[featured-image link=”null” link_single=”inherit” single_newwindow=”false” alt=”Mental Illness Hell”]123rf.com[/featured-image] Mental illness is still stigmatized in this country, along with taking the medications that often treat it. The main reason it is stigmatized is that most people just don’t understand it. If that’s you, I think I’ve come up with a way of explaining it that may finallyContinue reading “Here’s How Close You Are to Being Mentally Ill”
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Eight Things to Do to Work Through a Depressive Episode
[featured-image link=”null” link_single=”inherit” single_newwindow=”false”]123rf.com[/featured-image] I am depressed. (Are you? Find out here.) I don’t just mean sad, down in the dumps, etc. I mean I am struggling, right now, with a major depressive episode. I take medication for it. It’s an ongoing reality in my life. Especially now. I’m sleeping 12-16 hours a night andContinue reading “Eight Things to Do to Work Through a Depressive Episode”
Why Suicide is Not Selfish
[featured-image link=”null” link_single=”inherit” single_newwindow=”false”]123rf.com[/featured-image] People say suicide is selfish because choice is involved, but where is choice, really? There are behaviors we do not have a choice in. If your favorite food is chocolate cake, and I lock you in a room with a fork and a chocolate cake, it’s not a matter of ifContinue reading “Why Suicide is Not Selfish”
What to do when you feel sad
Everybody has times when they feel blue, glum, sad, down-in-the-dumps, or bummed out. Many people refer to this as being “depressed,” but it’s not the same thing. Some depressed people, many of whom do not know they are depressed, may not feel sad at all, but rather angry, irritable, anxious, frustrated, numb, or other emotions.Continue reading “What to do when you feel sad”
Depression and anxiety are not spiritual issues
Depression is not sin. It is also not just “being sad.” In a March 5 post, Amy Viets of the blog Depression’s Collateral Damage, wrote: Depression is an illness so terrible and stark that no one would actively seek it as a means to grow in the spiritual life. And with such a burden to bear,Continue reading “Depression and anxiety are not spiritual issues”
The Almost-Suicide of My Daughter, prt. 7
The journey continues. That I have been able to write nearly all of these posts without a tear shows how far we have come. Thank you for your time in reading and commenting on the posts in this series. I want to leave you with a few closing thoughts. 1. If this can happen inContinue reading “The Almost-Suicide of My Daughter, prt. 7”
The Almost-Suicide of My Daughter, prt. 4
The plan was to send Anna to an in-patient treatment facility after she was discharged from the hospital. The hospital had plans to send Anna to a place that her mom was not comfortable with. I shared Christy’s opinion, but there’s only one mama bear. Thankfully she stood her ground and insisted on doing researchContinue reading “The Almost-Suicide of My Daughter, prt. 4”
Anxiety and Depression: Coming Out of the Closet
In 2006, Approximately 15.7% of people reported being told by a health care provider that they had depression at some point in their lifetime; approximately 11.3% of people reported being told by a healthcare provider that they had anxiety at some point during their lifetime. Persons with current depression and a lifetime diagnosis of depressionContinue reading “Anxiety and Depression: Coming Out of the Closet”
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