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“I Suffer From Depression.” Here’s What I Am Doing About It.

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Can I Be Happy With My Birthday?

November 28, 2020 by Depression Is Not My Boss Leave a Comment

Can I use the change triangle to feel core emotions such as joy on my 65th birthday?

Or would the correct term be joy, a core emotion? Either way, I suppose this is a milestone of birthdays. It has been coming for a while. There was nothing to do but allow it to tick forward, a day at a time, until now it is the big day. I turn 65 today. Now I can finally take advantage of the senior discount at Denny’s. Just kidding. It’s been so long since I was in a … [Read more...] about Can I Be Happy With My Birthday?

How I Use Mental Health Programs to Avoid Circling the Drain

September 24, 2020 by Depression Is Not My Boss Leave a Comment

Programs I use to keep depression from having me circle the drain.

I’m not 100% sure I would be alive if I hadn’t found these powerful organizations. When I was admitted to the hospital last spring, I was seeing zero hope. Nothing. I was up against the wall, smashed as tightly as possible and I could not see anything. There was an empty place in my heart where hope had been, but it was not there that day. Heck, I hadn’t seen hope in … [Read more...] about How I Use Mental Health Programs to Avoid Circling the Drain

That “Hard to Get Started in the Morning Feeling” is Back – Doing the Drugs Part VII

September 1, 2020 by Depression Is Not My Boss 1 Comment

Doing the drugs is one way I am avoiding major depressive disorder

Doing the drugs, lately, I have been hoping that the "hard to get started in the morning feeling" will go away. I know when that hard to get started in the morning feeling is back, something is amiss. One or two days is not the end of the world. I had one day several weeks ago, but I know I had done quite a bit of work around the property. And the daytime temperature was … [Read more...] about That “Hard to Get Started in the Morning Feeling” is Back – Doing the Drugs Part VII

What Makes Me Feel Obliged to Struggle with Self-Care?

August 30, 2020 by Depression Is Not My Boss Leave a Comment

Self-care is a way to lead a balanced life with depression

On the surface, the term self-care seems straight-forward. I Googled® the definition just to be sure my assessment of self-care was in line with general notions. Based on this definition, I feel I understand what the idea of self-care is all about. self-care /ˌselfˈker/ noun the practice of taking action to preserve or improve one's own health. "autonomy in … [Read more...] about What Makes Me Feel Obliged to Struggle with Self-Care?

After Getting Help for Myself, I Can Now Share with Others

August 25, 2020 by Depression Is Not My Boss Leave a Comment

I live with depression and now I am writing to help others lead a balanced life with a mental illness

Asking for professional medical help was one of the hardest things I have ever done. I started writing the morning after I was released from the hospital. In 5 North, I was diagnosed with major depressive disorder, with suicidal ideation. Feeling up against the wall, seeking professional medical advice was the least hard of the three choices I felt I had. Choice #1 was to … [Read more...] about After Getting Help for Myself, I Can Now Share with Others

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I write My Concealed Depression to create Mental Health AwarenessHello, I am Joel. I have Major Depressive Disorder. With 40+ years of living with high-functioning depression, I write my blog to find answers. 

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