I’ve heard this so many times. I am not coughing. I am not sneezing. I am not complaining of chills. I am not home ‘sick’ in the term that I have the flu and need to be in bed. I would not spread my illness if I came into work. I would not pass germs … [Read more…]
Fireworks enchant me. The brilliant colors of light that blast in the night sky, not knowing exactly which direction they will burst, what beautiful hues will show, and exactly how loud they will be. I was always mesmerized by them. A beautiful man made project dancing with physics come together cohesively to create these sky … [Read more…]
For as long as I can remember, the words “Fat Free” were a part of my everyday vocabulary. I am not sure when the switch to fat free milk was made in my house but I don’t remember any other kind as a child. It was in my elementary school years where cookies became bad, … [Read more…]
My blog has been active for over a year now. I have written about many aspects of Mental Illness, mostly focusing on my own experiences. I have reviewed articles and written about recent horrific tragedies. I have included brief excerpts from my upcoming memoir. I have thought a lot about things I post. I want … [Read more…]
When I close my eyes, I am being pulled deep underwater, my leg in the clenches of an alligator’s tightly gripped mouth. I am screaming, wailing, crying for help, clueless of what is going on. I am waiting to be saved by my Mommy and Daddy, waiting to see their faces and feel their warm embrace. … [Read more…]
My daughter was born on a typical fall day. Labor and Delivery, although somewhat long, was a great experience as were the first 2 weeks of her life. I was the doting and glowing new mom. I held her, cuddled with her, kissed her constantly. I loved changing her stinky poop diapers and I … [Read more…]
I was academically intelligent in high school excelling in all my subjects and took more than a fair share of honors classes. I didn’t graduate in the top ten but was still considered very smart. I know the physics behind an airplane and even had my husband repeating it to me over and over again … [Read more…]
I always found it senseless and cruel that most antidepressants, at least the SSRIs, take 4 – 6 weeks to fully be functional. Is this a colossal joke?! What depressed person wants to hear, “Hey, you’ll be feeling much better, just wait another month or two!” Having already suffered badly, sinking into further depths of not recognizing … [Read more…]
I seem to be a star pupil when it comes to EMDR therapy, so much so that we have taken a break from it and returned to CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy). In other words, I am back to what I would like to call normal therapy. My therapist, after months of reprocessing certain devastating memories… … [Read more…]
At first when I read this article, “Is Depression an Illness? Or Part of the Human Condition?”, yesterday it was kind of ironic. I had just posed the question to my therapist on Monday of can Depression be cured since it is labeled a disorder? His summation of the question led to the theory that professionals … [Read more…]
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