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
SMART Recovery
The First Rule of Depression Is Never Talk About Depression
From my 2022 blog post: Now I have committed myself (no pun intended) to learning everything I can about depression. I have chosen to face it, to keep it from helping me back into unhelpful thinking. Every day I am learning new things about depression and how it works on the mind and body. Read my original May 4, 2022, blog post It is June 3 of 2024. I was thinking this … [Read more...] about The First Rule of Depression Is Never Talk About Depression
Why Depression Is My Lifelong Companion
Photo by Florian Klauer on Unsplash Depression has been with me my entire life. I am drafting the story of my life facing depression head on; after only 62 years of ignoring it, of never calling it by name, hiding it from everyone including myself, and sweeping the crumbs of every episode under the rug each time it was over, as I walked away never looking … [Read more...] about Why Depression Is My Lifelong Companion
In 5 Years, I Have Written 600 Blog Posts About My Life with Depression
Photo by Gary Meulemans on Unsplash It has been 1,715 days since my 4 days in 5 East. That means I have written 0.35 blog posts per day for 1,715 days. That is 2.85 blog posts on average per week. Being very competitive, I feel the need to justify my efforts. The simple fact that I am still writing these blog posts means, to me, that I haven’t figured it all out yet. But … [Read more...] about In 5 Years, I Have Written 600 Blog Posts About My Life with Depression
I am Just Not Good Enough
Photo by Nik on Unsplash Yesterday I read an article whose theme was “I am just not good enough.” This piqued my curiosity, as I have been wondering if I am just not good enough for a while. The core of the article centered around the definition of perfectionism. It turns out that, according to the author, perfectionism isn’t about setting high, often impossible … [Read more...] about I am Just Not Good Enough