Coco Densmore, Author

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    Writings from the Nuthouse I
    cocodensmore
    • Apr 9
    • 6 min
    Memoirs

    Writings from the Nuthouse I

    ***WARNING: Writings on Suicide*** I was at the Brook psychiatric hospital in Louisville from June 26, 2017 to July 6, 2017. Eleven days....
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    Meaningless! Meaningless! Utterly Meaningless!
    cocodensmore
    • Mar 22
    • 4 min
    Memoirs

    Meaningless! Meaningless! Utterly Meaningless!

    I figured out a few things since that last post. Still crying. Fifth day of this ridiculousness. I'm making light. It's not ridiculous at...
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    You have a NO voice!
    cocodensmore
    • Feb 24
    • 3 min
    Embrace Your Single

    You have a NO voice!

    Consent It’s not hard to know if someone is actively consenting to sex. Ask them! Before we get going here, this is an excellent web site...
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    I Persevere. And life goes on.
    cocodensmore
    • Feb 18
    • 4 min
    Living with Bipolar

    I Persevere. And life goes on.

    February 17, 2022 Journal Entry My goodness, the date almost passed me by! I committed to celebrating every month, and doing a wellness...
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    Now, where did I put the Tylenol?
    cocodensmore
    • Feb 15
    • 5 min
    Memoirs

    Now, where did I put the Tylenol?

    February 14, 2022 Journal Entry We’re the ones that mark the passing of time, assign significance to particular days. Why do we find that...
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    Sometimes I just have to speak out and share what it’s like to fight these demons.
    cocodensmore
    • Dec 31, 2021
    • 2 min
    Living with Bipolar

    Sometimes I just have to speak out and share what it’s like to fight these demons.

    After an online friend posted a meme about all his girlfriend being "bi", bipolar that is, I went off a bit. I tagged him in a post I...
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    All that's done can't be undone.
    cocodensmore
    • Dec 31, 2021
    • 2 min
    Living with Bipolar

    All that's done can't be undone.

    I most often think of myself as weak and malleable because I’ve been abused and because I’ve allowed myself to be abused. But the truth...
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    Bat Shit Crazy
    cocodensmore
    • Dec 17, 2021
    • 2 min
    Embrace Your Single

    Bat Shit Crazy

    There are a couple things I find especially troubling about how people talk about mental illness on dating sites. I’ll often come across...
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    A fresh wind of expectation blows through that place of dormant hopes.
    cocodensmore
    • Dec 11, 2021
    • 3 min
    Living with Bipolar

    A fresh wind of expectation blows through that place of dormant hopes.

    When I date, I usually date younger men. I never saw that one coming, but there are many men in their 30s who are attracted to "mature...
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