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

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What Makes Self-Care Keep Evolving?

November 9, 2022 by Depression Is Not My Boss Leave a Comment

why self-care is changing my depression

Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash It still amazes me that I am allowed to take care of myself. The whole idea of putting on one’s own oxygen mask before helping others has been foreign to me. Or should I say that in the past it has been foreign. Recently, I have made a concerted effort to include my own needs in my plans. This can be seen in my attitude towards things I … [Read more...] about What Makes Self-Care Keep Evolving?

Which Coping Statements for Depression Work for Me?

September 20, 2020 by Depression Is Not My Boss Leave a Comment

Can coping stements for depression help me lead a balanced life?

Positive coping statements for depression is one tool that keeps me from circling the drain. Having spent decades with unhelpful thinking, that was all I knew. And depression was right there to steer me away when I got near coping statements for depression. It often sent me time traveling. I spent more time in the future than Marty in “back to the future.” The future for me … [Read more...] about Which Coping Statements for Depression Work for Me?

A Time to Sow, A Time to Reap – My Unhelpful Thinking Exposed

August 1, 2020 by Depression Is Not My Boss Leave a Comment

After sowing for 15 months, I am reaping the tools to live a balanced life with depression

After 15 months of sowing, I am beyond doubt getting to reap some benefits. Depression is no longer the unknown figure lurking in the wings, trying to lure me with candy and peanuts. There are many tools I use daily to understand the sneaky, devious ways depression exploits situations to entice me to follow its ideas. Just yesterday, depression was attempting to insist I … [Read more...] about A Time to Sow, A Time to Reap – My Unhelpful Thinking Exposed

I Found Unhelpful Thinking In My Fortune Cookie

June 29, 2020 by Depression Is Not My Boss Leave a Comment

Treat Yourself With The Same Dignity and Respect You Give Others. I do a very poor job in how I treat myself and this fortune reminds me of that. Now I wouldn’t call this a fortune even though it came out of a fortune cookie. It is more of an affirmation or a positive saying or words to live by. Maybe the fortune is in living that life where you value yourself, even as … [Read more...] about I Found Unhelpful Thinking In My Fortune Cookie

Why Am I Afraid to Be Me?

June 23, 2020 by Depression Is Not My Boss 1 Comment

I feel guilt and shame for wanting to practice self-care

Most days, I must explain to you why I am allowing myself some self-care time. For some reason, I don’t feel like I deserve to have “me time.” I grew up without learning how to look out for myself first. Now that may seem off-base to those closest to me. I have set goals, achieved results and always been the go-to person. And many of my projects were thought of and … [Read more...] about Why Am I Afraid to Be Me?

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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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