he was. He just did too much meth and other crap

9) This last one just made me laugh. Why is it creepy if a microwave says "enjoy?" I really want an answer to that question ... I'm curious, very curious ....