Photo by kevin Baquerizo on Unsplash My personal history aside, I feel my gut saying the outcome is at best 50-50. There have been times in my life where depression has been the driving force. And yet there have been years where depression was missing. And I spent most of my life denying that my having depression was even a possibility. I knew there were times where … [Read more...] about Can I Really Beat My Depression?
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Love Yourself First, And Everything Else Falls into Line.
I came across this quote as I was catching up on world events this morning. “Love yourself first, and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” - Lucille Ball The fact that I grew up watching Lucille Ball made this even more special for me. I have heard this idea before and am still trying to make this my … [Read more...] about Love Yourself First, And Everything Else Falls into Line.
I’m Getting Ready to Tell Work That I Have Major Depressive Disorder
I originally wrote letters to my employees, boss, and the company I work for 2 ½ years ago. Talk about being chicken s&^t. While I haven’t followed through, I am still thinking that telling the world is the next logical step. That telling the world will help others. More importantly, I feel that it will help me. Finally, I have put my real name on my blog. The big … [Read more...] about I’m Getting Ready to Tell Work That I Have Major Depressive Disorder
My Pharmacy Cannot Get 150 mg Wellbutrin XL
Photo by freestocks on Unsplash How is that possible? My pharmacy can get 300 mg Wellbutrin XL but cannot get the 150 mg tablets until September. They are just not available. Again, how is this possible? I have checked the internet, a bit, but have not found a reason why the 150 mg dose is currently unavailable. But I did find a reason why I should NOT be using a pill … [Read more...] about My Pharmacy Cannot Get 150 mg Wellbutrin XL
I Was Fooling Myself and I Didn’t Know (Didn’t Care)
Photo by abigail low on Unsplash In my mind, my depression was off for the summer. It had flown south, and was on a beach somewhere in the tropics, sipping a rum and coke and contemplating the waves. Spending time with me was going to wait until cooler weather set in. Until then, my depression and I had parted company. I was finally free to be depression free. Or so I … [Read more...] about I Was Fooling Myself and I Didn’t Know (Didn’t Care)