Few people with depression have the same specific struggles. My struggle with energy speaks itself differently from someone else’s. The way I describe my depression differs from someone else’s. But they’re all similar stories, which is what I’m what I’m[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yaaaassss. If you don’t understand, go ahead and ask. It’s ok – as long as I have the right not to answer if I don’t want to.
Frustration is usually the name of the game. Pain, too, but it differs from person to person. All in all… It sucks.
It’s never really enough. Whatever I do, as the depression drags on, whatever I’ve done never seems enough to myself, or to certain important people in my life. My wife and our best friend and a few relatives and friends[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
That’s how it is, most of the time. I don’t know how I got through the day. More to come. Sorry for the intermittent postings.
And everyone thinks they have *the* solution to depression! Cool cool cool. Sure. Cool.
This is one question I struggle with. My brain sometimes doesn’t allow me to cry even though the knot in my throat causes me to have difficulty breathing – because I don’t know why I want to cry. Who came[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The last frame is the most important, I guess. Please don’t push someone away just because they are unwell. Directly, or indirectly, through your words, or actions. But I guess that’s a lot to ask….
Unless it’s absolutely necessary, people suffering from depression – depressives! – find it difficult to decide on important things. Oftentimes, we get guilt tripped into making decisions we regret, which makes us feel worse. Either when we can’t keep our[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Maybe this is too idealistic. I don’t know. The loss of someone dear changes people. My hope is that people change for the better.