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Am I Getting Enough Genuine Sleep To Guarantee My Mental Health?

February 20, 2021 by Depression Is Not My Boss Leave a Comment

Am I getting enough sleep to impact my mental health

My first thought is to ask how you define “getting enough sleep.” Now I can say I am in bed for 8 hours almost every night, sometimes a little longer. But I am not sure that qualifies as sleep. Most of my nights are a series of short naps followed by short times awake. This pattern had been changing to longer times asleep but seems to have reinvented itself in the past … [Read more...] about Am I Getting Enough Genuine Sleep To Guarantee My Mental Health?

Sensational Ways Depression Sometimes Wins

February 2, 2021 by Depression Is Not My Boss Leave a Comment

Some days, there is no fairy tale ending. I wish it weren’t so. But depression and I are locked in a tug of war. Sometimes I can pull harder. And often depression pulls the hardest. Depression and I have been engaged in this tug of war for over 40 years. You would think I would understand the way it works by now. And the more tools I collect to deal with depression, the … [Read more...] about Sensational Ways Depression Sometimes Wins

My Remarkable Journey to Just Be Me

January 14, 2021 by Depression Is Not My Boss Leave a Comment

How can I be just me with no title? Depression makes me feel shame and guilt.

My life has been me and then me as a title. Son, husband, father, writer, manager, greeting card company developer, resume writer, career coach, business owner, fisherman. And this is just the shortlist. After being in the hospital for major depressive disorder, I noticed this idea. It is the idea that I am not good enough just as myself. I am a good manager, father, … [Read more...] about My Remarkable Journey to Just Be Me

Now’s the Time for a Doctor’s Appointment

December 14, 2020 by Depression Is Not My Boss Leave a Comment

My Doctor's appointment for medication management keeps me balanced and able to experience core emotions.

This time, it is for medication management. My Psychiatrist works at a teaching hospital. So, I see her each visit and often I see a new student, too. My Psychiatrist asks if I mind them being a part of my session. She always asks me in the waiting room or in the hall leading to her office. She never asks me in front of the student. I appreciate that.  I always say that … [Read more...] about Now’s the Time for a Doctor’s Appointment

What Depression Doesn’t Want You To Know About Unhelpful Thinking Styles

November 17, 2020 by Depression Is Not My Boss Leave a Comment

What depression doesn't want you to know about unhelpful thinking styles and how to challenge them to lead a balanced life with depression

Predictable, steady, expectable, certain, sure, unsurprising, humdrum, obvious, and foreseeable. That is my life. And that has been my life for several months. I guess it is always something. And depression has clouded my life with generous helpings of unhelpful thinking. A year ago, I was fixated on not being able to get started in the morning. It took five months of … [Read more...] about What Depression Doesn’t Want You To Know About Unhelpful Thinking Styles

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I write My Concealed Depression to create Mental Health AwarenessHello, I am Joel. I have Major Depressive Disorder. My story is one of circling the drain, and in the end, finding hope for the future 

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