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“I Suffer From Depression.” Here’s What I Am Learning.

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Depression Was Happy That I Was Neglecting Self-Care

November 5, 2021 by Depression Is Not My Boss Leave a Comment

Depression had me neglecting self-care and was rushing me around in an unhelpful thinking style

I just thought I was overly busy. But then, I noticed that each day was clipping along, and I was becoming a spectator. No longer was I seizing the moment, setting aside time for me, or even thinking about tomorrow. Events were driving me. Then I spoke with my therapist. “If you don’t put your own oxygen mask on first, how can you help others?” Once again, he saw that … [Read more...] about Depression Was Happy That I Was Neglecting Self-Care

Depression Isn’t Always Depressing.

March 4, 2020 by Depression Is Not My Boss 4 Comments

Depression is not always positive, it can be sad and gloomy and depressing

Or is it depression can be depressing? How about, depression is depressing? I want to believe the first one. In fact, I have been struggling with this for the past few days. Why am I so negative? Why am I seeing the bad, not the good, the challenge, not the reward? This whole idea is beginning to sound like a commercial. I have been exploring my attitude a lot … [Read more...] about Depression Isn’t Always Depressing.

Here’s my answer to “what is the best thing to ever happen to me?”

February 11, 2020 by Depression Is Not My Boss 3 Comments

How I answer what is the best thing to happen in my life

The answer is at once stunningly easy and ever so complicated. Obviously, being born was a highlight. Without that, none of this would be possible. And there are key benchmarks along my life’s journey that stand out. These include, but are not limited to: Learning to readLearning to swimGetting my first job delivering papers at age 10 so I would have money to buy … [Read more...] about Here’s my answer to “what is the best thing to ever happen to me?”

That didn’t last long, now I’m not getting out of bed

December 5, 2019 by Depression Is Not My Boss 3 Comments

Searching the internet for a picture of “not getting out of bed,” I found that Dr. Seuss had written about this. So maybe it is a “thing.” Not Thing 1 or Thing 2, but a thing. It seems almost everyone has trouble at times wanting to get out of bed. With the warm covers drawn around us, our head on the pillow, climbing out into the cold air is not appealing. On top of … [Read more...] about That didn’t last long, now I’m not getting out of bed

Migrating is Stressful

August 6, 2019 by Depression Is Not My Boss Leave a Comment

It never goes exactly as planned. You try to anticipate every possibility and even plan for the unexpected. But the process of changing the platform your blog is hosted on takes time. My website guru has done a fantastic job of getting my website onto a platform that is more robust. If you ever need website work done, contact her, Katie Wilbur My readership has … [Read more...] about Migrating is Stressful

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I write My Concealed Depression to create Mental Health AwarenessHello, I am Joel. I have Major Depressive Disorder.  I am genuinely determined to figure out my personal relationship with depression. With 40+ years of living with concealed depression, I write my blog to find answers. 

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