Mental health resources, suicide hotlines? If you need help now, call a 24-hour crisis center at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433) for free, private help or dial 911. These are unnerving times. I know that the past few months have transformed my thinking about what is normal. Things I take for granted are now not available. … [Read more...] about What Are We Searching For in This Pandemic?
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Does Wearing a Mask Mean I am Afraid?
It’s not that I don’t think COVID 19 is real. Unlike COVID 19, I spent years concealing my disease, working around it as a person with high-functioning depression. My relationship with depression has been an evolutionary process. As I learn more about how it works, I can see where I have bought into depression madness and where I have stood firm. READ MORE: I think I … [Read more...] about Does Wearing a Mask Mean I am Afraid?
If I’m OK, Why am I Gaining Weight?
I do not have COVID 19, but I do have MDD. My relationship with depression is much more defined than it was a year ago. Just before I went into the hospital, I was so stressed that I was having trouble eating. My weight dropped appreciably, and I had to force myself to eat anything at all. Jump forward to today, and I am eating everything in sight. I read an article … [Read more...] about If I’m OK, Why am I Gaining Weight?
I Don’t want to be Closed Off
Non-essential businesses are closing. The mall attached to where I work is closed. It is an eerie sight. With gates down, access is limited to the occasional security guard making the rounds. And at first, there were custodians cleaning the floors and seating surfaces. At another local mall, Chick-Fil-A has a tent set up near a mall entrance door. They are doing … [Read more...] about I Don’t want to be Closed Off
Should I be Worried?
It would be so easy to go down that rabbit hole. “Oh, whoa is me.” But many questions come to mind. Are these things I should be worrying about? How are you coping with Covid 19? How can I do what I need to do when the world is facing Covid19? Will I get it? Do I already have it and do not know? What if I don’t get it? Should I self-quarantine … [Read more...] about Should I be Worried?