Funny, I do not see my 300th blog post as a time of celebration. Hitting my 100th and 200th blog posts, I made it into a celebration of life; my life. I was excited to still be alive, to have a better sense of the way forward. With my 100th blog post, I was grateful that I was no longer "Up Against the Wall." Having received tools, support, and insights, I was able to begin … [Read more...] about My 300th Post Sharing My Life with Depression
Region 10 Wellness Recovery Center
“I Know That’s Going to Leave a Mark”
The last year of this decade was overly complicated, frightening and dramatic. It started off in January of 2019 with waking up not being able to breath. It wasn’t that there was no air, it was as if someone had taken the life-giving oxygen out of the air that I was breathing in. I would need to get up and walk around for a bit to clear it out and then be able to go … [Read more...] about “I Know That’s Going to Leave a Mark”
7 ways to embrace Depression
Now I already know what you are thinking. And while mind-reading is one of the unhelpful thinking styles, it is easy to guess what comes to mind when I ask you to embrace depression. For me, it took 43 years. After depression scored a major victory against my self-worth when I was in my early twenties, my way of dealing with depression was to ignore it and hope it would go … [Read more...] about 7 ways to embrace Depression
I hadn’t seen the benefit before
Today, I spoke to a professional. The Director of the Region Ten facility talked with me for over an hour. I had spent some time yesterday writing down questions to ask. That was very helpful. Also, having read up on their intake process, I had an idea of what was going to happen. It was much less painful than I expected. The goal of the meeting was to discuss what my … [Read more...] about I hadn’t seen the benefit before
Going to Area 51
This morning I went to check out Area 51. Well, it felt like that was where I was going. The real name is Region 10 Wellness Recovery Center. To me, the idea of going was otherworldly. One of the written instructions for my discharge was that I find a Psychiatrist in the healthcare community who will do Adult Case Management. It turns out it’s not just refilling … [Read more...] about Going to Area 51