Living life to its fullest while thriving through depression
I just can’t do it. My daughter is sad, and so am I… I gave her hugs and kissed her goodnight, she doesn’t say it but she wants me to stay with her in her room and talk to her, she wants me to listen to her and she will tell me all the reasons […]
Do “THUMBTHING” nice for “THUMBODY” else. If you read my post about the High Five method of boosting your mood while coping with depression you learned that the thumb is the first of the five things we talk about to help us instantly boost our mood. If you haven’t read the post about the High […]
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 […]
Dear Diary, June 2010 I can’t believe he is here! A baby boy! I thought all along he would be a girl. I decided not to find out what the baby’s sex was while I was pregnant because we had a boy and a girl already. I thought it would be a nice surprise for […]
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 […]
