Well, I get a good idea. I start to write about it and then my inner critic goes to work on me, blasting me with … “It lacks transitions” or “What’s the point you’re trying to make here, Gerry?” or “Who cares about that anyway? I start to edit. I know, I shouldn’t edit until…
Do you ever get the sensation there is someone with you, in the background of your life somewhere? When I was a kid, I had a feeling of something faint in the background. I didn’t think it was God, because I associated God with church on Sunday, and most of what I felt about church […]…
Mental Illness Doesn’t Care How Good You Are (link) It is six o’clock in the morning and I wake up suddenly. My body is trembling. My thoughts are beginning to spiral and my breath is shortening – every inhale becomes smaller, and smaller, and smaller until I fear that the oxygen in the room might run out. I…
When you find yourself upset and distracted, when you find yourself in a nasty argument with someone you love, when your anxiety is high over something outside your control (other people and events), then “How important is it?” is a great emergency tool to keep in your Happiness Toolbox. Really, important compared to what? Let go of…
Where does that FOG come from? Excellent piece by a medical student who is recovering from debilitating depression on what happens to your brain during a depressive flare and how to better take care of yourself. Thank you so much, Veronike!
A beautiful collection of thoughts and quotes from Veronike, an awesome writer on a healing journey from deep depression.
Have you made your happiness depend on someone else changing their behavior? When the life of someone close to you seems to be spinning out of control – your spouse, your child, your parent; it affects you too. Naturally, you want to help. You want life to stay as normal as possible. You want to…
From: Gerry Straatemeier, Co-Founder of the Progressive Caucus of the Arizona Democratic Party and a retired State Committeewoman. First, CONGRATULATIONS to Senator Sanders and to all my Bernie friends! What an awesome campaign! A powerful, refreshing, breath of fresh air! Even if you feel angry and disheartened after Hillary was nominated despite everything Bernie did…
Well, I got to # 50 0f 64 and ran out of steam here on WP. Life (and a mini-depression-relapse) left me without much “oomph” and I apologize. I did have enough energy to make FB posters, so I share them here, hoping I will get back to them later. Many times I did add commentary, so if you…
It’s depression awareness month. This description is completely accurate in my experience – and so rare can anyone describe how it actually is. I recently had a mini-relapse and can tell you that even 20 years into recovery – and I have a great life – the symptoms feel exactly like this – though I describe…
"We are love, we are one, we are how we treat each other when the day is done. We are peace, we are war, we are how we treat each other, and nothing more. " (The Alternate Routes, from the lovely song Nothing More)
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