As I come to the close of the My 500 Words challenge, I would consider it a positive experience. I was able to look through many good things in my life. I am thankful for the opportunity to share and I feel supported by my writing community. The issue I'm facing now is feeling directionless …
Tag: depression
M is for …
I had the pleasure of having a couple friends come over today and as we were talking they inspired me for today’s letter M. M is for Making time to Meet with friends. To me this is crucial. I hate to keep bringing it up but I’m not the only woman that struggles with depression. …
B is for…
Day 2 – It’s funny how if you give yourself some focus how it opens up the floodgates! I’ve been mulling over all the letters I’ll need to describe all the good changes I’ve made. LOL. It really does make me laugh. I was thinking this was going to be hard, well it is, only …
Risking
On a scale of 1-10, my anxiety level has been hanging out around a 6 or 7 lately and that's with taking my anti-depressant/anti-anxiety medication. So what's going on? - Lots! I hope you don't mind some rambling, because that's just what I need right now and I know there's got to be someone out …
In Sickness, and In Health
We always want the good part of the wedding vows to be all there is to marriage, but love would be shallow if that was our experience. This season has been full of trials for my husband and I. It would have been easier if we took turns being on the negative end but for …
Deciphering Health
Anyone out there struggling with health or weight issues? No doubt we all do! I wasn't sure what all to include in this post, but I feel compelled to complain to someone. LOL! So let me start where I'm at right now and then I'll go backward and then forward to what I'm hoping for. …
MID-Life Crisis
Just wanted to let you all know what's happening with me. I will define what I am experiencing as a MID-life crisis. And I find it very eye opening. You see I've discovered the three major conditions that affect me. (Affect, right? Not effect?) M is for menopause, although if I were being technical it …
Dread, Defeat, Despair, and Disappearing
Dread, defeat, despair, and disappearing - this sums up my feelings lately. One day I'm doing well the next I'm in the dumps. If the medication was working I shouldn't have such ups and downs. I put off my counseling homework and I really am just doing all the same stuff expecting different results. They …
How Many Ways
Just putting it out there. This is a rough draft of a song I'm writing. I just wanted to post something other than all my stuff about depression. I usually post my poetry and such on my other blog, (openingthecreativedoor.blogspot.com) but I usually don't like to post any songs I write, just in case they …
My New Perspective on Thoughts
I am not very good with homework. I always put it off until the last minute, but, this session of counseling really intrigued me. Dr. Karen gave me examples of one situation, the different thoughts one might have, the different feelings they inspire, and the actions that result. She explained that our thoughts can come …
The Far Reaches of Grace 