(This is a repost – posted out of order before.) As we’ve now seen, different people and different environments create different context boundaries. Some of these are unclear, which result in people feeling that the space isn’t safe to be[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Posts Tagged being there for someone
Some days speaking is really hard. It takes so much energy just to force the words out. But I’ll be ok. I think.
A Little Growth
What does growth and change look like? Usually it’s small and hard to see. I wish it were so visible and tangible. It’d be so much easier.
Putting Things Right
Trying is so much more than what some people do. Sitting back and simply talking, never really getting involved, saying stuff from the comfort of what they think they know… Do I sound bitter? That’s the reality I face at[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Lingering Doubt
I’m sitting outside my therapist’s room waiting for my turn. What’s enough help, really? No one else can do my therapist’s job, not even my wife. Sometimes the right word at the right time is enough.
Nooooo!!! A lot of my dreams end that way. Again, apologies for the sporadic posting. I’m struggling with myself. If you’re interested, my blog post on that is at https://depressioninsg.com/2019/01/22/another-word-for-exhaustion/ . Please stay well. This hurts.
This happens now and then for me. Though it’s common enough that my wife will just grunt and go back to sleep, and then tell me the next morning. Posting will remain sporadic for a while more. Please please bear[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
One-sided conversation
The thing about comics is that sometimes, you have to have strips that join the dots. Grandpa George will feature more soon. I’ve been struggling badly. Therapy is going well but we’re going somewhere I don’t want to go, but[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I wish. I really wish. I want the best for Dave even as I want to convey the reality of depression in his life. There’re amazing people around me, and there’re those who stopped and then became amazing. And then[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Caveat Hangup
Seriously? There’re some people in my life I wish I could send someone to talk to, so I don’t have to face them myself. But in real life, it’s just better to face them myself. I’d feel guilty otherwise. But[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…