Caitlin StrommenNov 9, 20212 min readThe Rose - Bette Midler I’ve taken to doing two blog posts at a time, because I never feel done, and I always see another song I want to do a post on. So in...
Caitlin StrommenNov 9, 20213 min readThis Woman's Work - Kate Bush I know people may think I chose this song from a feminist angle, and while it fits that theme, I chose it for the lines “I know you have...
Caitlin StrommenNov 1, 20213 min readClown - Emeli Sande This is my halloween entry for my blog. For Halloween I dressed up as Harley Quinn, and it has more to it than first appears. Her name...
Caitlin StrommenNov 1, 20212 min readShe Don’t Like Roses - Christine Kane I listened to this song during my breakdown, before I was hospitalised for psychosis. I was voluntary the first time and sectioned the...
Caitlin StrommenOct 27, 20212 min readBlue Bannisters - Lana Del Rey I’ve had my heart broken a few times. When I stopped being Baby. When Nonna died. The boys that broke my heart. The psychosis. The...
Caitlin StrommenOct 23, 20212 min readEasy on me - Adele "I was still a child, didn't get the chance to feel the water round me. Had no time to choose, what I chose to do. So go easy on me" I...
Caitlin StrommenOct 22, 20212 min readMay your kindness Remain - Courtney Marie Andrews I loved this song at one point It has such a good message to it, pretty self explanatory After everything, the thing i’m most proud of is...
Caitlin StrommenOct 19, 20212 min readTurn - The Wombats To expand on the last post - there is a large societal expectation set out for women, and we learn it young Pretty will protect you, your...
Caitlin StrommenOct 19, 20212 min readDancing with your Ghost - Sasha Alex SloanThis song just fits perfectly with my identity disorder. All of the lyrics Baby I’m still your girl How do I love, how do I trust...
Caitlin StrommenOct 18, 20212 min readQueens Don't - RaeLynn I used to listen to this while writing Paper Doll, while I had psychosis, before I was hospitalised I loved it It takes me back even now,...
Caitlin StrommenOct 12, 20212 min readNothing's Gonna Hurt You Baby - Cigarettes After Sex Autoimmune part 2 My family loved me, more than anything, but even they couldn't protect me from the autoimmune illness. It was, as with...
Caitlin StrommenOct 12, 20212 min readShake it out - Florence + the Machine This song is full of lines that relate to my identity disorder, but the main ones are: “I can never leave the past behind… I’m always...
Caitlin StrommenOct 4, 20212 min readCarmen - Lana Del Rey There are many lines in this song that at the time of recovery from my identity disorder I related to doesn’t have a problem lying to...
Caitlin StrommenSep 30, 20212 min readSheila - Jamie T I listened to this while I was recovering from my identity disorder. I related to many characters in various songs, and Sheila was one My...
Caitlin StrommenSep 22, 20214 min readJohn Hughes Movie - Maisie Peters I’ve always wanted my life to be like a movie, since I was a little girl. It’s a cliche for a reason. We grow up on fairytales, and rom...
Caitlin StrommenSep 20, 20212 min readWolves - Selena Gomez, Marshmello I was looking through old photos earlier and there were so many of me as a little girl. One of them I took with me to the psychiatric...
Caitlin StrommenSep 14, 20212 min readThere goes my Baby - The DriftersTwo blog posts in one day! Can you tell I have free time on my hands?? But I have a lot of ideas, songs and time so why not This song and...
Caitlin StrommenSep 14, 20212 min readShe's Always a Woman - Billy JoelI love this song. She hides like a child, to me, captures the identity disorder perfectly. It was childhood trauma, triggered by my...
Caitlin StrommenSep 6, 20213 min readWildest Dreams - Taylor Swift This song always makes me think of Baby at her best - in a nice outfit, pretty dress, make up done, not smeared because she was drunk...
Caitlin StrommenAug 27, 20211 min readHomegirl - King Princess Todays blog entry is about my struggles with my sexuality. I never used to think i was bisexual, I thought I was straight. I’d always...