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 things were … [Read more...] about Can I Really Beat My Depression?
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Summers Here, So Where Is My Depression?
Photo by David Vives on Unsplash I’m still stuck on being alone for the summer, with my depression on vacation.After being so determined to get my depression out in the open, why am I sad that it has taken a holiday? I should be doing back flips and alerting the media. Depression’s absence should be a celebration. I have been working on this for 5 years.And yet, I miss the … [Read more...] about Summers Here, So Where Is My Depression?
It’s Clear That My Depression Loves Me
IPhoto by Nick Fewings on UnsplashI was awake in the middle of the night recently, and my depression wanted to talk.It was sharing ideas with me about our future together. Depression was pleased that I was still alive. If I ended my life, depression would lose a cooperative host. And that wasn’t good for either of us. How could it keep needling at me if I wasn’t here?Yet, on … [Read more...] about It’s Clear That My Depression Loves Me
“If you get up one more time than you fall, you will make it through.” Chinese proverb
Photo by Susan Q Yin on Unsplash I was awake this morning by 5:30 AM and was downstairs before 6:30 AM.Ok, so I went to bed a little after 10 PM last night. It seemed like everyone, including my 2-week-old granddaughter, was ready for bed by then. And I just started playing Candy Crush, so I stayed awake almost an hour going from level 14 to 43.My understanding of the game … [Read more...] about “If you get up one more time than you fall, you will make it through.” Chinese proverb
The 10 Things I am Thankful for This Morning
Thank you, thank you, thank you. … [Read more...] about The 10 Things I am Thankful for This Morning
