Now I already know what you are thinking. And while mind-reading is one of the unhelpful thinking styles, it is easy to guess what comes to mind when I ask you to embrace depression. For me, it took 43 years. After depression scored a major victory against my self-worth when I was in my early twenties, my way of dealing with depression was to ignore it and hope it would go … [Read more...] about 7 ways to embrace Depression
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There’s a birthday party today. Where is this feeling coming from?
I thought I had pretty much-gotten depression under control I sought professional medical advice, I started reading books, working with a therapist, I’m going to all kinds of support group meetings. I thought my days of feeling like crap were over for a while. Guess what, I’m having a tough day. Now it may be just a single bad day. It doesn’t have to be the beginning of a … [Read more...] about There’s a birthday party today. Where is this feeling coming from?
My Super Summer Saturday
It was a lazy summer Saturday. Hot, as you would expect, and humid, as you would prefer it wasn’t. Yet, I had planned out the day to take advantage of the cooler parts. I even had a plan for the hottest part of the day. In the morning, I worked on my mailbox. All the mailboxes for our road are together. The mail carrier can load them all without having to go across the dam, … [Read more...] about My Super Summer Saturday
I got off the phone and was mad as hell
“No, don’t hang up,” he says, “this is not a sales call.” Of course, he was lying. It absolutely was a sales call. The fact that he suckered me in with “hi, how’s it going,” didn’t mean I was his new best friend. My wife tells me not to answer the phone when I'm home, to let it go to voice mail. But running a home business, when I hear the phone ringing, I am compelled to … [Read more...] about I got off the phone and was mad as hell
How to Completely Change Your Life With Depression
I am building a new relationship with depression. And it is changing my life. For me, it first helps a great deal to acknowledge that you have depression. It turns out I was so good at concealing it from myself that it took me 43 years to finally admit I had depression. And this was only because I ended up seeking professional medical help. Had I figured out a way to hide … [Read more...] about How to Completely Change Your Life With Depression