Whatever good that’s in us, we’ll explain it away. We can’t take in praise without qualifying it. Credit without pushing it to someone else. Whatever good happens to us, it should or will be taken away. We wait for the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Depression is an arrogant illness. By that I don’t mean that sufferers like me are arrogant, or that it makes us into arrogant people. Depression grips the mind and only allows it to see one reality as the only possible[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trigger warning still in effect… There’re so many possible reasons why suicide seems to be the only way out. Feeling like a burden is one of them. The pain. The unbearable loneliness. But being a burden usually goes hand in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sooo… I have thought these thoughts at one point or another in my own journey. Why do people think that we’d like to stay in our depression and not recover? And no matter how I draw or write… I will[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Choices are easier when we’ve got the right perspective. Medication, therapy, and the support and encouragement of those who love us. All these things do only one thing. They help us to choose to live, to fight, to want to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It really is that difficult to choose when in the midst of depression. I’ve found myself stuck because I know what I should choose but I’m simply not able to choose it. And the pain of choice is real.
I really can’t. I’ll have to measure everything from scratch. So I’ll just do my best. Easier said than done though. I’ve got to keep trying.
It’s not so much selective hearing as just a poor self image coupled with depression magnifying the negative side of any incoming messages. The trick is to be persistent and also give concrete examples. And to get the right treatment[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…