Living life to its fullest while thriving through depression
HIGH FIVE 5 Ways to instantly boost your mood while coping with depression I was asked to speak about mental health and dealing with Depression to a group of amazing teenagers awhile back. I tried relentlessly to gather my thoughts about the matter. This wasn’t the first time I have spoke to teens about this […]
Have you ever had a child hand you a dandelion or other random flowering weed they found in the yard? They may have given it to you with the most sincere desire to make you feel special. After they gave it to you what did your face automatically do? Did you smile? I can almost […]
Sometimes I get really motivated and I have moments where I feel if I can just fix this one thing or work on this one thing I will feel better it will give me the confidence I need and I won’t be so depressed. today for the first time in my 38 years of life […]
I feel so alone like everyone around me has literally abandoned me. I feel like I’m just feeling sorry for myself all the time, and basically I am. I try to reach out to family and friends and I get responses like “oh I’m so sorry you are feeling bad” and that’s it. Not “ […]
Dear Diary I keep distancing myself from everyone I need, everyone I love. It makes me sad. I know I am about to enter dangerous grounds when I do this because I alienate myself further away from light and hope. I’m not doing it purposely but actually I guess I am. I feel like I […]
What the heck is that? you ask. Dysthymia is the clinical fancy name for high functioning depression. I was browsing YouTube a few weeks ago and I came across a video that explained what high functioning depression was, to be completely honest I had always told myself that this is the type of depression I […]
What is wrong with me? WHY AM I FEELING THIS WAY? AM I ALWAYS GOING TO FEEL SAD? I AM JUST A NORMAL PERSON, CAN’T I GET OUT OF THIS FUNK BY MYSELF? WHY DO I WANT TO SLEEP ALL DAY? WHY CAN’T I FEEL HAPPY WHEN EVERYONE AROUND ME SEEMS TO BE ENJOYING THEMSELVES? […]
I HATE YELLING IN ALL FORMS!!! I hate when I am at the store and I hear a frustrated mother yelling at her exhausted toddler. I hate yelling at my kids for any reason!!! I hate when my kids fight and yell at each other. I hate other people yelling at their kids. Yelling makes […]
As with depression, anxiety disorder can manifest itself in many different ways depending on the person and the situation. If you have anxiety, you could feel it constantly where your thoughts are consumed by it, or you could feel it situationally, where certain events trigger it. Either way, this illness is […]
