what YOU can do to help a teen with depression
You may have a child who struggles with depression, or maybe you have know a teen who struggles with depression and anxiety. It is often hard to know exactly what to say or do to help them. When you have a teen with depression (or you know a teen with depression), usually there are two […]
Dear Diary, I tried, and I just cant…
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 […]
HIGH FIVE: THUMB
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
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 […]
3 ways flowers will make you smile and brighten your day
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, I can’t fix it alone
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 […]
Dear Diary, Today was a very bad day.
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 want to disappear
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 […]
Dear Diary: It’s a Boy!
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 […]
Do I Have Dysthymia?
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 […]
