Depression On My Mind

Archive for June, 2009

I have depression but I AM happy

Monday, June 29th, 2009
The deal with living with depression, and being open about it, is this: I AM NOT ALWAYS DEPRESSED! I am not a negative person all the time. Most of the time I am stable and ...

Layoffs, depression and serenity

Saturday, June 27th, 2009
"and the wisdom to know the difference." So, it's like this: We still don't know who, what or where the layoffs will be but we DO know WHEN: September 1. About nine ...

Feelings: Spare me, puh-leez

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
"Okay" is not a feeling. "Fine" is not a feeling. "Alright" is not a feeling. "So-so" is not a feeling. "Just peachy" is not a feeling. "With my hands" is not a feeling. These are the responses I give when someone ...

Fear and mania: don’t pull that trigger

Sunday, June 21st, 2009
I have not reacted well to the news that our company will lay-off more workers. It's been five days since the news and I have spent most of that time totally freaked out...and angry. I ...

Depression and the recession redux

Thursday, June 18th, 2009
Two days ago we had a meeting at the office. We have learned that when there is a meeting, something big is happening. Little things come in emails. Big things come in meetings. Last summer ...

Depression, vacations and carrots

Monday, June 15th, 2009
Among the many things my father was told when he was diagnosed with lung cancer was this: Find something to look forward to. He did. Amid his chemo and radiation, I gave birth to his ...

Bipolar: Thinking it through

Saturday, June 13th, 2009
Among the tools I have been given in recovery is this gem: "Think it through." Yea, that ice cold, sweaty bottle of Corona with a lime it in looks sooooo good. But what happens after ...

Dating: The final frontier

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
It's like this: my picker is broken. Obviously, I choose men who are not exactly compatible and then I stay with them beyond the expiration date. It has taken 50-years, two marriages and a string of ...

My bipolar is Rusty

Sunday, June 7th, 2009
"Heeeeeere comes Rusty!" That's the announcer at the local kennel club when a race starts. Rusty is steel rabbit on an electric track just above and in front of the greyhounds that zips ahead of ...

Rant-o-Rama: Yet another study…puh-leez

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
We have yet another study finding that the number of adults taking anti-depressants, anti-psychotics and Alzheimer's drugs is rising. Pardon my sarcasm, but DUH! This one was recently reported in the journal Health Affairs. This study ...
Hoping for a Happy Ending
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