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
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Is My Depression Out on Holiday?
Photo by Sean Oulashin on Unsplash I just realized that my depression is not on the job. Is depression taking a holiday? When my Peer Advocate called for my weekly checkup today, I had to report that my depression was absent. Usually, it is on simmer in the background. It waits there ready to flare up at a moment’s notice. Now that I think about it, I haven’t seen my … [Read more...] about Is My Depression Out on Holiday?
Is It My Office or My Life?
Photo by Wonderlane on Unsplash On my to-do list for weeks has been, “clean office.” Clean office has often been added to my list as an afterthought. This task has gotten much less attention than just about every other item on my list. After all, if the front lawn is not cut, you can see it. If clothes are not washed, my choices on what to wear to work become … [Read more...] about Is It My Office or My Life?
What In the World?
Photo by Daniel Schludi on Unsplash Because my mom Is 97 and has covid, I’m feeling a lot of stress. It is clear that I am not clear about what is next, or what I should be doing next. As her POA, I have been paying her bills for years. And I have developed a close relationship with the financial group that handles her investments. It is easy to know when bills are due. I … [Read more...] about What In the World?
How to Push Rock Up Hill
Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash How to Push Rock Up Hill, it’s not a good thing when the best reference you can find is on Wikipedia. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For other uses, see Sisyphus (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Syphilis. Persephone supervising Sisyphus in the Underworld, … [Read more...] about How to Push Rock Up Hill