grief – Page 2 – Functionally Mental

Heart of Ruby

Elisa A Escalante “Maybe you didn’t need me, but I needed you, As I sat on that rock, waiting to see you, You called and said you’d come, and somehow I believed you, And watched the cars go by, hoping I’d see you, Because you gave me life, yes I came from you, But youContinue reading “Heart of Ruby”

Living in a Nightmare

Elisa A Escalante/ LMSW/ 7-15-2020 “I often wonder, do they feel pain the same way I do? For the same reasons? And to the same extent? Or am I just crazy and alone in this? Maybe they are just good at hiding it too? Happiness is wanted from us all, it is easier than truth.Continue reading “Living in a Nightmare”

Neglected & Abandoned

Elisa A. Escalante/ LMSW/ 6-26-2020 “When you are forced to find peace in chaos and suffering, you will be chaotic even in peace. You can take the human out of the nightmare, but the nightmare is still in them.” -EaE One of the most not talked about privileges of the world is the luck ofContinue reading “Neglected & Abandoned”

Cry Baby

Elisa A. Escalante/ LMSW/ 06-04-2020 “You can look at all external factors of a person’s life, and believe that you understand them, or know their pain. But you won’t. Suffering is an internal, emotional bleeding. By the time it is truly seen, it may be too late.” I used to hate myself for being theContinue reading “Cry Baby”

It is NEVER a ‘happy’ Memorial Day

Elisa A. Escalante/ LMSW/ 5-23-2020 “It is a dark, painful and torturous path to take. And we do not do it for reward, we do it because it’s right.” -EaE What do veterans and military members think about when Memorial Day comes up? Typically, it is not about a day off, a celebration or aContinue reading “It is NEVER a ‘happy’ Memorial Day”

NUMB: When being “Strong” is the only option you have

Elisa A. Escalante/ LMSW/ 4-14-2020 “When pain and sadness is forbidden in a society, it causes us to isolate ourselves and live in that pain alone.” -EaE On Monday April 13th, my office manager confirmed to me what I already knew, that my client was found dead in his home. I acknowledged with a workContinue reading “NUMB: When being “Strong” is the only option you have”