As the saying goes, bad things come in threes. Well, this has been a difficult and challenging week. We are in the loft of our house, hiding and waiting for the third thing to break. First Broken “Thing” My poor mental health has been challenging this week. Where do I begin? We returned home from …
Fighting secretly with a mental health disease was almost the worse mistake I ever made. For years I battled in silence where only a small handful of my closest inner circle knew of my plight. However, no one except for me knew the entire extent of my pain. Moreover, I realized that giving up should …
Since my earlier blog post on settling mental health myths had such a great response — five total views with one of them likely coming from me — I thought I would share a few more.
Are you tired of feeling blue? Do you sometimes feel as though you are never going to come out of the funk you are in? Feeling blue is a completely normal emotion. We all have bad days; however if those days turn into weeks and then months, you should consider speaking to someone about your …
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 …
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 …