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Archives for November 2020

Can I Be Happy With My Birthday?

November 28, 2020 by Depression Is Not My Boss Leave a Comment

Can I use the change triangle to feel core emotions such as joy on my 65th birthday?

Or would the correct term be joy, a core emotion?Either way, I suppose this is a milestone of birthdays. It has been coming for a while. There was nothing to do but allow it to tick forward, a day at a time, until now it is the big day.I turn 65 today.Now I can finally take advantage of the senior discount at Denny’s. Just kidding. It’s been so long since I was in a Denny’s … [Read more...] about Can I Be Happy With My Birthday?

An Authentic Self-Care Morning, As Even the Wildlife, Seem Thankful

November 26, 2020 by Depression Is Not My Boss Leave a Comment

Even the wildlife seem thankful this morning as I enjoy self-care in my life with depression, on this Thanksgiving Day.

It is 52 degrees outside as the sun works to warm the morning.The landscape is shrouded in fog, with only hints of Parker mountain in the distance. From my vantage point on the front porch, I can hear the beating of bird wings as they come and go from the feeders.And there are a pair of squirrels working the grass around the feeder pole, munching on the sunflower seeds the … [Read more...] about An Authentic Self-Care Morning, As Even the Wildlife, Seem Thankful

Never Again Will You Not Face Your Depression

November 22, 2020 by Depression Is Not My Boss Leave a Comment

Never again will you not face your depression and forget self-care

Not facing my depression was a direct slap in the face to Self-Care.I have written extensively about my struggle with self-care. Finding the balance between “just say no,” and the needs of others can be confusing. Self-care starts with the premise that you must put your oxygen mask on before helping others. I get that, but my generation was not brought up automatically thinking … [Read more...] about Never Again Will You Not Face Your Depression

How to Use Coping Statements for Self-Care During the Holidays

November 19, 2020 by Depression Is Not My Boss Leave a Comment

How to use coping statements for self-care during the holidays and avoid guilt

How will you cope with the holidays?That is a question I am asking myself. Each year presents different challenges. When the kids were young, it was making sure Santa had time to get the presents under the tree before the kids awoke.My coping statement then was “we have done this before; we can do it again.”As the kids became young adults, the challenge was to get them up for … [Read more...] about How to Use Coping Statements for Self-Care During the Holidays

What Depression Doesn’t Want You To Know About Unhelpful Thinking Styles

November 17, 2020 by Depression Is Not My Boss 2 Comments

What depression doesn't want you to know about unhelpful thinking styles and how to challenge them to lead a balanced life with depression

Predictable, steady, expectable, certain, sure, unsurprising, humdrum, obvious, and foreseeable.That is my life.And that has been my life for several months. I guess it is always something. Depression has clouded my life with generous helpings of unhelpful thinking. A year ago, I was fixated on not being able to get started in the morning. It took five months of talking about … [Read more...] about What Depression Doesn’t Want You To Know About Unhelpful Thinking Styles

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