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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Feb 14, 20232 min read
See Past My Struggles
I recently had my feelings hurt. It was during my eating recovery group and one of the women was graduating. The tradition was to go...
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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Feb 14, 20232 min read
Boundaries and Relationships
Have you ever had this amazing revelation and you go to share it with a friend and you can practically hear them thinking, “well, duh!” I...
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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Feb 4, 20232 min read
Addiction
I recently started an “Intensive Outpatient Program” for Binge Eating Disorder. I’ve been a compulsive overeater for as long as I can...
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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Jan 29, 20232 min read
What Do You Mean Blessed?
Lately, I’ve really been struggling. I had to go off one of my psych meds before my second knee replacement surgery and I destabilized....
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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Jan 24, 20232 min read
What do you have to give up?
My Pastor recently preached on Jesus calling the first disciples. I was struck by it as I’ve been examining my own calling. As I listened...
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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Jan 18, 20232 min read
The Cost of Treatment
We live in the era of magic medication. Got a cold? Pop a pill. Got an ache? Pop a pill. Can’t sleep? Pop a pill. Every problem has a...
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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Jan 11, 20231 min read
Dance!
My calling is to encourage others going through tough times to not give up. My website is based on the quote, “Life isn't about waiting...
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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Jan 3, 20232 min read
On the Edge of Sanity
I’m having knee replacement surgery on January 4th. At the request of the anesthesiologist, I stopped one of my psychiatric medications....
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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Dec 28, 20222 min read
Fresh Start
Every January 1 we have a new year. Every year we look at this day as an opportunity to start anew, a fresh start. While cliché at times,...
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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Dec 20, 20221 min read
Dilemma
I want you to know me but I don’t want you to know my secrets. I want you to know I’m strong but being called that makes me feel like a...
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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Dec 12, 20222 min read
We’re People Too!
I get it. People with severe mental illness can be scary. We can see things that aren’t there. Most of the time these are not fuzzy...
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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Dec 7, 20222 min read
Blessings
I don’t want to give you the idea that my life is one long struggle. I’m blessed in many ways. I have family and friends that love and...
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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Nov 30, 20222 min read
Delusions
A delusion is when you believe completely in something that is not true. It’s where you get the tinfoil hats to prevent the aliens from...
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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Nov 26, 20222 min read
This is Me
I have schizoaffective disorder. It’s like a cross between schizophrenia and bipolar. It’s a severe mental illness but I’m very lucky to...
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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Nov 19, 20222 min read
The Best Gift of Christmas
I Iove the holidays! I love decorating my house. I love hearing the Christmas music on the radio. I love the friends and family that come...
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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Oct 30, 20222 min read
Love Until You Feel Loved
In church today, my pastor shared a story. He was in a group with several women who were sharing their stories. Many of them shared of...
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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Oct 27, 20222 min read
Severe Mental Illness and Instagram
I recently read an Instagram post from a friend of mine. He had written of his struggle with mental illness and the pain he was in. He...
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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Oct 21, 20222 min read
Finish the Race
Recently I underwent knee replacement surgery. The first two weeks were painful, but I made great progress and impressed the surgeon and...
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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Sep 21, 20222 min read
Changing Perspectives
Have you ever looked at a situation in one way and then realize that the same situation can be seen completely differently? The situation...
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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Sep 14, 20222 min read
The Divided Church
Recently the United Methodist Church divided over the issue of homosexuality with the conservatives of the church forming their own...
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