Category: Depression
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the ‘blues’
Right now, I am blue for no reason. I just woke up and wanted to cry. No trigger, just wanted to. Which then led to me feeling spontaneously sad all day long. This started yesterday – and today, which is day 2, I still want to just curl up and cry. I know it’s not…
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march update
I am honestly trying to get back into blogging more regularly. Things have been so overwhelming lately that I’ve struggled just with normal everyday tasks let alone extra things. I have tried to quell my own fears and anxieties of everything that has been going wrong with my body since last March; but have had…
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coping
So I keep meaning to write updates that make some iota of sense. But at the moment it’s just not feasible. I have been struggling a lot with my depression and anxiety lately. Since the terrible cold I battled from November – January I just havent been myself. Dealing with the trials of post-Covid from…
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‘merry’ christmas
The author reflects on the challenges of facing the holiday season after losing loved ones, and the struggle with depression that amplifies these feelings of loss and hopelessness. Despite societal pressures to feel “merry,” they emphasize that it’s okay to not be okay and to seek support during difficult times.
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holidays & loss
With Mother’s Day fast approaching I’ve found myself thinking more and more about my grandma and how much I miss her. I didn’t expect holidays to hit me so hard after she passed away. Thanksgiving was painful, though it was made easier by my family and boyfriend. However when Christmas rolled around it hit me…
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getting back
So it’s been awhile since I’ve written a post. Between work, my personal life, and my mental state I have been busy to say the least. Mentally I’ve struggled a lot the last few weeks. My anxiety has been so bad that I feel claustrophobic in my own room. So I’ve been camping out in…
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whirlwind
The last few weeks have been crazy to say the least. Started my new position at work and haven’t stopped moving. When I haven’t been working I have been spending time with my amazing boyfriend, wonderful family and also… sleeping. I dealt with a round of the flu, and then a bout of really bad…
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the last month
The last month has been a crazy whirlwind of change. Dealing with the loss of my grandmother was hard, harder than almost anything I’ve gone through up to this point. To put things in perspective during the worst of the that struggle at the end of July I didn’t want to keep going. I was…
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things that sometimes help.
Hello. So I thought I would write an entry about some things that help me when I’m struggling with my anxiety and depression. This is not an all-inclusive list and sometimes there are things that work, and others that won’t. A lot of it is trial and error, which can be very frustrating when you…
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loss
A little over a month ago I found out my grandmother had passed away. I had already been struggling, my depression had been bothering me more than usual. When I got the news I was devastated. I had lost a few pets and my great-grandfather when I was growing up. However this loss seemed to…