New gravatar and profile

I finally got around to changing my gravatar photo and rewriting my profile. Not much else to say. I think the new profile better reflects my state of mind now.

Only two days left to take parental narcissism survey!

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The University of Georgia’s Communications Department will be finishing collecting data on Saturday, Feb. 28th–just two more days.

Remember, taking this survey only takes about 15 minutes and you will be helping with an important study about narcissistic parents’ communication styles.

By taking the survey, you may also win a $100 gift card! Just answer a few questions at the end of the survey.

Here is the link to take the survey (it’s also at the top of the sidebar).
https://ugeorgia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bpUcPJ3CkaLjOPb

Hurry! Time is running out.

Music therapy.

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I added a new page in my header: How Music has Helped in my Healing.

Music has been incredibly important in my journey to wellness, second only to writing. I could not survive in a world without music. I don’t really have a favorite genre; I love all good music. If I started another blog, it would probably be a music blog. I always try to include lots of music in this blog, representing a variety of genres and from different decades.

I added this new page because of its importance to me in helping in my healing. You’d be surprised how effective it can be.

I have included full videos (lyric videos if I could find them) of several songs that have been especially therapeutic to me, for a variety of reasons. I’m hoping these songs can help others too.

I intend to add more songs as time goes along. These are certainly not the only songs that have helped me, just the ones that have been most recently.

I’m also planning to do another “narcissist songs” post because there are lots of songs about narcissism I haven’t covered and those always seem to be popular posts.

New: Emergency escape button!

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I got this idea from Lady With a Truck’s blog. I am adding an ESCAPE button at the top of the sidebar.

If you are reading this blog and are still with your narc and they come into the room and can see what you’re looking at, hit the Escape button and you will immediately be taken to The Huffington Post (I picked this site because she did and it’s a good news site, so why not?).

Your history on the computer will still show this website so don’t forget to erase your history and cookies.

My decision to run ads on this site

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I signed up for “WordAds”, a service WordPress offers that allows a blogger with their own URL to run a few ads on their site that may provide a small income. Being that I would like this blog to become income-producing, or lead to being able to make a living writing, I think this is a good start.

The ads will not overtake the site or become a nuisance. I don’t want this blog to become cluttered with ads. I hope no one minds my decision to run a few ads on my blog. If I see anything offensive, there is an option to remove those particular ads (otherwise, I don’t get to choose which ads are run).

It’s my understanding that a signed-in WordPress blogger will not see the ads. I can only see them if I’m signed out.

Just thought I’d let y’all know.