Tag: mental illness
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Feeling happy and depressed at the same time
Happy or sad, excited or indifferent, anxious or calm life has shown me that emotions don’t always go by some neat categories. It is entirely possible, and entirely human, to feel happy and depressed at the same time. Living with depression isn’t a perpetual state of sadness. There are days filled with laughter, moments of…
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When It Feels like It’s Too Much
Days when it feels like it’s too much Days I do t want to get out of bed Put on clean clothes; breakfast Some kind of self care Rendering my state of fear Generally state of hopelessness So far deep inside I’ll isolate On those day During those weeks Enduring those months Fighting tooth and…
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Chronically Apologizing
I’m no stranger to irritation. In fact, I might even go so far as to suggest that irritation is my baseline emotion. Between my depression, anxiety, and fibromyalgia , the world rubs me raw. So when I’m told – again – that my constant apologies are annoying, I understand exactly the feeling they’re coming from.…
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When the body says “rest”, why don’t we?
People say to take a least 1 hour or so to rest a day because it helps from pain flare ups, relieve stress or even get back some motivation. However, from experience, taking time to myself is one of the hardest challenges. Like everything else, it takes discipline but I don’t really get that option…
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What It Feels Like To Live In My Brain
I have generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) & Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). That means that my brain, which evolution has trained so well to scan for threats in order to prepare for them and save my life, is doing its job way too well and is constantly on alert. When I tell you, my brain is…