Tag: Depression
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Embracing Change, slowly, maybe.
Amidst the positivity, anticipation for a fresh challenge and new chapter grows. Restlessness and excitement fuel the need for balance. Recuperation at parents’ home offers introspection, revealing a monotonous cycle. This break becomes a lifeline, shifting focus towards transformative potential. Leaving the hometown signifies progress, though impatience lingers. Slow and steady wins the race.
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Weekend Blues & Navigating Depression
Weekends can pose unexpected challenges for those dealing with depression, as they bring social isolation, disrupt routines, and pressure for productivity. The absence of structured activities and pressure to engage in enjoyable activities can intensify feelings of loneliness and inadequacy. Implementing strategies to combat these risks is essential for maintaining well-being and self-care.
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Cake, Computer & Caution
Since my depression set in, I haven’t cooked much, but today, I had the urge to bake a cake. Today, I baked one. Not exactly from scratch, it was a packet affair with some dried fruit soaked in lemon tea added to the mix. Lord knows what it tastes like, but I suspect it will…
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Appointments, Wishlists and White cabbage.
Today’s appointments went well, and I ventured into town without the weight of my family’s constant presence, marking progress. I focused on my “Wishlist” during Christmas, aiming to inspire weight loss, fitness, and new experiences.
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Planning, Dreaming & Leftovers
At the start of 2024, feeling hopeful and planning future steps. Taking simple actions towards greater goals and embracing upcoming challenges.
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New Year’s Eve, Braising Steak & Pinot Grigio
The author reflects on New Year’s, plans positive changes for 2024 including finding a new job, moving, and getting back into shape.
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Depression isn’t…
Depression isn’t simply feeling ‘sad’ or ‘down.’ It’s waking up and all of the colors of the world are faded. It’s feeling nothing and everything at once. It’s nothing and everything at once. It’s trying to go about your daily life while wearing an extremely heavy lead outfit. It’s your mind telling you that things…
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How low can you go… how low can you go…
Pretty fucking low, that’s how low. I write this from the bottom of a monumental funk. My inner voice has been tormenting me all night after yesterday’s mess. Read all about it here I am worthless, unable to do simple things ‘correctly’, a burden on the people around me, a big bag of rotting fat…
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Forget to take your meds last night ✔️, nearly forgot this morning ✔️, Christmas Day today ✔️. 🤪
Christmas days are often stressful, but it’s the day before my partner died 8 years ago, so it’s an emotional day for me. It started with me realising I’d forgotten to take my antidepressants and blood pressure medication last night… which generally plays havoc with my mood. After helping with the food prep yesterday, we…
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OK, Stress and a side of chips.
Well, it’s Christmas Eve, and as ever, my parents are getting stressed with everyone. Despite doing as much prep as is possible before cooking the Christmas dinner tomorrow my mother is worried that we will never be ready on time. My father has turned of the power to his remaining two brain cells and is…
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