If we really want to be fair to others, we don’t just listen to all the bad things about them, or even just the good things. Being human, no one is perfect. So to be fair, we should listen to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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The problem with mental health struggles is that what seems “okay” and “doable” or even “normal” sometimes isn’t any of that. The mind gets up in a bind when faced with some “common-sense” thoughts. Insisting that it should be okay,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Repeat Breakdown
Feb06
Have you ever tried saying something positive to yourself, on a regular basis? To some of us, this is a non issue. In my case, and in many sufferers’ cases, it’s not as simple. When your belief in yourself is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I think these points are true regardless of whether you have a mental health condition. So many of us live in the past or in the present, trying to keep things they were, or trying to provide for every single[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Staying present isn’t easy for me, even at the best of times. I don’t know if it’s purely a depression thing or not, but that’s exactly why staying present helps me now, because it keeps me from being overwhelmed in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I really liked the chance to use the guilt tea shtick. I guess what’s sad is that it’s a constant struggle, and pretty much an uncontrollable one. The solution is a tiring one. Please be patient with us as we[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The first of what I call external paradoxes. Guilt is one of depression’s favourite weapons in its arsenal. It never takes much to feel the guilt of being mentally ill especially in today’s fast paced, demanding society. It’s almost a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is one of the saddest but truest conversations I’ve had to have in the past. But all in all it’s still nice to be loved and valued, even if we think we don’t deserve it.
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…
Deciding Factors
Dec16
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…