Photo by Jason Leung on UnsplashIs it something I can share, or is it more esoteric?Am I going to write about it or am I going to spend a page or more, avoiding talking about it. Sometimes I just need to warm up my brain before I can open up about what I actually decided to write about. Ok, it’s most of the time. I almost always seem to ramble on about something, pulling out … [Read more...] about When Do I Know What I Want?
Unhelpful thinking
It’s Hot: Is My Depression Going on Vacation?
It’s 87 degrees right now in Virginia and my depression is nowhere to be seen.I suppose I should be thankful. Both the current temperature, and my depression are not as wild as they could be. Tomorrow it is forecasted to be in the 90’s. I cannot tell you where my depression will be. But thinking back to previous summers, my depression may be on holiday.My best clue about what’s … [Read more...] about It’s Hot: Is My Depression Going on Vacation?
The First Rule of Depression Is Never Talk About Depression
From my 2022 blog post: Now I have committed myself (no pun intended) to learning everything I can about depression. I have chosen to face it, to keep it from helping me back into unhelpful thinking. Every day I am learning new things about depression and how it works on the mind and body.Read my original May 4, 2022, blog postIt is June 3 of 2024.I was thinking this morning I … [Read more...] about The First Rule of Depression Is Never Talk About Depression
It’s Clear That My Depression Loves Me
IPhoto by Nick Fewings on UnsplashI was awake in the middle of the night recently, and my depression wanted to talk.It was sharing ideas with me about our future together. Depression was pleased that I was still alive. If I ended my life, depression would lose a cooperative host. And that wasn’t good for either of us. How could it keep needling at me if I wasn’t here?Yet, on … [Read more...] about It’s Clear That My Depression Loves Me
What In the World?
Photo by Daniel Schludi on UnsplashBecause 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?
