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?
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Doing The Drugs – Part “Who Knows, I’ve lost track”
Mirtazapine, generic for Remeron, was added to my anti-depressant regime recently.A Google search reveals: Mirtazapine is an antidepressant used to treat major depressive disorders in adults. It is not known if mirtazapine is safe and effective for use to treat MDD in children1. It is often used in cases of depression complicated by anxiety or insomnia2. It improves … [Read more...] about Doing The Drugs – Part “Who Knows, I’ve lost track”
What’s Stopping Me from Telling the World I Have Depression?
In my mind, I should have said “I have depression” years ago.And while I have done so in this blog, I have shied away from a formal announcement. One would think that after 530 blog posts, my secret would be out. But the fact that it hasn’t has more to do with “it’s not always about you,” than about my relationship with depression.There are many groups to which I have said “I … [Read more...] about What’s Stopping Me from Telling the World I Have Depression?
Will Depression Return if I Retire Again?
Depression helped me retire the first time, making a cluster of the entire experience.My depression convinced me to scrap over 40 years of planning and jump into retirement with only a sketchy idea of what I was going to do. Now the upside was I finally had off on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s. We flew north for an entire week around Thanksgiving.But the nuts and … [Read more...] about Will Depression Return if I Retire Again?
My Depression Operates in The Smallest Spaces
Before I began learning about how depression works, all I knew were my spectacular crashes.As I thought back on my life, I could clearly see four major episodes that my depression exacerbated. These were times when I was circling the drain, was up against the wall, and could not see any way forward. To an outsider, I can only imagine how that must have looked.But for me, living … [Read more...] about My Depression Operates in The Smallest Spaces
