Posts related to Mental Health and Mental Health Awareness.
I know…I know what you are thinking. You are thinking, “What in the world is he writing about this week?” So men, is it time to quit? The Morning Dread Stumbling out of bed after my bride has literally forced me to wake up, I make my way to the bathroom. For the past twenty-four …
So is smiling depression a real thing? First, we should define and understand what is depression and what it is not. What is Depression According to the American Psychiatric Association, major depressive disorder, or Depression, “is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you …
Good Days and Bad Days are something that we all experience. But do your good days ever turn into a bad days without outside influence? If yes, then join me in saying, “This sucks!” I use to love the holiday season, though in some ways I still do – more on that later. Beginning almost …
Having battled this disease for 35 years with only my bride knowing its full impacts, I recently came out about my depression publicly. I had opened up to a few close friends at church before and was feeling somewhat better but never “normal“. In this week’s musings, I wanted to share 3 potential ways to …
I am sitting here scratching my balding head wondering, “how can I be 49 years old”? Today’s musing centers on this topic of “Forty-Nine Years Circling the Sun – A Birthday Post”. The years are going by much faster now as I am reminded of something my brother-in-law told me when I was 16 years …
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So you want to know a secret about having anxiety with depression? Having anxiety with depression is like “worrying about everything while at the same moment in time, carrying about nothing”. For many years I thought this was normal behavior. Imagine preparing for a vacation – perhaps a dream trip to a popular European country. …
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It is no secret that I completely and totally despise the Summer heat. I do not manage well in the heat as I tend to lose my cherub-like demeanor. However, the time we do spend on Saturday mornings for our Beach Therapy is very therapeutic to my mind. So why do I say, “Hallelujah! Summer …
So what is normal you ask? I sure wish that I knew because all I want is to feel normal. For nearly my entire life I have felt different; different from everyone else in school and then later on at my places of work. Having battled mental health for many years, a vast majority of …
When you hear someone say, “I am tired”, this does not necessarily mean that they are physically tired. Yes, of course, the person could be tired after a long day doing physical labor. However, saying “I am tired” could also mean that person is mentally tired. My depression, on top of my anxiety, can at …
Depression symptoms can be a trap to the sufferer though not like a Star Wars “It’s a trap”. According to this WebMD article from July of this year, one of the tell-tale signs of depression is skipping exercise. Recently I was on a daily regiment of walking every day during my lunch break. The walking …