Photo by Kristina Tripkovic on Unsplash Is depression remission even a thing? And what makes me think that I am not doing ok with my depression? Do I really have a lot of questions about where I am? Should I be running to my WRAP plan (wellness recovery action plan)? Is it ok that I have not returned the call from my peer advocate from yesterday? I have more questions … [Read more...] about Am I Having a Depression Remission?
Is My Depression Pulling a Deja Vou?
Photo by K. Mitch Hodge on Unsplash I feel like I’ve been here before. It’s the same impulsive “this time it will be different” kind of thoughts. Am I fooling myself that I have magically changed. That somehow, I can think like I have in the past. And at the same time expect a different outcome? What the heck am I thinking? Is it my depression that is doing this, or am … [Read more...] about Is My Depression Pulling a Deja Vou?
Should I Be Anxious About How I am Using My SAD Light?
Photo by Jez Timms on Unsplash For me and my depression, having a bright SAD light in the winter makes sense. But over the past couple of years, my intentions are better than my reality. When I am not in front of the SAD light, I can think about how effective it was the first year I used it. But sit at my desk, in my home office, and I cannot think to turn it on. And it … [Read more...] about Should I Be Anxious About How I am Using My SAD Light?
Should Life Be A Holiday?
Photo by Jonathan Knepper on Unsplash Today is a federal holiday. It is MLK day and everything federal is closed. A lot of businesses, well at least the home offices of these businesses, are closed. It’s a three-day weekend in the middle of January. Even so, I am going to work at 12 noon today and get off at 9 PM. At home, it is 26 degrees and a light blanket of snow … [Read more...] about Should Life Be A Holiday?
Time Marches On, But Am I Marching with It?
Photo by Adrian Hartanto on Unsplash I am using a lot of cliches recently. What I am trying to understand as we go into 2024, is whether I am moving in tune with the times? It is easy for me to see that this year is going to be different than last year. But it is not as easy for me to see how I will fit in. My focus, as the year dawns, is how can I retire again? I … [Read more...] about Time Marches On, But Am I Marching with It?