Focusing on the one thing I could control, I decided to look at my attitude towards the weekend. On Friday, I had decided to understand how I needed to think if I was going to relax and enjoy the day. It was clear that I normally would be stressed out about not doing things I was thinking about because family was visiting. Having company requires a change in attitude. … [Read more...] about I want to say thank you for yesterday.
unhealthy thinking styles
I do the same thing every morning
There seems to be a routine in place. I didn’t realize I was so predictable. It doesn’t matter when I go to bed, I am up between 7 and 730 am. I put a t-shirt on and my slip-on sandals and head to the bathroom. After using the facilities, I take my Prozac. In order to make sure that I do not miss a dose, or take a second one because … [Read more...] about I do the same thing every morning
Can I really take the weekend off?
I don’t know about this. Taking two days to spend with family visiting from out of town? Not going to my day job because I requested off. Not going into my home office and writing? Not worrying about mowing the south 40, or edging around the porch with the weed eater? How is that even possible to not think, worry, obsess, or be anxious about taking … [Read more...] about Can I really take the weekend off?
What are you telling me and why should I care?
This is not how I like to feel. Yet last night, that is exactly what was going through my mind. It wasn’t “tell me more,†it was, “when are you going to shut your pie-hole?†I feel terrible admitting that I had these thoughts swirling through my head as the person was talking. You are … [Read more...] about What are you telling me and why should I care?
You Will Never Guess the New Name I Learned For My Depression.
Keeping depression out in the open requires constant attention. Ignoring it, or worse, assuming I am “over it,†has dire consequences. As I learn to live with depression, I am learning more and more about how it works. I am learning how secretive it wants to be, and how tempting it can be to follow its ideas. Understanding this has helped me … [Read more...] about You Will Never Guess the New Name I Learned For My Depression.
